Sesame (Til) mandi prices near Varanasi

Prices checked today 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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Satna, 226 km away

₹14,605 a quintal

Mandi price
₹14,605
Transport for about 294 km by road change
−₹246
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹14,359

Reported yesterday.

It's also where the most sesame (til) arrives nearby.

3 mandis within 250 km

  1. 1
    Satna 226 km, usually 286 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹14,605
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹305 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹14,359
    after ₹246 transport
  2. 2
    Lalganj 215 km
    Mandi price
    ₹10,100
    On 7 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    You get
    ₹9,864
    after ₹236 transport
  3. 3
    Khaga 190 km, usually 57 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹10,000
    On 6 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    You get
    ₹9,787
    after ₹213 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?

Satna, the biggest sesame (til) mandi near you, since 9 Oct.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

0 ₹5,000 ₹10,000 ₹15,000 ₹20,000
9 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹14,605 a quintal on 12 Nov
Up 78% since 9 Oct

Which months pay more?

At Satna, in a usual year. Most sesame (til) reaches the mandi in November. The price is usually lowest in June and highest in November.

0 100 t 200 t 300 t
₹8,000 ₹11,000 ₹12,000
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 3 to 4 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).