Elephant Foot Yam mandi prices near Chennai

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

Tindivanam, 109 km away

₹6,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹6,000
Transport for about 142 km by road change
−₹139
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹5,861

Reported on 11 Nov.

It's also where the most elephant foot yam arrives nearby.

1 mandi within 150 km

  1. 1
    Tindivanam 109 km, usually 0 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,000
    On 11 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,861
    after ₹139 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 Chennai, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.

50 km 100 km 1 You

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

Is the price rising?

Tindivanam, the biggest elephant foot yam mandi near you, since 13 Oct.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

0 ₹2,000 ₹4,000 ₹6,000
13 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹6,000 a quintal on 11 Nov
Steady since 13 Oct Highest since 13 Oct

Which months pay more?

At Tindivanam, in a usual year. Most elephant foot yam reaches the mandi in January. The price is usually lowest in June and highest in August.

0 0 t 1 t 1 t 1 t
₹0 ₹2,000
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 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.

  • Nanganallur (Uzhavar Sandhai) 8 km ₹7,750 a quintal today
  • Villupuram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 147 km ₹7,000 a quintal today
  • Chengalpet (Uzhavar Sandhai) 48 km ₹6,500 a quintal yesterday
  • Jameenrayapettai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 55 km ₹5,500 a quintal today
  • Tamarainagar (Uzhavar Sandhai) 132 km ₹5,500 a quintal today
  • Ranipettai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 99 km ₹5,000 a quintal today
  • Arcot (Uzhavar Sandhai) 101 km ₹5,000 a quintal today
  • Katpadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 105 km ₹5,000 a quintal today
  • Pallavaram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 12 km ₹4,500 a quintal today
  • Perampet (Uzhavar Sandhai) 140 km ₹3,300 a quintal today
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

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