Colocasia (Arbi) mandi prices near Tenkasi

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.

Colocasia (Arbi) change Tenkasi change

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Attingal Market, 81 km away

₹8,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹8,000
Transport for about 105 km by road change
−₹114
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹7,887

Reported yesterday.

Compared with Kattappana Market (83 km), where the most colocasia (arbi) arrives

₹2,502 a quintal more after transport

14 mandis within 100 km

  1. 1
    Attingal Market 81 km, usually 24 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹8,000
    Yesterday
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹7,887
    after ₹114 transport
  2. 2
    Vadaseri 99 km, usually 3 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹7,750
    Today
    ▼ −₹1,750 since 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹7,620
    after ₹130 transport
  3. 3
    Kollam Market 96 km, usually 9 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹7,700
    Today
    same as on 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹7,573
    after ₹128 transport
  4. 4
    Kanjirappally Market 92 km, usually 17 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹7,200
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹400 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹7,076
    after ₹124 transport
  5. 5
    Parassala Market 84 km, usually 7 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,200
    Today
    same as on 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹6,084
    after ₹116 transport
  6. 6
    Anchal Market 62 km, usually 9 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,100
    Today
    ▼ −₹100 since 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹6,003
    after ₹97 transport
  7. 7
    Pothencode Market 79 km, usually 10 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,000
    Yesterday
    same as on 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,888
    after ₹112 transport
  8. 8
    Sasthamkotta Market 93 km, usually 4 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,000
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹500 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,875
    after ₹125 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 Tenkasi, 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?

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

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹4,500 ₹5,000 ₹5,500 ₹6,000
2 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹5,500 a quintal on 11 Nov
Down 5% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Kattappana Market, in a usual year. Most colocasia (arbi) reaches the mandi in October. The price is usually lowest in May and highest in September.

0 25 t 50 t 75 t 100 t
₹4,500 ₹6,000 ₹6,500
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 6 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.

  • Sankarankoil (Uzhavar Sandhai) 15 km ₹7,000 a quintal today
  • Aruppukottai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 85 km ₹6,750 a quintal today
  • Rajapalayam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 43 km ₹6,500 a quintal today
  • Thalavaipuram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 36 km ₹6,250 a quintal today
  • Srivilliputhur (Uzhavar Sandhai) 52 km ₹6,250 a quintal today
  • Tuticorin (Uzhavar Sandhai) 82 km ₹6,000 a quintal today
  • Tenkasi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 20 km ₹5,000 a quintal today
  • Palayamkottai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 47 km ₹4,500 a quintal today
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Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).