Large stocks of potatoes lying unused
The West Bengal Cold Storage Association on Tuesday urged the State government to allow potato traders to sell the spud to the other States immediately, with large stocks of potatoes lying unused in the cold storages.
The association further said if the government cannot lift the ban on inter-State movement of potatoes, then it should take steps to buy the tuber from the cold storages across Bengal.
“This year around 65 lakh tonnes of potatoes were loaded in the cold storages across the State. Currently, we still have around 4.10 lakh tonnes of potatoes in the storages. We anticipate that if the government does not allow inter-State trade immediately, then around 3 lakh tonnes of potatoes would be lying unused with us at the end of December 2024. Should these stocks remain in cold storage even after the new harvest, there is risk of spoilage, which would result in significant financial losses for both farmers and cold storage operators,” Subhajit Saha, Vice-President, West Bengal Cold Storage Association, said at a press meet here.
For more information click here.
