Watermelon mandi prices near Ludhiana

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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Sirhind, 55 km away

₹3,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹3,000
Transport for about 72 km by road change
−₹90
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹2,910

Reported yesterday.

Compared with Jalandhar City (Jalandhar) (65 km), where the most watermelon arrives

₹509 a quintal more after transport

10 mandis within 100 km

  1. 1
    Sirhind 55 km, usually 2 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,000
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹500 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,910
    after ₹90 transport
  2. 2
    Jalandhar City (Jalandhar) 65 km, usually 83 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,500
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹500 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,401
    after ₹100 transport
  3. 3
    Mandi price
    ₹2,500
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹200 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,378
    after ₹122 transport
  4. 4
    Patiala 72 km, usually 3 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,300
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹200 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,194
    after ₹106 transport
  5. 5
    Phagwara 49 km, usually 4 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,134
    On 10 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,049
    after ₹85 transport
  6. 6
    Bhawanigarh 62 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,000
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹1,903
    after ₹97 transport
  7. 7
    Malerkotla 30 km, usually 17 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹1,800
    On 10 Nov
    same as on 1 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,742
    after ₹59 transport
  8. 8
    Patran 95 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹1,800
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹1,673
    after ₹127 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 Ludhiana, 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?

Jalandhar City (Jalandhar), the biggest watermelon mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹2,000 ₹2,200 ₹2,400 ₹2,600 ₹2,800
2 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹2,500 a quintal on 12 Nov
Up 14% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

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

0 500 t 1,000 t 1,500 t
₹0 ₹2,000
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 5 to 6 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).