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Potato
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Markets, IndiaAfter months of government efforts, onion prices have started to fall: Piyush GoyalFood minister Piyush Goyal said onion prices have begun to fall after the government eased import norms, released stocks and banned exports, and set out steps to cool potato and pulse prices.
- Policy & trade, IndiaImport of potatoes permitted from Bhutan till January 31, 2021India allowed licence-free potato imports from Bhutan until January 31, 2021, and permitted 10 lakh tonnes of imports at a 10 per cent in-quota tariff.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaExploring exceptional potato breeds for IndiaIndian potato varieties such as Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Pukhraj and Kufri Himgiri are bred for yield, disease resistance and different climates, while others suit processing into chips and fries.
- Markets, IndiaJanuary witnesses a drop in winter vegetables’ pricesA bumper harvest and softer farm-gate costs cut seasonal vegetable prices by about 25 per cent, prompting retailers such as Grofers and BigBasket to offer discounts.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalThe International Potato Center (CIP): 50 years of attainmentThe International Potato Center, a CGIAR research centre headquartered in Lima, Peru, marks 50 years of root and tuber research for resource-poor farming communities.
- Markets, IndiaPotato prices at an all-time low of Rs 5-6/kg in both producing and consuming areasA good rabi harvest has pushed potato prices in India to Rs 5-6 a kg, with wholesale rates in 25 key producing areas 50% lower on March 20 than a year earlier.
- Markets, IndiaSkyrocketing potato prices likely to settle down next monthWholesale potato prices may reach Rs 40 a kg by Diwali and ease only when Uttar Pradesh's new crop arrives in early December, according to the UP cold storage association.