Potato prices in West Bengal dipped by about Rs 50-100 a quintal over the weekend on improved supply of potatoes.
Wholesale price of potato was around Rs 500-550 a quintal on Monday, down from Rs 600-650 about two weeks ago, said Ram Pada Pal, President of West Bengal Cold Storage Association.
Harvesting of potatoes, which begins around end-December, gains steam by the end of January or early February and is complete by March 15. “The price of the tuber depends upon the supply. So prices start trickling downwards once harvesting picks up,” Pal told Business Line.
