Potato mandi prices near Kollam

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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Aralamoodu Market, 54 km away

₹6,500 a quintal

Mandi price
₹6,500
Transport for about 70 km by road change
−₹89
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹6,411

Reported on 11 Nov.

Compared with Pothencode Market (39 km), where the most potato arrives

₹1,987 a quintal more after transport

23 mandis within 100 km

  1. 1
    Aralamoodu Market 54 km, usually 13 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹6,500
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹2,000 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹6,411
    after ₹89 transport
  2. 2
    Anchal Market 6 km, usually 14 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,600
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹300 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,588
    after ₹12 transport
  3. 3
    Pothencode Market 39 km, usually 5,151 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,500
    Yesterday
    same as on 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,424
    after ₹76 transport
  4. 4
    Athirampuzha Market 85 km, usually 17 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,500
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹1,000 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,382
    after ₹118 transport
  5. 5
    Pala Market 85 km, usually 60 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,300
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,182
    after ₹118 transport
  6. 6
    Chathanoor Market 20 km, usually 6 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,000
    Yesterday
    same as on 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,961
    after ₹39 transport
  7. 7
    Vamanapuram Market 28 km, usually 2 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,000
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,946
    after ₹54 transport
  8. 8
    Balarampuram Market 64 km, usually 6 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,000
    On 10 Nov
    same as on 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,902
    after ₹98 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 Kollam, 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?

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

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹4,200 ₹4,300 ₹4,400 ₹4,500
4 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹4,500 a quintal on 12 Nov
Steady in six weeks Highest in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Pothencode Market, in a usual year. Most potato reaches the mandi in December. The price is usually lowest in March and highest in October.

0 2,000 t 4,000 t 6,000 t 8,000 t
₹0 ₹5,000 ₹20,000
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 2 to 3 years of prices (the years the mandi reported, within 2021 to 2026).

Farmers' markets nearby

Uzhavar Sandhai and Rythu Bazar markets sell retail: only registered farmers from nearby villages sell there, in small lots. Their prices aren't what a mandi pays for a load.

  • Rajapalayam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 93 km ₹3,250 a quintal yesterday
  • Thalavaipuram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 84 km ₹3,150 a quintal yesterday
  • Kambam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 97 km ₹2,900 a quintal yesterday
  • Palayamkottai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 94 km ₹2,700 a quintal yesterday
  • Melapalayam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 98 km ₹2,700 a quintal yesterday
  • NGO Colony (Uzhavar Sandhai) 94 km ₹2,400 a quintal on 11 Nov
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

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