Watermelon mandi prices near Banda

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 today

Punhana, 430 km away

₹3,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹3,000
Transport for about 559 km by road change
−₹431
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹2,569

Reported today.

Compared with Azadpur (495 km), where the most watermelon arrives

₹1,459 a quintal more after transport

6 mandis within 500 km

  1. 1
    Punhana 430 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,000
    Today
    same as on 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,569
    after ₹431 transport
  2. 2
    Alwar 457 km, usually 8 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,000
    On 11 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,544
    after ₹456 transport
  3. 3
    Faridabad 461 km, usually 7 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,000
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 3 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,541
    after ₹459 transport
  4. 4
    Azadpur 495 km, usually 5,108 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹1,600
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹100 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,109
    after ₹491 transport
  5. 5
    Tiphra 408 km
    Mandi price
    ₹3,100
    On 6 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    You get
    ₹2,689
    after ₹411 transport
  6. 6
    Shahaswan 344 km, usually 0 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,200
    On 6 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▲ +₹300 since 1 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,847
    after ₹353 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 Banda, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.

100 km 200 km 300 km 400 km 500 km 1 2 3 4 5 6 You

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

Is the price rising?

Azadpur, the biggest watermelon mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹1,250 ₹1,500 ₹1,750 ₹2,000 ₹2,250
3 Oct 11 Nov
Latest ₹1,600 a quintal on 11 Nov
Down 24% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Azadpur, in a usual year. Most watermelon reaches the mandi in April. The price is usually lowest in June and highest in October.

0 5,000 t 10,000 t 15,000 t 20,000 t
₹0 ₹3,000
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 4 to 5 years of prices (the years the mandi reported, within 2021 to 2026).
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

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