POST HARVEST PROFILE OF POTATO - Agmarknet

Table No. 12Percentage of Potato Despatched to Other StatesSl No. Name of Market Percentage of potato despatched toother states1. Ratlam 80.972. Shimla 75.003. Farukhabad 70.004. Bangalore 60.005. Delhi 50.006. Mettupalayam 50.007. Kamrup 43.668. Amritsar 40.00Source :Field Survey Reports,Directorate of Marketing and Inspection,4.2. DISTRIBUTION :4.2.1 Interstate Movements:The interstate movement of potato mainly takes place by road, rail and to someextent by river. The movements of potato from surplus states to the deficit states takeplace throughout the year in huge quantity specially during glut situation in peak season.Table No.13Trend of Interstate- Movement of Potato in IndiaSl No Despatched from Despatched to1. Punjab Maharashtra, Bihar,West Bengal2. Haryana Maharashtra, Bihar,West Bengal3. U.P. Bihar, West Bengal, M.P.4. H.P Bihar, Maharashtra40