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Traders had stopped selling potatoes in the country’s wholesale markets for the past two days. Due to which the price of potatoes in the retail market has increased from 55 to 60 rupees per kg. In such a situation, the government sat down with the merchants and fixed the price of the potato in the second phase. After fixing the new price, the potatoes should be sold at Rs 30 per kg on the wholesale market and Rs 35 per kg on the retail market.
We found out two weeks ago when the Department of Agricultural Marketing set Rs 23 per kg on the cold storage level, Rs 25 per kg on the wholesale market and Rs 30 per kg on the retail market; Potato traders have been angry ever since. Because they were trying to say, showing various excuses, if they sell potatoes at the price set by the government, they will have to account for their losses.
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But the government has calculated that the price of potatoes bought at 12 1/2 rupees can never be 50 rupees. Even if they sell at 23 rupees, their share of the profit is not less. But the merchants are not happy about it. Since then, the government has reduced the supply of potatoes in the market through various tactics, forcing the government to increase the price of potatoes in the second phase.
Our question is, can the potatoes be available on the market at the new price (35 rupees per kg)? Because previous experience says that traders did not sell their products at fixed prices. The price of onion and rice is the latest example. The government fixed the prices of these two daily basic products; But buyers could not buy from the market at that price.
Our fear is that greedy traders will follow the same path in the case of potatoes. Because the market monitoring system is not robust. They took advantage of that opportunity. Our advice is not just to fix the price. The government has to ensure the sale at that price. For this we have to strictly control the market.
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