Lemon mandi prices near Kollam

Prices checked yesterday at 11:46 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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Aralamoodu Market, 54 km away

₹14,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹14,000
Transport for about 70 km by road change
−₹89
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹13,911

Reported on 11 Nov.

It's also where the most lemon arrives nearby.

6 mandis within 100 km

  1. 1
    Aralamoodu Market 54 km, usually 23 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹14,000
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹13,911
    after ₹89 transport
  2. 2
    Madhavapuram Market 82 km, usually 18 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹12,900
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹500 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹12,785
    after ₹115 transport
  3. 3
    Anchal Market 6 km, usually 7 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹7,300
    On 10 Nov
    ▲ +₹400 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹7,288
    after ₹12 transport
  4. 4
    Chengannur Market 48 km, usually 0 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,000
    Yesterday
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,917
    after ₹83 transport
  5. 5
    Parassala Market 73 km, usually 5 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹9,000
    On 7 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    same as on 2 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,894
    after ₹107 transport
  6. 6
    Kuruppanthura Market 94 km, usually 20 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹7,000
    On 6 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    You get
    ₹6,875
    after ₹125 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 Kollam, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.

25 km 50 km 75 km 100 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?

Aralamoodu Market, the biggest lemon mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹12,000 ₹14,000 ₹16,000 ₹18,000
2 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹14,000 a quintal on 11 Nov
Up 17% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Aralamoodu Market, in a usual year. Most lemon reaches the mandi in August. The price is usually lowest in January and highest in May.

0 10 t 20 t 30 t
₹6,000 ₹10,000 ₹12,000
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 4 to 6 years of prices (the years the mandi reported, within 2021 to 2026).

Farmers' markets nearby

Uzhavar Sandhai and Rythu Bazar markets sell retail: only registered farmers from nearby villages sell there, in small lots. Their prices aren't what a mandi pays for a load.

  • Rajapalayam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 93 km ₹17,500 a quintal yesterday
  • Thalavaipuram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 84 km ₹16,500 a quintal yesterday
  • Sankarankoil (Uzhavar Sandhai) 78 km ₹15,000 a quintal on 11 Nov
  • Kambam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 97 km ₹15,000 a quintal yesterday
  • Tenkasi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 50 km ₹12,000 a quintal yesterday
  • Palayamkottai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 94 km ₹12,000 a quintal yesterday
  • Melapalayam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 98 km ₹12,000 a quintal yesterday
  • NGO Colony (Uzhavar Sandhai) 94 km ₹11,000 a quintal on 11 Nov
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

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