Why You Should Never Store Potatoes and Onions TogetherKeep onions and potatoes separate in your kitchen to extend their shelf life. Onions release ethylene gas, which causes potatoes to sprout ...
23 Apr, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Tomato, potato, and vegetable prices set to rocket further due to heatwaves and rainsTomato prices are expected to rise further in north India, including Uttar Pradesh, Delhi NCR, and Haryana, due to heavy rainfall damaging ...
09 Jul, 2024, 11.35 AM IST
Potato prices likely to be on hot plate till year-endTrade sources from Uttar Pradesh, the largest producer of potatoes, said the government has already launched a drive to see whether the col...
14 May, 2024, 12.09 AM IST
Potato costlier by 10% as output fallsThe all-India retail price for potato was Rs 26 per kg on Saturday, up 10.18% month-on-month and 32% year-on-year, showed data from the Dep...
14 Apr, 2024, 11.39 PM IST
September deluge stalls kharif harvesting, damages crops"The impact of this untimely rain will not be good for the standing crop. The quality will go down and the colour will change. The marketin...
11 Oct, 2022, 01.01 AM IST
Unseasonal rains and hail affect rabi crops in North IndiaFor mustard and gram crops, especially in Rajasthan, hailstorms this month has been detrimental specially in districts like Bharatpur, Dhol...
23 Jan, 2022, 07.01 PM IST
Higher fuel and food prices dampen festive spirit for Indians“There had been heavy rains in the last two months which have impacted both onions and tomatoes. The onions that were stored got damaged du...
26 Oct, 2021, 10.58 AM IST
Rain causes loss in Rabi crops of wheat, mustardThe prices of mustard and potato, the most affected commodities, are likely to increase due to damage to crops. The retail price of potato ...
14 Mar, 2020, 10.15 AM IST
Potato to shed price flab in next ten daysThe state has produced 15.5 million tonnes of potatoes since the beginning of 2019.
18 Dec, 2019, 08.04 AM IST
Floods in several states send potato prices up 3% in 14 daysThis month, 50-55% of the potatoes stored in cold storages across Uttar Pradesh were used for consumption.
27 Sep, 2019, 12.34 PM IST
Rain, hailstorm damage mustard, vegetable crops; wheat largely unaffectedWhile the rains will help cut the cost of irrigation for the wheat crop, these are set to affect the output of oilseeds.
09 Feb, 2019, 09.11 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari assures distressed farmers of govt supportGadkari, who was on a visit to assess crop damage in and around Agra, Aligarh and Meerut, said both wheat and potato crops have been damage...
07 Apr, 2015, 09.30 PM IST
Unseasonal rains spell disaster for rabi cropsThe weather office says the next rain-bearing weather system called ‘western disturbance’ would strike the Himalayas on March 5.
04 Mar, 2015, 04.38 AM IST
1500-2000 tons of potatoes exported to Pakistan every day: ExportersPotato crop in Pakistan had got damaged because of frost in winter season which caused massive shortage in its availability for consumption.
03 Jul, 2014, 05.50 PM IST
'Potato crop likely to get damaged in Uttarakhand; no price impact'Potato crop, which contributes about 10% to the country's total output, is expected to get damaged due to recent flash floods but the Centr...
27 Jun, 2013, 03.06 PM IST
- Karnataka CM D V Sadananda Gowda urges Centre to announce special package for potato farmers
Karnataka CM has urged the Centre to announce a special package for potato farmers and also establish a potato research station in Hassan.
03 Feb, 2012, 12.49 PM IST
- Ground frost blights farmers in Punjab
Potato growers in Punjab have been hit by late blight coupled with ground frost condition which has damaged 40% crop in the region.
09 Jan, 2007, 03.29 AM IST