Dehgam Potato Dispatch Accelerates to 57.92% by September-End

Dehgam Potato Nikasi Accelerates to 57.92% by September-End

Executive Summary

Overall Nikasi reached 57.92% by September-end, up from 42.53% in August and just 19.48% at June-end.

1. 46.55 lakh bags (2.42 lakh MT) have now been dispatched from total loading of 80.37 lakh bags (4.14 lakh MT).
2. September maintained strong momentum: another 12.36 lakh bags (0.64 lakh MT) were dispatched during the month.
3. CIPC is driving the movement, with Nikasi rising from about 21% in June → 56% in August → 76% in September. Only 9.89 lakh bags of CIPC now remain.
4. Table potatoes are moving comparatively slower: Nikasi improved from about 20% → 29% → 40%, leaving 22.27 lakh bags in storage. Table potatoes now constitute the largest share of Dehgam's remaining stock.

Overall Nikasi Trend

The pace has therefore remained strong after June. 30.27 lakh bags have moved since June-end, reducing the stock in storage from 67.26 lakh bags to 33.82 lakh bags by September-end.

CIPC – Leading the Movement

CIPC has shown the strongest movement. Its cumulative Nikasi increased from around 21% in June to 56% in August and 76% by September-end.

This means nearly three-fourths of the season's CIPC stock has already moved, leaving only about 24% in storage.

Table Potatoes – Movement Improving, Stocks Still High

Table potatoes present a different picture. Nikasi has improved steadily from about 20% at June-end to 29.30% at August-end and 40.34% by September-end, but movement remains considerably slower than CIPC.

As a result, 22.27 lakh bags of Table potatoes remain in storage, representing almost 60% of the original Table loading

Seed Stock

Seed potato movement had not commenced by September-end.