Potato prices in Bengal retail markets likely to rise as traders threaten strike
The Statesman|December 02, 2024
The price of potatoes, which is already high in the retail markets of West Bengal, might rise further in the coming week following the decision of the traders association to go for a strike if the ongoing impasse over the state government's ban on the export of these vegetables to other states is not resolved.
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Potato prices in Bengal retail markets likely to rise as traders threaten strike

The prices of two popular varieties of potatoes namely "Jyoti" and "Chandramukhi" are substantially high in the retail market with the rates ranging between Rs 35 and Rs 42 a kilogram.

This is the second time within little over three months that the potato traders in the state united under the Progressive Potato Traders' Association have convened a strike. The last time they observed the strike was in August this year.

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