Jowar (Sorghum) mandi prices near Ranchi

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 Ranchi change

Best for you now

Ganjbasoda, 761 km away

₹6,071 a quintal

Mandi price
₹6,071
Transport for about 989 km by road change
−₹732
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹5,339

Reported yesterday.

Compared with Lashkar (800 km), where the most jowar (sorghum) arrives

₹3,792 a quintal more after transport

31 mandis within 1,000 km

  1. 1
    Ganjbasoda 761 km, usually 748 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,071
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹5,339
    after ₹732 transport
  2. 2
    Parbhani 999 km, usually 55 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,000
    Yesterday
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,051
    after ₹949 transport
  3. 3
    Loha 985 km, usually 4 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,951
    On 11 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,014
    after ₹937 transport
  4. 4
    Mhow (Ambedkar Nagar) 979 km, location approximate
    Mandi price
    ₹3,501
    On 12 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,570
    after ₹931 transport
  5. 5
    Bhokar 905 km, usually 9 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,250
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹50 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,386
    after ₹864 transport
  6. 6
    Sadasivpet 999 km, usually 4 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,330
    On 11 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,381
    after ₹949 transport
  7. 7
    Lahar 726 km, usually 344 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,799
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹124 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,098
    after ₹701 transport
  8. 8
    Mow 754 km, usually 366 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,780
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹55 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,054
    after ₹726 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 Ranchi, 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).