Potato mandi prices near Cooch Behar

Prices checked yesterday 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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Mathabhanga, 13 km away

₹520 a quintal

Mandi price
₹520
Transport for about 17 km by road change
−₹26
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹495

Reported yesterday.

Jalpaiguri Sadar pays more (₹560 a quintal, on 10 Nov), but it is 64 km away: after the trip you would get less.

Compared with Dhupguri (47 km), where the most potato arrives

₹37 a quintal more after transport

12 mandis within 100 km

  1. 1
    Mathabhanga 13 km, usually 50 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹520
    Yesterday
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹495
    after ₹26 transport
  2. 2
    Dinhata 20 km, usually 195 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹520
    On 9 Nov
    ▲ +₹10 since 3 Nov
    You get
    ₹481
    after ₹39 transport
  3. 3
    Jalpaiguri Sadar 64 km, usually 431 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹560
    On 10 Nov
    ▲ +₹20 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹462
    after ₹98 transport
  4. 4
    Dhupguri 47 km, usually 498 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹540
    On 10 Nov
    same as on 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹457
    after ₹83 transport
  5. 5
    Toofanganj 37 km, usually 223 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹520
    Yesterday
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹448
    after ₹72 transport
  6. 6
    Mekhliganj 41 km, usually 80 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹520
    On 9 Nov
    ▲ +₹10 since 3 Nov
    You get
    ₹443
    after ₹77 transport
  7. 7
    Falakata 30 km, usually 478 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹500
    On 9 Nov
    ▼ −₹10 since 1 Nov
    You get
    ₹442
    after ₹59 transport
  8. 8
    Baxirhat 47 km, usually 69 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹520
    On 9 Nov
    ▲ +₹10 since 3 Nov
    You get
    ₹437
    after ₹83 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 Cooch Behar, 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?

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

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹530 ₹540 ₹550 ₹560 ₹570
1 Oct 10 Nov
Latest ₹540 a quintal on 10 Nov
Down 5% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

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

0 200 t 400 t 600 t
₹0 ₹500 ₹1,000 ₹2,000
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).