Papaya mandi prices near Kathua

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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Fruit and Vegetable Market Udhampur, 43 km away

₹5,800 a quintal

Mandi price
₹5,800
Transport for about 56 km by road change
−₹79
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹5,721

Reported yesterday. Location approximate.

Compared with Narwal Jammu (F&V) (64 km), where the most papaya arrives

₹319 a quintal more after transport

13 mandis within 100 km

  1. 1
    Fruit and Vegetable Market Udhampur 43 km, location approximate
    Mandi price
    ₹5,800
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹500 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,721
    after ₹79 transport
  2. 2
    Narwal Jammu (F&V) 64 km, usually 441 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,500
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹250 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,402
    after ₹98 transport
  3. 3
    Chamba 61 km, usually 3 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,250
    Yesterday
    same as on 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,155
    after ₹95 transport
  4. 4
    Dharamshala 82 km, usually 5 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,250
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹600 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,135
    after ₹115 transport
  5. 5
    Kangra 86 km, usually 7 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,200
    Yesterday
    same as on 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,082
    after ₹118 transport
  6. 6
    Kathua (F&V) 23 km, usually 44 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,750
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹250 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,705
    after ₹45 transport
  7. 7
    Dasuya 86 km, usually 3 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,500
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,382
    after ₹118 transport
  8. 8
    Quadian 87 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,900
    Yesterday
    same as on 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,781
    after ₹119 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 Kathua, 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?

Narwal Jammu (F&V), the biggest papaya mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹4,500 ₹5,000 ₹5,500 ₹6,000
3 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹5,500 a quintal on 12 Nov
Up 16% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Narwal Jammu (F&V), in a usual year. Most papaya reaches the mandi in August. The price is usually lowest in January and highest in May.

0 200 t 400 t 600 t 800 t
₹2,000 ₹2,500 ₹3,000 ₹4,000
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 5 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).