Yam mandi prices near Ernakulam

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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Udumalpet, 91 km away

₹8,750 a quintal

Mandi price
₹8,750
Transport for about 118 km by road change
−₹123
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹8,627

Reported yesterday.

Compared with Kattappana Market (63 km), where the most yam arrives

₹3,125 a quintal more after transport

3 mandis within 100 km

  1. 1
    Udumalpet 91 km, usually 2 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹8,750
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹250 since 7 Nov
    You get
    ₹8,627
    after ₹123 transport
  2. 2
    Kattappana Market 63 km, usually 92 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,600
    On 10 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,503
    after ₹97 transport
  3. 3
    Thodupuzha Market 19 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹5,100
    On 11 Nov
    same as on 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹5,063
    after ₹38 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 Ernakulam, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.

25 km 50 km 75 km 100 km 1 2 3 You

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

Is the price rising?

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

₹ a quintal (100 kg)

₹4,800 ₹5,000 ₹5,200 ₹5,400 ₹5,600
2 Oct 10 Nov
Latest ₹5,600 a quintal on 10 Nov
Up 14% in six weeks Highest in six weeks

Which months pay more?

At Kattappana Market, in a usual year. Most yam reaches the mandi in August. The price is usually lowest in February and highest in August.

0 25 t 50 t 75 t 100 t
₹3,500
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).

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.

  • Pollachi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 80 km ₹6,500 a quintal yesterday
  • Chinnamanur (Uzhavar Sandhai) 86 km ₹5,000 a quintal yesterday
  • Theni (Uzhavar Sandhai) 93 km ₹5,000 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).