Colocasia (Arbi) mandi prices near Howrah

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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.

Colocasia (Arbi) change Howrah change

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Bhanjanagar, 464 km away

₹3,900 a quintal

Mandi price
₹3,900
Transport for about 603 km by road change
−₹462
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹3,438

Reported on 11 Nov.

Compared with Hinjilicut (485 km), where the most colocasia (arbi) arrives

₹520 a quintal more after transport

3 mandis within 500 km

  1. 1
    Bhanjanagar 464 km, usually 16 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,900
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹1,000 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,438
    after ₹462 transport
  2. 2
    Hinjilicut 485 km, usually 76 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,400
    On 11 Nov
    ▼ −₹200 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,918
    after ₹482 transport
  3. 3
    Banki 356 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,200
    On 10 Nov
    same as on 3 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,836
    after ₹364 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 Howrah, 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?

Hinjilicut, the biggest colocasia (arbi) mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹2,500 ₹2,750 ₹3,000 ₹3,250 ₹3,500 ₹3,750
6 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹3,400 a quintal on 11 Nov
Steady in six weeks
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Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).