Bengal potato growers might not benefit from surpluses
Indications of a bumper crop and piling of old stock have brought down potato prices, putting hundreds of thousands of farmers and the Bengal government in a tight spot.
One senior government official said: “Harvesting of potatoes has started in Bengal and it seems 12 mln tons of potatoes will be produced, higher than the average of 9 mln tons. Cold stores still have last
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