Tamarind mandi prices near Kottayam

Prices checked yesterday at 9:00 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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Vadaseri, 179 km away

₹13,500 a quintal

Mandi price
₹13,500
Transport for about 233 km by road change
−₹203
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹13,297

Reported yesterday.

It's also where the most tamarind arrives nearby.

1 mandi within 250 km

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    Vadaseri 179 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹13,500
    Yesterday
    same as on 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹13,297
    after ₹203 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 Kottayam, 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?

Vadaseri, the biggest tamarind mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹13,500 ₹13,750 ₹14,000 ₹14,250 ₹14,500
3 Oct 13 Nov
Latest ₹13,500 a quintal on 13 Nov
Steady in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Vadaseri, in a usual year. Most tamarind reaches the mandi in January. The price is usually lowest in June and highest in August.

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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).

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.

  • KKNagar (Uzhavar Sandhai) 249 km ₹18,000 a quintal yesterday
  • Dindigul (Uzhavar Sandhai) 166 km ₹14,500 a quintal yesterday
  • Myladi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 187 km ₹14,500 a quintal yesterday
  • Anna nagar (Uzhavar Sandhai) 164 km ₹14,000 a quintal yesterday
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

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