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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.

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.

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.

Potato prices in West Bengal dipped by about Rs 50-100 a quintal over the weekend on improved supply of potatoes.

Pakistan first state of the art potato washing and grading machine was installed in Karachi, which could help boost potato’s dwindling export during the current year.

Wholesale potato prices in West Bengal softened by nearly 15 per cent this week, due to arrival of new crop.

he intense cold wave in Punjab has resulted in the potato crop not growing over the past several days.

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.

In a rare joint statement the world's three largest french fry manufacturers spell out that they do not use genetically modified potatoes to produce their french fries in China.

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...

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.

The Board of Directors of China Essence Group Ltd announced that the Group expects to register a net loss for the second quarter ended 30 September 2012 in the financial year ending 31 March 2013

Filippino-owned flavored French fries retailer Potato Corner is planning to expand in the US from the current 13 to as many as 1,000 stores in the next five to seven years.

With potatoes from Punjab expected to reach Bengal only in December, state cold-storage owners are planning to make use of the projected supply crunch from mid-November.

To enhance the storage life of vegetable products, especially of onions and potatoes, Madhya Pradesh government has decided to make changes in the cold-storages here by taking help of the technical know-how available in Holland. "Holland's expert...

A recent study showing that potato cultivation has been dwindling in Nilgiris, has prompted officials from the Horticulture Research Centre and Directorate of Marketing Intelligence Centre to initiate steps to encourage farmers to cultivate potato in ...

Just before the farming season, to begin immediately after Monsoon, potato farmers in West Bengal are now exposed to a critical scenario of seed potato. West Bengal contributes around 32% to India's total potato yield. "Officially, WB State Seed C...

Singapore is lining up for its first taste of a franchise called Ireland’s Potato, a popular potato-based culinary experience that is already thriving in Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong, although the franchise is not Irish as such and apparently originated in Hong Kong.