Potato recovers 0.5% on spot demand

Potato futures for March recovered by Rs 3.70, or 0.45%, to Rs 830.10 per quintal in 55 lots.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the April contract edged up by the same margin to Rs 821 per quintal in 18 lots.

Prices recovered as speculators created fresh positions driven by rise in spot market demand against restricted arrivals from producing regions.