Potato rises by 0.57% on strong demand 11/06/2014

Potato rises by 0.57% on strong demand
11/06/2014 11:14
Potato prices rose by 0.57 per cent on Wednesday at the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) as a result of a rise in the demand in the market in the midst of restricted arrivals from the major producing regions in UP, Punjab, MP and West Bengal. Potato futures for June 2014 contract, at MCX, were trading at Rs 1,355 per 100 kg, up by 0.57 per cent after opening at Rs. 1,356 against the previous closing price of Rs. 1,347.30. It touched the intra-day high of Rs. 1,356.90 till the trading. (At 11.10 AM today). Sentiment improved further as the traders enlarged their holdings on account of a surge in the demand for the commodity in the market. The major potato markets in UP are Agra, Hathras, Kanpur, Meerut, Farrukkhabad; Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Phul and Patiala in Punjab; Ujjain, Indore and Dewas in MP

Potato rises by 0.53% on high demand 29/05/2014

Potato rises by 0.53% on high demand
29/05/2014 11:13
Potato prices rose by 0.53 per cent on Thursday at the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) as a result of a rise in the demand in the market in the midst of restricted arrivals from the major producing regions in UP, Punjab, MP and West Bengal. Potato futures for May 2014 contract, at MCX, were trading at Rs 1,282 per 100 kg, up by 0.53 per cent after opening at Rs. 1,282 against the previous closing price of Rs. 1,275.20. It touched the intra-day high of Rs. 1,282 till the trading. (At 11.10 AM today). Sentiment improved further as the traders enlarged their holdings on account of a surge in the demand for the commodity in the market. The major potato markets in UP are Agra, Hathras, Kanpur, Meerut, Farrukkhabad; Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Phul and Patiala in Punjab; Ujjain, Indore and Dewas in MP

Potato falls by 0.58% on weak demand : 27/05/2014

Potato falls by 0.58% on weak demand
27/05/2014 11:10
Potato prices fell by 0.58 per cent on Tuesday at the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) as a result of easy availability in the physical markets following fresh arrivals from producing regions in UP, Punjab, MP and West Bengal. Potato futures for June 2014 contract, at MCX, were trading at Rs 1,325.30 per 100 kg, down by 0.58 per cent after opening at Rs. 1,337 against the previous closing price of Rs. 1,333. It touched the intra-day low of Rs. 1,324.60 till the trading. (At 11.09 AM today). Sentiment weakened further as traders offloaded their positions due to low demand in the domestic markets in the midst of adequate stocks. The major potato markets in UP are Agra, Hathras, Kanpur, Meerut, Farrukkhabad; Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Phul and Patiala in Punjab; Ujjain, Indore and Dewas in MP and Hoogly, Burdwan and Howrah in West Bengal.

Potato extend losses for fifth consecutive day : 26/05/2014

Potato extend losses for fifth consecutive day
26/05/2014 15:20
Potato prices fell by 0.63 per cent on Monday at the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) as a result of easy availability in the physical markets following fresh arrivals from producing regions in UP, Punjab, MP and West Bengal. Sentiment weakened further as traders offloaded their positions due to less demand of the agri commodity in the domestic markets due to excess stocks. Potato futures for May 2014 contract, at MCX, were trading at Rs 1,270.10 per 100 kg, down by 0.63 per cent after opening at Rs. 1,290 against the previous closing price of Rs. 1,278.10. It touched the intra-day low of Rs. 1,265 till the trading. (At 03.27 PM today).