potato traders

Potato traders called off the strike on Wednesday afternoon. Even after 24 hours, potato prices remained the same in Hooghly on Thursday! However, the traders assert that they have removed potatoes from the district's cold storages since Wednesday afternoon. It will reach the market today, Friday. If there is no problem in supply, the price will also be under control from today. The same is the demand of the Agriculture Marketing Minister. Lalu Mukhopadhyay, state secretary of the West Bengal Progressive Potato Traders Association, said, “The frozen potatoes will reach the market by Friday morning. More than what is needed…

On the instructions of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Minister Becharam Manna intervened to find a solution. Potato traders call off a strike. The supply of potatoes will start from the cold storage on Wednesday night. As a result, it is expected that the shortage of potato supply in the market will be normalised from Thursday. The price of potatoes may also decrease. Traders complain that trucks loaded with potatoes are being stopped at various borders of the state without any written instructions to reduce the price of potatoes by increasing the supply in the market. West Bengal Progressive Potato Traders…