Jowar (Sorghum) mandi prices near Darbhanga

Prices checked yesterday 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.

Jowar (Sorghum) change Darbhanga change

Best for you now

Ganjbasoda, 854 km away

₹6,071 a quintal

Mandi price
₹6,071
Transport for about 1110 km by road change
−₹817
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹5,254

Reported yesterday.

Compared with Lashkar (789 km), where the most jowar (sorghum) arrives

₹3,697 a quintal more after transport

8 mandis within 1,000 km

  1. 1
    Ganjbasoda 854 km, usually 748 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,071
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹5,254
    after ₹817 transport
  2. 2
    Lahar 710 km, usually 344 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,799
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹124 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,113
    after ₹686 transport
  3. 3
    Mow 737 km, usually 366 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,780
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹55 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,069
    after ₹711 transport
  4. 4
    Sevda 725 km, usually 263 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,585
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹215 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,885
    after ₹700 transport
  5. 5
    Gohad 759 km, usually 54 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,400
    On 12 Nov
    ▲ +₹50 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,669
    after ₹731 transport
  6. 6
    Lashkar 789 km, usually 4,066 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,315
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹113 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,557
    after ₹758 transport
  7. 7
    Sheopurkalan 939 km, usually 22 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,400
    On 12 Nov
    ▼ −₹135 since 3 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,505
    after ₹895 transport
  8. 8
    Pahari 859 km, usually 204 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,460
    On 7 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▼ −₹150 since 2 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,638
    after ₹822 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 Darbhanga, 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?

Lashkar, the biggest jowar (sorghum) mandi near you, since 16 Oct.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹2,000 ₹2,250 ₹2,500 ₹2,750 ₹3,000 ₹3,250
16 Oct 13 Nov
Latest ₹2,315 a quintal on 13 Nov
Steady since 16 Oct

Which months pay more?

At Lashkar, in a usual year. Most jowar (sorghum) reaches the mandi in November. The price is usually lowest in April and highest in July.

0 2,000 t 4,000 t 6,000 t
₹1,800 ₹2,000 ₹2,200 ₹2,600
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 6 years of prices (the years the mandi reported, within 2021 to 2026). 2 months with only one year of prices are left out.
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Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).