Cotton price today near Birbhum

Prices checked today 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.

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Best for you today

Umared, 918 km away

₹9,100 a quintal

Mandi price
₹9,100
Transport for about 1193 km by road change
−₹875
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹8,225

Reported today.

Sindi (Selu) pays more (₹9,150 a quintal, today), but it is 978 km away: after the trip you would get less.

Compared with Hinganghat (979 km), where the most cotton arrives

₹156 a quintal more after transport

20 mandis within 1,000 km

  1. 1
    Umared 918 km, usually 835 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,100
    Today
    ▲ +₹100 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,225
    after ₹875 transport
  2. 2
    Mauda 897 km, usually 42 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,080
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹8,224
    after ₹856 transport
  3. 3
    Sindi (Selu) 978 km, usually 1,429 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,150
    Today
    ▲ +₹200 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,220
    after ₹930 transport
  4. 4
    Samudrapur 961 km, usually 1,734 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,100
    Today
    ▲ +₹100 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,186
    after ₹914 transport
  5. 5
    MS Kalpana Agri Commodities Marketing 928 km, usually 880 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,050
    Today
    ▲ +₹50 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,166
    after ₹884 transport
  6. 6
    Sai Agro Infratrade Pvt Agri Market, Dist Wardha 985 km, location approximate
    Mandi price
    ₹9,100
    Today
    ▲ +₹200 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,163
    after ₹937 transport
  7. 7
    Mandhal 901 km, usually 48 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹8,950
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹110 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,090
    after ₹860 transport
  8. 8
    Wardha 992 km, usually 1,320 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,025
    Today
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,082
    after ₹943 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 Birbhum, 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?

Hinganghat, the biggest cotton mandi near you, since 29 Oct.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹8,250 ₹8,500 ₹8,750 ₹9,000 ₹9,250 ₹9,500
29 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹9,000 a quintal on 12 Nov
Down 3% since 29 Oct

Which months pay more?

At Hinganghat, in a usual year. Most cotton reaches the mandi in December. The price is usually lowest in March and highest in May.

0 5,000 t 10,000 t 15,000 t 20,000 t
₹7,400 ₹7,600 ₹7,800
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 3 to 6 years of prices (the years the mandi reported, within 2021 to 2026). 3 months with only one year of prices are left out.
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

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