Potato mandi prices near Idukki

Prices checked yesterday at 9:00 pm

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The latest price at every mandi within reach (each with its date), and where you'd take home the most after the trip.

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Thrippunithura Market, 75 km away

₹6,400 a quintal

Mandi price
₹6,400
Transport for about 98 km by road change
−₹109
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹6,291

Reported on 13 Nov.

Compared with Kollengode Market (95 km), where the most potato arrives

₹3,218 a quintal more after transport

32 mandis within 100 km

  1. 1
    Thrippunithura Market 75 km, usually 24 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,400
    On 13 Nov
    ▲ +₹1,400 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹6,291
    after ₹109 transport
  2. 2
    Broadway Market Market 83 km, usually 187 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,200
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹6,084
    after ₹116 transport
  3. 3
    Udumalpet 89 km, usually 11 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,500
    On 13 Nov
    ▲ +₹1,750 since 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,379
    after ₹121 transport
  4. 4
    Chalakudy Market 93 km, usually 3 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,000
    On 11 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,875
    after ₹125 transport
  5. 5
    Vandiperiyar Market 28 km, usually 236 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,800
    On 11 Nov
    ▼ −₹400 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,746
    after ₹54 transport
  6. 6
    Piravam Market 58 km, usually 10 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,800
    On 13 Nov
    ▼ −₹200 since 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,708
    after ₹93 transport
  7. 7
    North Paravur Market 94 km, usually 19 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,800
    On 13 Nov
    same as on 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,675
    after ₹125 transport
  8. 8
    Anchal Market 99 km, usually 14 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,600
    On 13 Nov
    ▲ +₹300 since 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,470
    after ₹130 transport

You get: the latest price minus transport, about ₹1.50 a quintal per km for the first 50 km (tractor or pickup) and ₹0.70 after (truck), before the mandi's commission and charges. A small lot is costed as a hired pickup. Set your own rate above.

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Idukki, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.

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Numbers match the list. Darker pays more; bigger is where more usually arrives.

Is the price rising?

Kollengode Market, the biggest potato mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹2,500 ₹3,000 ₹3,500 ₹4,000 ₹4,500
5 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹3,200 a quintal on 11 Nov
Down 14% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Kollengode Market, in a usual year. Most potato reaches the mandi in August. The price is usually lowest in March and highest in July.

0 250 t 500 t 750 t 1,000 t
₹2,500
June July August September October November December January February March April May
Tonnes arriving in the month (bars, left scale; darker: the most) Usual price, ₹ a quintal (line, its scale in the same colour) Each month averages 2 to 3 years of prices (the years the mandi reported, within 2021 to 2026).

Farmers' markets nearby

Uzhavar Sandhai and Rythu Bazar markets sell retail: only registered farmers from nearby villages sell there, in small lots. Their prices aren't what a mandi pays for a load.

  • Theni (Uzhavar Sandhai) 55 km ₹6,500 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Chinnamanur (Uzhavar Sandhai) 40 km ₹6,400 a quintal on 12 Nov
  • Pollachi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 94 km ₹5,500 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Palani (Uzhavar Sandhai) 89 km ₹4,250 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Rajapalayam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 71 km ₹3,250 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Srivilliputhur (Uzhavar Sandhai) 75 km ₹3,250 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Sivakasi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 93 km ₹3,250 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Thalavaipuram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 70 km ₹3,150 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Devaram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 30 km ₹3,000 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Kambam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 30 km ₹3,000 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Bodinayakanur (Uzhavar Sandhai) 42 km ₹3,000 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Periyakulam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 67 km ₹2,900 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Andipatti (Uzhavar Sandhai) 69 km ₹2,900 a quintal on 13 Nov
  • Kodaikkanal (Uzhavar Sandhai) 70 km ₹4,500 a quintal on 10 Nov
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).