Watermelon mandi prices near Lucknow

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, 382 km away

₹3,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹3,000
Transport for about 497 km by road change
−₹388
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹2,612

Reported today.

Compared with Azadpur (421 km), where the most watermelon arrives

₹1,435 a quintal more after transport

9 mandis within 500 km

  1. 1
    Punhana 382 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,000
    Today
    same as on 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,612
    after ₹388 transport
  2. 2
    Faridabad 393 km, usually 7 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,000
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 3 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,602
    after ₹398 transport
  3. 3
    Alwar 428 km, usually 8 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,000
    On 11 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,571
    after ₹429 transport
  4. 4
    Gohana 485 km, usually 9 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹1,800
    Today
    same as on 8 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,318
    after ₹482 transport
  5. 5
    Azadpur 421 km, usually 5,108 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹1,600
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹100 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,177
    after ₹423 transport
  6. 6
    Manglaur 442 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹1,500
    Today
    ▼ −₹500 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,058
    after ₹443 transport
  7. 7
    Ch. Dadri 495 km
    Mandi price
    ₹2,750
    On 8 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▼ −₹1,200 since 31 Oct
    You get
    ₹2,259
    after ₹491 transport
  8. 8
    Shahaswan 252 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
    ₹1,930
    after ₹270 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 Lucknow, 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?

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