Potato cheapest in Uttar Pradesh, dearest in Tamil Nadu
Across 14 major states' mandis, Potato's median was ₹600 a quintal in Uttar Pradesh and ₹3,000 in Tamil Nadu — a 400% gap.
Key numbers
- Cheapest
- Uttar Pradesh ₹600
- Dearest
- Tamil Nadu ₹3,000
- States
- 14
New Delhi: State medians, cheapest to dearest: Uttar Pradesh ₹600, Punjab ₹700, West Bengal ₹700, Rajasthan ₹775, Madhya Pradesh ₹850, Haryana ₹900, Gujarat ₹1,290, Maharashtra ₹1,300, Himachal Pradesh ₹1,500, Odisha ₹1,600, Telangana ₹1,700, Karnataka ₹1,750, Keralam ₹2,800 and Tamil Nadu ₹3,000.
This gap between states comes from Potato's variety, seasonal arrivals and distance. Traders buy in the cheap state and sell in the dear one — so compare your state’s price with the neighbours’.
Potato: national median, day by day
- 3 Oct534 mandis
- 4 Oct401 mandis
- 5 Oct516 mandis
- 6 Oct526 mandis
- 7 Oct520 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
- Aluva MarketErnakulam, Keralam · Potato₹3,500
- Aruppukottai(Uzhavar Sandhai )Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu · Red Nanital₹3,500
- Katpadi (Uzhavar Sandhai )Vellore, Tamil Nadu · Red Nanital₹3,500
- Padappai(Uzhavar Sandhai )Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu₹3,500
- Rasipuram(Uzhavar Sandhai )Namakkal, Tamil Nadu₹3,500
Lowest
- Vilthararoad APMCBallia, Uttar Pradesh₹400
- Lohian Khas APMCJalandhar, Punjab₹400
- Khandwa(F&V) APMCKhandwa, Madhya Pradesh · Potato₹400
- Katni(F&V) APMCKatni, Madhya Pradesh₹406
- Nakodar APMCJalandhar, Punjab · Potato₹440
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.
