I want to keep my potato in cold storage after harvest. How does it work and is it worth it?
How to store potato (aloo) in cold storage and what does it cost in UP?
PPradeep11mo ago · 374 views
5 Answers
🌾Farmer.in Krishi TeamExpert ✓11mo ago
Most UP potato moves into private cold storages right after the February to March harvest and is sold out gradually till the next season. You bag the produce, transport it to a cold store, and pay rent usually charged per bag or per quintal for the season; rates vary by area and year, so confirm locally before booking space. Cold stores hold potato at low temperature and high humidity, which keeps tubers fresh but table potato stored very cold can sweeten, so processing and seed lots may use different settings. Worth it depends on the spread between harvest time prices and later prices minus rent, transport and weight loss. Book early in glut years, grade out cut or diseased tubers, and track mandi trends so you sell before quality drops.
OOmprakash11mo ago
I keep most of my crop in the cold store and release it in lots through the year. Some years the rent eats the profit, so I always compare the later rate against my cost before holding.
SSatish11mo ago
Book your space early. In a heavy crop year the good cold stores near Agra fill up fast and you can get stuck with no room or a far away store. I reserve as soon as I know my crop size.
JJitendra10mo ago
Grade hard before bagging. Any cut, bruised or diseased tuber you send in just rots and can spoil the bag, and you still pay rent on it. Sending only clean, sound tubers gave me far lower losses when I pulled the stock out.
BBrijesh10mo ago
Ask the store rate per bag for the full season before you commit, and add transport both ways and the weight you lose over months. Only then compare with the later expected mandi rate. A couple of years the maths said sell at harvest, so I did.