Potato Prices, Production belts and Seasons
All India Level Price Range (Rs./Quintal) on 16/4/2012 Prices as on 16.04.2012: Max Price Rs. 2000/Min Price Rs. 500/(Source: http://agmarknet.nic.in) Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Report on 16/4/2012 Arrivals Minimum Price Maximum Price Modal Price Market Variety (Tonnes) (Rs./Quintal) (Rs./Quintal) (Rs./Quintal) Bangalore 2183 Chips 1000 1340 1200 Local 800 1000 950 Potato 600 800 700 (Source: http://agmarknet.nic.in) Arrivals Variety (Tonnes) Hassan 40 Potato (Source: http://agmarknet.nic.in) Market Minimum Price Maximum Price Modal Price (Rs./Quintal) (Rs./Quintal) (Rs./Quintal) 693 1014 900
Karnataka15-April-2012 15 tonnes of Potato (variety Potato) arrived at Bagepalli mandi at the maximum rate of Rs. 600 per quintal, minimum rate of Rs. 400 per quintal and the modal rate of Rs. 500 per quintal. (Source: http://www.indicat.com/Market-Rates/Commodity-Rates/Potato )
Season: In India, more than 80% of the potato crop is raised in the winter season (Rabi) under assured irrigation during short winter days from October to March. About 8% area lies in the hills during long summer days from April to October. Rainy season (Kharif) potato production is taken in Karnataka, Maharashtra, HP, J&K and Uttranchal. In major parts of China (which is one of the leading producers) potato is harvested in the month of October to December and in few regions it is harvested in month of May July. Summer crop- March- April---------------------August-September Autumn crop- August-September---------------December- January Spring crop- January - February-------------- May-June
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Source: http://www.karvycomtrade.com/
Potato cultivation in Karnataka Total Hassan Kolar Belgaum Chikkballapur Chikkmangaluru Bengaluru(Rural) Dharwad State Area (Hectares) 57496 5535 4852 2362 2875 1656 1344 77042 Production(M. Tons) 120805 97185 85735 39603 39420 26918 13172 435039 Yield (M. Tons/Ha) 2.10 17.56 17.67 16.77 13.71 16.25 9.80 5.65
http://horticulture.kar.nic.in/A%20&%20P%202008-09/Vegetable.pdf
Commercial varieties: Kufri Sindhuri, Kufri Chandramukhi, Kufri Jyothi, Kufri Muthu, Kufri Lauvkar, Kufri Dewa, Kufri Badshah, Kufri Bahar, Kufri Lalima, Kufri Swarna, Kufri Megha, Kufri Ashoka, Kufri Jawahar and Kufri Sutlej. Growing regions: Himachal Pradesh:(Shimla, Lahul, Spiti and Mandi) Punjab: (Jalandar, hoshiyarpur, Ludhiana and Patiala) and Haryana (Ambala, Kurukshetra, Hisar, Karnal). Utter Pradesh: (farrukhabad, etawah, manpuri, Barabanki, Allahabad, badaun, Moradabad, agra, Alighar, Mathura, Faizabad) Madhya Pradesh: Chattisghar (Sidhi, Satana, Rewa, Sarghuja, Rajghar, Sagar, Tikamgarh) Rajastahn, Gujrat, Orissa & Maharashtra Karnataka (Hassan, Kolar, Belguam, Dharwad & Chikkaballapur)
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Major Trading Centres There are four-potato export zone in India viz. in UP, Punjab, West Bengal. The major potato markets in UP are Agra, Hathras, Meerut, Farrukkhabad; Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Phul and Patiala in Ujjain, Indore and Dewas in MP and Hoogly, Burdwan and Howrah Bengal.
MP and Kanpur, Punjab; in West
Market Influencing Factors Variations in potato domestic acreage based on yield and price realization Crop development based on weather progress in key growing regions particularly cold wave and heavy rains during tuber formation Comparative price with other vegetables in the domestic market, Upcountry demand of potato from the major cities and food processing industries The potato price tends to firm up during the planting period and eases down during the harvesting period. Transportation charges have also profound impact on prices Potato growers and traders hoard the commodity before selling in expectation of better prices. Potato can be kept in cold storages without spoilage for 5-6 months. http://www.mcxindia.com/products_Potato_tark.html
