Arecanut mandi prices near Gangtok

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.

Arecanut change Gangtok change

Best for you now

Shillong, 376 km away

₹23,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹23,000
Transport for about 489 km by road change
−₹382
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹22,618

Reported on 9 Nov.

It's also where the most arecanut arrives nearby.

1 mandi within 500 km

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    Shillong 376 km, usually 240 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹23,000
    On 9 Nov
    same as on 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹22,618
    after ₹382 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 Gangtok, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.

100 km 200 km 300 km 400 km 1 You

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

Is the price rising?

Shillong, the biggest arecanut mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹20,000 ₹22,000 ₹24,000 ₹26,000
5 Oct 9 Nov
Latest ₹23,000 a quintal on 9 Nov
Up 15% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Shillong, in a usual year. Most arecanut reaches the mandi in March. The price is usually lowest in December and highest in October.

0 200 t 400 t 600 t
₹16,000 ₹22,000 ₹24,000
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 5 to 6 years of prices (the years the mandi reported, within 2021 to 2026).
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Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).