Colocasia (Arbi) mandi prices near Paschim Bardhaman

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.

Colocasia (Arbi) change Paschim Bardhaman change

Best for you now

Bhanjanagar, 491 km away

₹3,900 a quintal

Mandi price
₹3,900
Transport for about 638 km by road change
−₹487
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹3,413

Reported on 11 Nov.

It's also where the most colocasia (arbi) arrives nearby.

2 mandis within 500 km

  1. 1
    Bhanjanagar 491 km, usually 16 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,900
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹1,000 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,413
    after ₹487 transport
  2. 2
    Banki 401 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,200
    On 10 Nov
    same as on 3 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,795
    after ₹405 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 Paschim Bardhaman, 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?

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

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹2,750 ₹3,000 ₹3,250 ₹3,500 ₹3,750 ₹4,000
6 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹3,900 a quintal on 11 Nov
Up 26% in six weeks Highest in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Bhanjanagar, in a usual year. Most colocasia (arbi) reaches the mandi in June. The price is usually lowest in February and highest in May.

0 50 t 100 t 150 t
₹3,000 ₹3,600
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). 1 month with only one year of prices is left out.
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

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