date:May 27, 2016
rice. Fearing damage to potato, farmers of the district sold the stock to outside traders between Rs. 500 and Rs. 600 per quintal.
The situation was similar in coastal districts of Cuttack, Puri and Balasore where farmers sold their produce at distress price due to lack of institutional procurement.
Even as Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy blamed the price rise on low production of potato in the State, traders attributed it to West Bengal Assembly elections. The neighbouring State is the