Tomato cheapest in Madhya Pradesh, dearest in Keralam
Across 14 major states' mandis, Tomato's median was ₹1,500 a quintal in Madhya Pradesh and ₹4,200 in Keralam — a 180% gap.
Key numbers
- Cheapest
- Madhya Pradesh ₹1,500
- Dearest
- Keralam ₹4,200
- States
- 14
New Delhi: State medians, cheapest to dearest: Madhya Pradesh ₹1,500, Maharashtra ₹1,500, Uttar Pradesh ₹2,000, Karnataka ₹2,000, Gujarat ₹2,050, Rajasthan ₹2,263, Punjab ₹2,500, Haryana ₹2,500, Telangana ₹2,800, Himachal Pradesh ₹3,200, Odisha ₹3,500, West Bengal ₹3,650, Tamil Nadu ₹4,000 and Keralam ₹4,200.
This gap between states comes from Tomato'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’.
Tomato: national median, day by day
- 3 Oct666 mandis
- 4 Oct462 mandis
- 5 Oct622 mandis
- 6 Oct608 mandis
- 7 Oct619 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
- ManubazarSouth Tripura, Tripura · Hybrid₹6,800
- Mayabander Vegetable MarketNorth and Middle Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar · Tomato₹6,500
- Gondatwisa APMCDhalai, Tripura · Hybrid₹6,500
- HalahaliDhalai, Tripura · Deshi₹6,000
- Paramakudi(Uzhavar Sandhai )Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu · Deshi₹5,650
Lowest
- Firozabad APMCFirozabad, Uttar Pradesh₹1,000
- Vantamamidi APMCSiddipet, Telangana · Tomato₹1,000
- Chevella APMCRanga Reddy, Telangana · Local₹1,000
- APMC SangamnerAhilyanagar, Maharashtra₹1,000
- APMC KhedPune, Maharashtra · Local₹1,000
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.
