Mamata orders curbs on potato export

Concerned over the rising prices of potato, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday directed officials of all departments to stop its export to other States and neighbouring countries immediately till prices returned to normal levels.

Speaking after an emergency meeting of the Task Force on Price Rise, Agriculture Minister Purnendu Bose told reporters that the State government had already issued two orders — one to stop export of the vegetable and the other to fix a ceiling on stock of it by the wholesale and retail traders.“While traders in wholesale markets will be able to stock a maximum of 2,000 quintals of potato and 500 quintals of onion, the limit for traders in retail markets is 50 quintals for potato and 20 quintals for onion, ” Mr. Bose said.


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