Jowar (Sorghum) mandi prices near Chennai

Prices checked today at 2:00 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.

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Davangere, 490 km away

₹4,098 a quintal

Mandi price
₹4,098
Transport for about 637 km by road change
−₹486
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹3,612

Reported on 11 Nov.

Compared with Sindhanur (482 km), where the most jowar (sorghum) arrives

₹491 a quintal more after transport

14 mandis within 500 km

  1. 1
    Davangere 490 km, usually 12 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,098
    On 11 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,612
    after ₹486 transport
  2. 2
    Alur 416 km, usually 0 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,935
    Today
    ▲ +₹5 since 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,516
    after ₹419 transport
  3. 3
    Mandi price
    ₹3,800
    Today
    ▲ +₹50 since 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,457
    after ₹343 transport
  4. 4
    Mandi price
    ₹3,750
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,445
    after ₹305 transport
  5. 5
    Mandi price
    ₹3,700
    Today
    same as on 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,370
    after ₹331 transport
  6. 6
    Kottur 476 km, usually 38 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,783
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹144 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,310
    after ₹473 transport
  7. 7
    Sindhanur 482 km, usually 86 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,600
    On 11 Nov
    ▼ −₹150 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,121
    after ₹479 transport
  8. 8
    Thiruppur 380 km, usually 33 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,500
    Today
    ▲ +₹300 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,114
    after ₹386 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 Chennai, 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?

Sindhanur, the biggest jowar (sorghum) mandi near you, since 8 Oct.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

0 ₹2,000 ₹4,000 ₹6,000
8 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹3,600 a quintal on 11 Nov
Down 35% since 8 Oct

Which months pay more?

At Sindhanur, in a usual year. Most jowar (sorghum) reaches the mandi in January. The price is usually lowest in August and highest in November.

0 200 t 400 t 600 t
₹2,600 ₹2,800 ₹3,000
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 2 to 6 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).