Cotton mandi prices near Bengaluru Rural

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.

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Best for you now

Santhesargur, 187 km away

₹12,700 a quintal

Mandi price
₹12,700
Transport for about 243 km by road change
−₹210
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹12,490

Reported yesterday.

Compared with Kottur (230 km), where the most cotton arrives

₹4,640 a quintal more after transport

6 mandis within 250 km

  1. 1
    Santhesargur 187 km, usually 45 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹12,700
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹365 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹12,490
    after ₹210 transport
  2. 2
    Gooti 210 km
    Mandi price
    ₹9,189
    Today
    ▲ +₹239 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,958
    after ₹231 transport
  3. 3
    Ballari 224 km
    Mandi price
    ₹8,400
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹795 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,156
    after ₹244 transport
  4. 4
    Kottur 230 km, usually 46 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹8,099
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹7,850
    after ₹249 transport
  5. 5
    Chitradurga 169 km, usually 1,821 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹10,285
    On 7 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▼ −₹255 since 31 Oct
    You get
    ₹10,091
    after ₹194 transport
  6. 6
    Mandi price
    ₹8,000
    On 6 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    You get
    ₹7,778
    after ₹222 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 Bengaluru Rural, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.

50 km 100 km 150 km 200 km 250 km 1 2 3 4 5 6 You

Numbers match the list. Darker pays more; bigger is where more usually arrives.

Is the price rising?

Kottur, the biggest cotton mandi near you, since 15 Oct.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹8,000 ₹8,250 ₹8,500 ₹8,750 ₹9,000 ₹9,250
15 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹8,099 a quintal on 12 Nov
Down 6% since 15 Oct

Which months pay more?

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

0 20 t 40 t 60 t
₹7,500
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 3 to 6 years of prices (the years the mandi reported, within 2021 to 2026).
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Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).