Jowar (Sorghum) mandi prices near Chandigarh

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 Chandigarh change

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Nagaur, 492 km away

₹5,500 a quintal

Mandi price
₹5,500
Transport for about 640 km by road change
−₹488
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹5,012

Reported on 11 Nov.

Compared with Madanganj Kishangarh (498 km), where the most jowar (sorghum) arrives

₹495 a quintal more after transport

4 mandis within 500 km

  1. 1
    Nagaur 492 km, usually 220 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,500
    On 11 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,012
    after ₹488 transport
  2. 2
    Madanganj Kishangarh 498 km, usually 406 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,010
    On 11 Nov
    ▼ −₹150 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,517
    after ₹493 transport
  3. 3
    Jayal 465 km, usually 7 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,500
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹500 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,037
    after ₹464 transport
  4. 4
    Pahari 399 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
    ₹5,057
    after ₹403 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 Chandigarh, 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?

Madanganj Kishangarh, the biggest jowar (sorghum) mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

0 ₹2,000 ₹4,000 ₹6,000
5 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹5,010 a quintal on 11 Nov
Up 66% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Madanganj Kishangarh, in a usual year. Most jowar (sorghum) reaches the mandi in November. The price is usually lowest in September and highest in November.

0 200 t 400 t 600 t
₹3,500 ₹4,000
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 3 to 4 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).