 "Potato recovers in West Bengal after state govt starts procurement")
Potato prices have made a smart recovery in Burdwan district of West Bengal after the state government announced procurement of the vegetable to help farmers in distress.
The benchmark Pukhraj variety of potato was trading at Rs three a kg in the wholesale mandi at Burdwan on Friday, up three-fold from its lowest quote of one rupee in the first week of March. While the surge in the spot wholesale price is nowhere as much, traders have seen prices double in several parts of the state.
The recovery in potato price started after the West Bengal government announced procurement from farmers at
