Cumin mandi prices near Shimla

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

Jaitaran, 667 km away

₹26,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹26,000
Transport for about 867 km by road change
−₹647
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹25,353

Reported yesterday.

Compared with Merta City (645 km), where the most cumin arrives

₹1,980 a quintal more after transport

8 mandis within 1,000 km

  1. 1
    Jaitaran 667 km, usually 16 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹26,000
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹25,353
    after ₹647 transport
  2. 2
    Osiyan Mathania 682 km, usually 4 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹26,000
    Today
    ▲ +₹3,000 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹25,339
    after ₹661 transport
  3. 3
    Nokha 575 km, usually 48 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹25,850
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹5,850 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹25,286
    after ₹564 transport
  4. 4
    Nagaur 589 km, usually 209 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹25,000
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹1,500 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹24,424
    after ₹576 transport
  5. 5
    Merta City 645 km, usually 1,123 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹24,000
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹1,500 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹23,373
    after ₹627 transport
  6. 6
    Bhopal 884 km, usually 11 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹28,594
    On 9 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▲ +₹88 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹27,750
    after ₹844 transport
  7. 7
    Dhar 989 km, usually 2 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹28,300
    On 7 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▲ +₹100 since 2 Nov
    You get
    ₹27,360
    after ₹940 transport
  8. 8
    Bhagat Ki Kothi 717 km, usually 6 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹24,590
    On 9 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    same as on 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹23,898
    after ₹692 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 Shimla, 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?

Merta City, the biggest cumin mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹18,000 ₹20,000 ₹22,000 ₹24,000
6 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹24,000 a quintal on 11 Nov
Up 20% in six weeks Highest in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Merta City, in a usual year. Most cumin reaches the mandi in April. The price is usually lowest in February and highest in September.

0 2,000 t 4,000 t 6,000 t
₹20,000 ₹22,000 ₹26,000
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 5 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).