Jowar (Sorghum) mandi prices near Almora

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 Almora change

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Lahar, 397 km away

₹2,799 a quintal

Mandi price
₹2,799
Transport for about 516 km by road change
−₹401
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹2,398

Reported yesterday.

Compared with Lashkar (413 km), where the most jowar (sorghum) arrives

₹499 a quintal more after transport

6 mandis within 500 km

  1. 1
    Lahar 397 km, usually 344 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,799
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹124 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,398
    after ₹401 transport
  2. 2
    Mow 393 km, usually 366 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,780
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹55 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,382
    after ₹398 transport
  3. 3
    Sevda 402 km, usually 263 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,585
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹215 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,179
    after ₹406 transport
  4. 4
    Gohad 380 km, usually 54 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,400
    On 12 Nov
    ▲ +₹50 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,014
    after ₹386 transport
  5. 5
    Lashkar 413 km, usually 4,066 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,315
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹113 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,899
    after ₹416 transport
  6. 6
    Pahari 344 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
    ₹5,107
    after ₹353 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 Almora, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.

100 km 200 km 300 km 400 km 1 2 3 4 5 6 You

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.
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

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