Potato production in India to be at 47 MT this year
The Dollar Business Bureau India’s potato output is projected to be around 47 million tonnes in the current year, just a level below of all-time high recorded in 2014. The potato production was 43.4 million tonnes in the crop year 2015-16 (July-June), whereas the previous record was 48 million tonnes witnessed in 2014-15. “Looking at the crop condition and arrival in mandis, I feel the overall output will be close to record levels. Potato output would be around 47 million tonnes this year,” A K Singh, Managing Director, National Horticulture Board (NHB) told PTI. At first, NHB had estimated the production at 43.88 million tonnes this year. However, this will be reviewed after evaluating the arrival, Singh said. He further said that overall area under ...
