Arecanut mandi prices near Chennai

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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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Channagiri, 479 km away

₹47,457 a quintal

Mandi price
₹47,457
Transport for about 623 km by road change
−₹476
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹46,981

Reported on 12 Nov.

It's also where the most arecanut arrives nearby.

20 mandis within 500 km

  1. 1
    Channagiri 479 km, usually 2,100 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹47,457
    On 12 Nov
    ▼ −₹336 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹46,981
    after ₹476 transport
  2. 2
    Holalkere 447 km, usually 96 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹26,782
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹9,980 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹26,335
    after ₹447 transport
  3. 3
    Davangere 490 km, usually 47 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹25,228
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹24,742
    after ₹486 transport
  4. 4
    Turvekere 387 km, usually 5 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹25,000
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹24,608
    after ₹392 transport
  5. 5
    Hunsur 433 km
    Mandi price
    ₹25,000
    On 12 Nov
    ▼ −₹200 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹24,566
    after ₹434 transport
  6. 6
    Periyapatna 457 km, usually 27 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹23,500
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹500 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹23,044
    after ₹456 transport
  7. 7
    Hiriyur 403 km, usually 36 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹22,672
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹22,265
    after ₹407 transport
  8. 8
    Chamarajanagar 379 km, usually 69 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹20,000
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹2,000 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹19,615
    after ₹385 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 Chennai, 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?

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

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹46,000 ₹47,000 ₹48,000 ₹49,000
6 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹47,457 a quintal on 12 Nov
Steady in six weeks

Which months pay more?

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

0 1,000 t 2,000 t 3,000 t 4,000 t
₹46,000 ₹50,000 ₹52,000
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 4 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).