New Delhi: Potato is a vegetable that is used with many different vegetables. Some people love potato pakoras, samosas, and parathas with all their hearts. Well, today in this article we will not tell you the specialty of potato but will tell you how much money the government earns from it every year.

Export of potatoes

According to the report of Firstpost, talking about the year 2024, the Indian Agriculture Ministry estimates that this time India will export 58.99 million tonnes of potatoes. This is less than 60.14 million tonnes from last year 2023. According to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture and APEDA, India exported 47,41,612 quintals of potatoes in the year 2022-23.

Nepal is a big consumer of potatoes.

According to a report, India earned Rs 7 billion from potato exports in the year 2023, whereas, in the year 2022 this figure was Rs 6.1 billion. Let us tell you, India exports the most potatoes to Nepal. According to the report of TrendEconomy, India exported 33% of potatoes to Nepal in the year 2023. The price of this potato was 34 million US dollars.

To how many countries does India export

After Nepal, Oman is the second largest country in exporting potatoes. India has exported potatoes worth $11.8 million to Oman. Bangladesh is in third place, to which India exported potatoes worth $10.4 million. Saudi Arabia comes next. India exported potatoes worth $10 million to Saudi Arabia. Let us tell you, that India, the world's second-largest potato-producing country, exports potatoes to about 35 countries.

Where is the largest potato production

There are 8 states in the country where potato cultivation is the highest. UP is in the first place. UP alone produces 27.43% of potatoes. West Bengal is in the second place on this list. West Bengal produces 25.78% of potato production. Bihar comes in the third place. Bihar state produces 15.97% of the total potato production of the country. Apart from this, potatoes are also produced in large quantities in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Assam.