Tapioca (Cassava) mandi prices near Chennai

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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Tindivanam, 109 km away

₹4,500 a quintal

Mandi price
₹4,500
Transport for about 142 km by road change
−₹139
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹4,361

Reported yesterday.

Compared with Vellore (120 km), where the most tapioca (cassava) arrives

₹760 a quintal more after transport

2 mandis within 150 km

  1. 1
    Tindivanam 109 km, usually 3 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,500
    Yesterday
    same as on 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,361
    after ₹139 transport
  2. 2
    Vellore 120 km, usually 4 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,750
    Yesterday
    same as on 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,601
    after ₹149 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.

50 km 100 km 1 2 You

Numbers match the list. Darker pays more; bigger is where more usually arrives.

Is the price rising?

Vellore, the biggest tapioca (cassava) mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

0 ₹2,000 ₹4,000 ₹6,000
2 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹3,750 a quintal on 12 Nov
Up 15% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Vellore, in a usual year. Most tapioca (cassava) reaches the mandi in January. The price is usually lowest in June and highest in September.

0 2 t 4 t 6 t
₹0 ₹4,000
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 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.

  • Villupuram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 147 km ₹5,000 a quintal yesterday
  • Pallavaram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 12 km ₹4,500 a quintal yesterday
  • Jameenrayapettai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 55 km ₹4,500 a quintal yesterday
  • Kahithapattarai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 119 km ₹4,500 a quintal yesterday
  • Ranipettai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 99 km ₹4,000 a quintal yesterday
  • Arcot (Uzhavar Sandhai) 101 km ₹4,000 a quintal yesterday
  • Katpadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 105 km ₹4,000 a quintal yesterday
  • Chengalpet (Uzhavar Sandhai) 48 km ₹3,750 a quintal yesterday
  • Gudiyatham (Uzhavar Sandhai) 148 km ₹3,000 a quintal yesterday
  • Arani (Uzhavar Sandhai) 111 km ₹2,250 a quintal yesterday
  • Tamarainagar (Uzhavar Sandhai) 132 km ₹2,250 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).