Maize mandi prices near Chennai

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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Kilpennathur, 141 km away

₹3,138 a quintal

Mandi price
₹3,138
Transport for about 183 km by road change
−₹168
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹2,969

Reported yesterday.

It's also where the most maize arrives nearby.

4 mandis within 150 km

  1. 1
    Kilpennathur 141 km, usually 113 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,138
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹88 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,969
    after ₹168 transport
  2. 2
    Thirukoilur RM 125 km, location approximate
    Mandi price
    ₹2,846
    On 10 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,691
    after ₹154 transport
  3. 3
    Mandi price
    ₹2,789
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹2,615
    after ₹174 transport
  4. 4
    Rapur 149 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,490
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹2,314
    after ₹176 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?

Kilpennathur, the biggest maize mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹2,200 ₹2,400 ₹2,600 ₹2,800 ₹3,000 ₹3,200
5 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹3,138 a quintal on 12 Nov
Up 32% in six weeks Highest in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Kilpennathur, in a usual year. Most maize reaches the mandi in April. The price is usually lowest in May and highest in January.

0 200 t 400 t 600 t 800 t
₹1,900 ₹2,000 ₹2,100 ₹2,200
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 years of prices (the years the mandi reported, within 2021 to 2026). 4 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).