Bajra (Pearl Millet) mandi prices near Dhamtari

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.

Bajra (Pearl Millet) change Dhamtari change

Best for you now

Akola, 500 km away

₹3,050 a quintal

Mandi price
₹3,050
Transport for about 650 km by road change
−₹495
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹2,555

Reported on 12 Nov.

Compared with Amarawati (422 km), where the most bajra (pearl millet) arrives

₹429 a quintal more after transport

2 mandis within 500 km

  1. 1
    Akola 500 km, usually 3 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,050
    On 12 Nov
    ▲ +₹50 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,555
    after ₹495 transport
  2. 2
    Amarawati 422 km, usually 4 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,550
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹100 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,126
    after ₹424 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 Dhamtari, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.

100 km 200 km 300 km 400 km 500 km 1 2 You

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

Is the price rising?

Amarawati, the biggest bajra (pearl millet) mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹2,400 ₹2,500 ₹2,600 ₹2,700
3 Oct 13 Nov
Latest ₹2,550 a quintal on 13 Nov
Steady in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Amarawati, in a usual year. Most bajra (pearl millet) reaches the mandi in May. The price is usually lowest in August and highest in February.

0 5 t 10 t 15 t
₹2,000 ₹2,600 ₹2,800
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).
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

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