Cotton price today near Kolkata

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, 950 km away

₹9,100 a quintal

Mandi price
₹9,100
Transport for about 1235 km by road change
−₹905
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹8,196

Reported today.

Compared with Saunsar (989 km), where the most cotton arrives

₹411 a quintal more after transport

18 mandis within 1,000 km

  1. 1
    Umared 950 km, usually 835 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,100
    Today
    ▲ +₹100 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,196
    after ₹905 transport
  2. 2
    Mauda 936 km, usually 42 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,080
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹8,188
    after ₹892 transport
  3. 3
    Samudrapur 992 km, usually 1,734 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,100
    Today
    ▲ +₹100 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,157
    after ₹943 transport
  4. 4
    MS Kalpana Agri Commodities Marketing 968 km, usually 880 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,050
    Today
    ▲ +₹50 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,129
    after ₹921 transport
  5. 5
    Bhadrachalam 948 km, usually 1,526 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,000
    Today
    same as on 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,098
    after ₹902 transport
  6. 6
    Kagaznagar 986 km, usually 179 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,000
    Today
    same as on 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,063
    after ₹937 transport
  7. 7
    Mandhal 935 km, usually 48 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹8,950
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹110 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,059
    after ₹891 transport
  8. 8
    Varora 998 km, usually 1,841 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹8,950
    Today
    ▲ +₹125 since 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,002
    after ₹948 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 Kolkata, 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?

Saunsar, the biggest cotton mandi near you, since 22 Oct.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹8,600 ₹8,800 ₹9,000 ₹9,200
22 Oct 13 Nov
Latest ₹8,725 a quintal on 13 Nov
Down 4% since 22 Oct

Which months pay more?

At Saunsar, in a usual year. Most cotton reaches the mandi in November. The price is usually lowest in October and highest in June.

0 1,000 t 2,000 t 3,000 t 4,000 t
₹7,000 ₹8,000 ₹9,000
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 4 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).