What it is
A rabi tuber stored in cold stores for year-round supply. Processing varieties go into chips, fries and flakes.
Table potatoProcessing grade (low sugar, high dry matter — e.g. Kufri Chipsona)Seed potato
Where India produces it
- Uttar PradeshAgraMathuraHathrasFirozabadKannaujFarrukhabadKanpur DehatBara BankiJaunpur
2023-24: 19173 thousand tonnes (34% of India)
- West BengalHooghlyPaschim MedinipurPurba BardhamanJalpaiguriBankura
2023-24: 13000 thousand tonnes (23% of India)
- BiharNalandaPatnaVaishaliSaranMuzaffarpur
2023-24: 8200 thousand tonnes (14% of India)
- GujaratBanas KanthaArvalliSabar KanthaGandhinagarMahesana
2023-24: 4000 thousand tonnes (7% of India)
- Madhya PradeshIndoreShajapurUjjainChhindwaraDewas
2023-24: 3949 thousand tonnes (7% of India)
Where imports come from
India is self-sufficient.
Rules before you buy or sell
- Farm-gate trade usually goes through a state APMC mandi or e-NAM; the state's market fee and trader licence rules apply.
- Imports of seeds, grain and plant products need a phytosanitary certificate and clearance under the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003.
- FSSAI licence or registration is needed to process, pack, store or sell it as food (Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006).
Storage and handling
Cold store at about 2-4 °C for table potato; processing potato is kept warmer (about 8-12 °C) with CIPC/sprout control to keep sugars low.
Businesses that use it
Potato Chips and Wafers →Frozen French Fries →Cold Storage (Potato, 2000 MT) →Dehydrated Vegetables →Namkeen / Bhujia Unit →