Yam mandi prices near Gangtok

Prices checked yesterday at 9:00 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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Kohima, 572 km away

₹6,000 a quintal

Mandi price
₹6,000
Transport for about 744 km by road change
−₹561
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹5,439

Reported on 11 Nov.

Compared with Bhanjanagar (923 km), where the most yam arrives

₹2,219 a quintal more after transport

9 mandis within 1,000 km

  1. 1
    Kohima 572 km
    Mandi price
    ₹6,000
    On 11 Nov
    ▲ +₹1,000 since 3 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,439
    after ₹561 transport
  2. 2
    Wokha Town 571 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,800
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹400 since 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹4,241
    after ₹559 transport
  3. 3
    Tsemenyu 566 km, usually 8 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,500
    Yesterday
    You get
    ₹3,945
    after ₹555 transport
  4. 4
    Baghty 559 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,200
    Yesterday
    ▼ −₹300 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,651
    after ₹549 transport
  5. 5
    Bhanjanagar 923 km, usually 91 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹4,100
    On 12 Nov
    ▲ +₹400 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,220
    after ₹880 transport
  6. 6
    Raigarh 812 km, usually 23 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,250
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹250 since 6 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,471
    after ₹779 transport
  7. 7
    Phek 603 km, usually 5 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,600
    On 10 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▼ −₹400 since 3 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,011
    after ₹589 transport
  8. 8
    Hinjilicut 962 km, usually 298 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,600
    On 7 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▲ +₹500 since 2 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,684
    after ₹916 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 Gangtok, 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?

Bhanjanagar, the biggest yam mandi near you, over the last six weeks.

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

0 ₹2,000 ₹4,000 ₹6,000 ₹8,000
6 Oct 12 Nov
Latest ₹4,100 a quintal on 12 Nov
Down 37% in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Bhanjanagar, in a usual year. Most yam reaches the mandi in December. The price is usually lowest in March and highest in August.

0 50 t 100 t 150 t
₹0 ₹6,000
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 to 3 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).