Potato mandi prices near Kolkata

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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Barasat, 48 km away

₹1,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹1,000
Transport for about 62 km by road change
−₹83
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹917

Reported yesterday.

It's also where the most potato arrives nearby.

19 mandis within 100 km

  1. 1
    Barasat 48 km, usually 2,655 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹1,000
    Yesterday
    same as on 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹917
    after ₹83 transport
  2. 2
    Bara Bazar (Posta Bazar) 6 km, usually 122 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹900
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹888
    after ₹12 transport
  3. 3
    Habra 26 km, usually 926 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹900
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹849
    after ₹51 transport
  4. 4
    Sheoraphuly 29 km, usually 141 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹790
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹60 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹733
    after ₹57 transport
  5. 5
    Pandua 60 km, usually 174 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹820
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹100 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹725
    after ₹95 transport
  6. 6
    Kolaghat 49 km, usually 330 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹800
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹715
    after ₹85 transport
  7. 7
    Tamluk (Medinipur E) 51 km, usually 542 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹800
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹714
    after ₹86 transport
  8. 8
    Ghatal 65 km, usually 687 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹810
    On 11 Nov
    ▼ −₹30 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹711
    after ₹100 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 Kolkata, 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?

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

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹800 ₹850 ₹900 ₹950 ₹1,000
2 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹1,000 a quintal on 12 Nov
Up 25% in six weeks Highest in six weeks

Which months pay more?

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

0 2,000 t 4,000 t 6,000 t
₹0 ₹500 ₹1,000
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).
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

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