Potato mandi prices near Varanasi

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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Mohana, 77 km away

₹1,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹1,000
Transport for about 100 km by road change
−₹110
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹890

Reported yesterday.

Compared with Varanasi (8 km), where the most potato arrives

₹105 a quintal more after transport

7 mandis within 100 km

  1. 1
    Mohana 77 km
    Mandi price
    ₹1,000
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹100 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹890
    after ₹110 transport
  2. 2
    Varanasi 8 km, usually 8,150 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹800
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹785
    after ₹15 transport
  3. 3
    Jangipura 70 km, usually 2,095 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹600
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹496
    after ₹104 transport
  4. 4
    Yusufpur 88 km, usually 58 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹600
    On 10 Nov
    You get
    ₹480
    after ₹120 transport
  5. 5
    Jaunpur 49 km, usually 3,604 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,500
    On 8 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    You get
    ₹2,415
    after ₹85 transport
  6. 6
    Kaimur 77 km, usually 121 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹1,325
    On 9 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▲ +₹15 since 2 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,215
    after ₹110 transport
  7. 7
    Saidpur 35 km, usually 1,600 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹319
    On 9 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    You get
    ₹250
    after ₹69 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 Varanasi, 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?

Varanasi, the biggest potato mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹800 ₹850 ₹900 ₹950 ₹1,000
2 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹800 a quintal on 11 Nov
Steady in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Varanasi, in a usual year. Most potato reaches the mandi in February. The price is usually lowest in February and highest in May.

0 5,000 t 10,000 t 15,000 t
₹900 ₹1,000 ₹1,100 ₹1,200 ₹1,300
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). 10 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).