Onion down 2.2% to ₹4,500
Onion's median across 564 mandis was ₹4,500 a quintal, against ₹4,600 on the previous market day. Cheapest ₹1,500 at Rawatsar APMC (Hanumangarh, Rajasthan); dearest ₹12,000 at Kamakhyanagar APMC (Dhenkanal, Odisha).
Key numbers
- Median
- ₹4,500
- Previous day
- ₹4,600
- Mandis
- 564
- Low – high
- ₹1,500 – ₹12,000
New Delhi: Against ₹4,600 on the previous market day (7 October 2026), the price is ₹100 lower (2.2%). 562 mandis reported that day, 564 today.
Median in the major states: Tamil Nadu ₹6,000, Keralam ₹5,800, Himachal Pradesh ₹4,700, West Bengal ₹4,500, Punjab ₹4,200 and Haryana ₹4,200.
Onion prices came in from 564 mandis in 25 states today. The lowest was ₹1,500 and the highest ₹12,000; most of that gap is variety and quality.
Before you sell: compare two or three nearby mandis, add the cost of transport, and take the crop dried and graded — clean produce fetches a better price.
Onion: national median, day by day
- 3 Oct631 mandis
- 4 Oct409 mandis
- 5 Oct590 mandis
- 6 Oct576 mandis
- 7 Oct562 mandis
- 8 Oct564 mandis
The number of reporting mandis changes daily; a day with far fewer or more mandis is a less reliable comparison.
Median by state
Every mandi →Highest- and lowest-paying mandis
Highest
- Kamakhyanagar APMCDhenkanal, Odisha · Onion₹12,000
- Chala MarketThiruvananthapuram, Keralam · Onion₹11,000
- Pala MarketKottayam, Keralam · Onion₹10,800
- Palakkad MarketPalakad, Keralam · Small₹9,600
- Aralamoodu MarketThiruvananthapuram, Keralam · Onion₹9,500
Lowest
- Rawatsar APMCHanumangarh, Rajasthan · 1st Sort₹1,500
- APMC SangamnerAhilyanagar, Maharashtra · Unhali₹1,650
- A lot APMCRatlam, Madhya Pradesh · Onion₹1,690
- Narsinghgarh APMCRajgarh, Madhya Pradesh · Onion₹1,700
- Baran APMCBaran, Rajasthan₹1,800
Modal price, ₹ a quintal. Variety and quality change the price.
This story was written automatically from Agmarknet's official/open data. Every number in it comes from that data — nothing is estimated. Spot a mistake? Write to kisansamacharofficial@gmail.com.
