Deesa Potato Nikasi Accelerates to 43.49% by August-End

Deesa Potato Nikasi Accelerates to 43.49% by August-End
Potato dispatch from cold storages under Deesa-BKCSA gained significant momentum during July and August 2026. Overall cumulative Nikasi increased from 21.76% at June-end to 43.49% by 31 August, indicating a clear acceleration in stock movement.
Cumulative dispatch increased from 82.89 lakh bags at June-end to 165.67 lakh bags at August-end. This means another 82.78 lakh bags (approximately 4.16 lakh MT) moved during July and August—almost equal to the entire quantity dispatched up to June-end.

The overall numbers show a significant improvement in the pace of evacuation. Almost as much potato moved during July and August combined as had moved cumulatively up to the end of June.

CIPC: More Than Half the Stock Dispatched

CIPC potatoes continue to lead in terms of percentage evacuation, with cumulative Nikasi crossing the halfway mark by August-end.

CIPC Nikasi increased from 31.36% to 53.69% in two months. With more than half of the original stock already dispatched, CIPC continues to show relatively stronger liquidation.

Table Potatoes Record Strong Acceleration

Table potatoes witnessed the largest increase in absolute dispatch volume during July and August.

Table potato Nikasi more than doubled from 45.31 lakh bags to 101.33 lakh bags between June-end and August-end.

Around 56.02 lakh bags (2.80 lakh MT) of Table potatoes moved during July and August alone, accounting for roughly 68% of the additional potato dispatch recorded during these two months.

Seed Stocks Yet to Move

Unlike CIPC and Table potatoes, seed stocks had not started moving by the end of August.

The entire 39.36 lakh bags (1.97 lakh MT) of seed potato inventory therefore remained in storage at August-end.

What Does the Trend Indicate?

The Deesa data points to a clear acceleration in potato movement after June.

Table potatoes have been the biggest contributor in absolute volume, accounting for about two-thirds of the additional July–August dispatch. CIPC, meanwhile, remains ahead in percentage terms, with 53.69% of its total stock already evacuated.

Despite this faster movement, inventory levels remain substantial. 

At August-end, approximately 215.28 lakh bags (10.89 lakh MT)—around 56.5% of the season's original loading—were still in cold storages.

The pace of Nikasi during September and the coming weeks, particularly for the large remaining Table potato inventory, will therefore remain an important indicator for the Deesa potato market.