Chillies (Dry) mandi prices near Chennai

Prices checked today at 2:00 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.

Chillies (Dry) change Chennai change

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Ballari, 426 km away

₹33,900 a quintal

Mandi price
₹33,900
Transport for about 554 km by road change
−₹428
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹33,472

Reported yesterday.

Compared with Guntur (361 km), where the most chillies (dry) arrives

₹6,540 a quintal more after transport

14 mandis within 500 km

  1. 1
    Ballari 426 km
    Mandi price
    ₹33,900
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹11,650 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹33,472
    after ₹428 transport
  2. 2
    Bengaluru 291 km
    Mandi price
    ₹32,500
    Yesterday
    same as on 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹32,195
    after ₹305 transport
  3. 3
    Palakkad Market 463 km, usually 23 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹28,100
    Today
    ▲ +₹1,000 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹27,639
    after ₹461 transport
  4. 4
    Guntur 361 km, usually 31,519 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹27,300
    Yesterday
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹26,932
    after ₹368 transport
  5. 5
    Sindhanur 482 km, usually 97 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹24,200
    On 11 Nov
    ▼ −₹3,500 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹23,721
    after ₹479 transport
  6. 6
    Gurazala 396 km, usually 4,007 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹22,150
    Today
    ▼ −₹200 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹21,750
    after ₹401 transport
  7. 7
    Hindupur 309 km, usually 32 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹22,000
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹3,000 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹21,679
    after ₹321 transport
  8. 8
    Tiruvuru 454 km, usually 620 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹22,000
    Today
    ▼ −₹300 since 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹21,547
    after ₹453 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?

Guntur, the biggest chillies (dry) mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹26,000 ₹26,500 ₹27,000 ₹27,500
5 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹27,300 a quintal on 12 Nov
Up 5% in six weeks Highest in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Guntur, in a usual year. Most chillies (dry) reaches the mandi in February. The price is usually lowest in May and highest in September.

0 25,000 t 50,000 t 75,000 t 1.0 lakh t
₹16,000 ₹17,500
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 4 to 5 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.

  • Anna nagar (Uzhavar Sandhai) 415 km ₹20,000 a quintal today
  • Rasipuram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 283 km ₹17,500 a quintal today
  • KKNagar (Uzhavar Sandhai) 303 km ₹28,000 a quintal on 8 Nov
  • Gudiyatham (Uzhavar Sandhai) 148 km ₹25,000 a quintal on 8 Nov
  • Theni (Uzhavar Sandhai) 451 km ₹10,000 a quintal on 10 Nov
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Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).