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三月 11, 2013
West Bengal potato storage price increase to be delayed until after election
The Bengal state government may opt to defer a rise in the price of potato cold storage in light of the fact that an election is coming. Any rise in prices is unlikely to be popular with the electorate.From the archive

二月 19, 2013
In Bangladesh Potato prices halve on higher yields
In Bangladesh, favourable weather conditions and higher acreage are likely to boost potato yield in the ongoing harvesting season and have already pulled down the tuber's prices, agriculture officials and cold storage operators said yesterday.From the archive

二月 19, 2013
Unseasonal rain in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, West Bengal and Bihar damages potato crop
Unseasonal rainfall in major potato-growing states has damaged the crop, resulting in a rise in its prices. Though the actual loss is yet to be ascertained, experts say the sustained, untimely rainfall would have a long-term impact.From the archive
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二月 06, 2013
Pakistani exporters demand freight, invoice subsidy for potatoes
Vegetable exporters in Pakistan have demanded of the government a subsidy on exports of potato to remain competitive at world markets at a time when Pakistan is poised to produce the commodity in surplus this year.From the archive

十二月 17, 2012
Pepsi's low but assured price turns Bengal farmers to Atlanta potatoes
Lufthar Rahman and his neighbours at Abhirampur village in Hooghly in West Bengal have sowed more Atlanta variety of potato this year. It is for use by PepsiCo India for making flakes and other Frito-Lay products.From the archive

十二月 12, 2012
High input cost to keep potato prices firm in West Bengal
With the new potato crop expected to be in market over the next two weeks, a sharp rise in input cost is likely to keep the prices firm. Prices of potato seeds in West Bengal, which accounts for 30 per cent of the country’s potato production, have gon...From the archive

十一月 17, 2012
West Bengal potato storage owners demand 50% rent hike
In West Bengal, the joint committee of potato cold storage association has threatened to shut down their units if the state government fails to increase the rent by at least 50 per cent in the wake of hike in electricity tariff.From the archive







