Tamarind mandi prices near Chennai

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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Best for you now

Chintamani, 238 km away

₹8,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹8,000
Transport for about 309 km by road change
−₹256
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹7,744

Reported on 11 Nov.

It's also where the most tamarind arrives nearby.

2 mandis within 250 km

  1. 1
    Chintamani 238 km, usually 7 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹8,000
    On 11 Nov
    You get
    ₹7,744
    after ₹256 transport
  2. 2
    Thirupathur RM 191 km, usually 0 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹10,000
    On 10 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    same as on 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹9,786
    after ₹214 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 Chennai, 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?

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

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹6,000 ₹7,000 ₹8,000 ₹9,000
7 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹8,000 a quintal on 11 Nov
Down 9% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Chintamani, in a usual year. Most tamarind reaches the mandi in March. The price is usually lowest in May and highest in January.

0 250 t 500 t 750 t 1,000 t
₹2,500 ₹3,000 ₹3,500 ₹4,000 ₹4,500
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). 5 months with only one year of prices are left out.

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.

  • Kahithapattarai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 119 km ₹16,000 a quintal today
  • Tamarainagar (Uzhavar Sandhai) 132 km ₹15,000 a quintal today
  • Sirkali (Uzhavar Sandhai) 208 km ₹15,000 a quintal today
  • Athur (Uzhavar Sandhai) 239 km ₹14,500 a quintal today
  • Tiruvannamalai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 157 km ₹13,500 a quintal today
  • Gudiyatham (Uzhavar Sandhai) 148 km ₹13,000 a quintal today
  • Dharmapuri (Uzhavar Sandhai) 246 km ₹11,350 a quintal today
  • Palacode (Uzhavar Sandhai) 248 km ₹10,750 a quintal today
  • Chengam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 176 km ₹9,000 a quintal today
  • AJattihalli (Uzhavar Sandhai) 246 km ₹13,000 a quintal on 10 Nov
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

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