Jowar (Sorghum) mandi prices near Chikkamagaluru

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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 Chikkamagaluru change

Best for you now

Davangere, 120 km away

₹4,098 a quintal

Mandi price
₹4,098
Transport for about 156 km by road change
−₹149
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹3,949

Reported on 11 Nov.

It's also where the most jowar (sorghum) arrives nearby.

3 mandis within 150 km

  1. 1
    Davangere 120 km, usually 12 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,098
    On 11 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,949
    after ₹149 transport
  2. 2
    Ranebennur 136 km, usually 3 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,300
    On 7 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▲ +₹2,705 since 1 Nov
    You get
    ₹6,136
    after ₹164 transport
  3. 3
    Mandi price
    ₹3,623
    On 6 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▲ +₹172 since 30 Oct
    You get
    ₹3,477
    after ₹146 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 Chikkamagaluru, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.

50 km 100 km 150 km 1 2 3 You

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

Is the price rising?

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

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

0 ₹2,000 ₹4,000 ₹6,000
3 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹4,098 a quintal on 11 Nov
Up 58% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Davangere, in a usual year. Most jowar (sorghum) reaches the mandi in March. The price is usually lowest in April and highest in February.

0 50 t 100 t 150 t 200 t
₹2,000 ₹2,250
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 4 years of prices (the years the mandi reported, within 2021 to 2026). 1 month with only one year of prices is left out.
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Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).