UNSEASONAL RAIN EFFECT TAKING A TOLL ON POTATO

Potato is tuning dearer, after onion. For the first time in almost a decade, mandi prices of potato has experienced a rise in December compared to the previous month. This move is initiated to help farmers to earn higher returns on the crop. Vegetable consumers in some parts of the country are currently paying as high as Rs. 40/kg for the crop in retail markets. In the past, the average price during the corresponding period used to be half of ....