Potato falls 0.77% on adequate supply

Potato futures for April fell by Rs 6.40, or 0.77%, to Rs 819 per quintal in 10 lots.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the March contract traded lower by Rs 5.70, or 0.67% to Rs 840.10 per quintal in 12 lots.

Prices went down as speculators offloaded their positions driven by weak trend in the spot market.

Increased arrivals from producing belts also put pressure on potato.