Potato prices rose by Rs 12, or 2.99 per cent, to Rs 412.60 in futures trade today, as speculators enlarged their positions in view of rising domestic and export demand.
Restricted arrivals from producing regions also supported the uptrend.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange counter, potato for October contract rose Rs 12, or 2.99 per cent, to Rs 412.60, clocked a business volume of 1,857 lots, while September-month delivery increased by Rs 6.80, or 1.70 per cent, to Rs 404.70 per quintal, with an open interest of 1,963 lots.
The potato for March delivery also inched up by Rs 2.90, or 0.52 per cent, to Rs 555, with a business volume of 68 lots.
Marketmen said increased buying by speculators to rising domestic and export demand mainly led to a rise in potato prices at futures trade.
They said restricted arrivals from producing belts in Agra, Haldwani and Shimla, influenced the trading sentiment to some extent.
