Ginger prices near Salem
The latest price at every mandi within reach (each with its date), and where you'd take home the most after the trip.
Best for you now
Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai), 17 km away
₹18,000 a quintal
About ₹17,983 after transport (roughly ₹17 a quintal). Reported yesterday.
Compared with Sooramangalam (Uzhavar Sandhai) (14 km), where the most ginger arrives
+₹1,747 a quintal after transport
- 1 Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 17 km ₹18,000 yesterday you get ₹17,983
- 2 Manachanallur (Uzhavar Sandhai) 96 km, usually 2 tonnes this month ₹18,000 yesterday you get ₹17,904
- 3 Edapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 45 km, usually 4 tonnes this month ₹17,750 yesterday you get ₹17,705
- 4 Thuraiyur 67 km, usually 5 tonnes this month ₹17,500 yesterday you get ₹17,433
- 5 Jalagandapuram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 40 km, usually 2 tonnes this month ₹16,500 yesterday you get ₹16,460
- 6 Mettur (Uzhavar Sandhai) 51 km, usually 5 tonnes this month ₹16,500 yesterday you get ₹16,449
- 7 Thathakapatti (Uzhavar Sandhai) 0 km, location approximate, usually 6 tonnes this month ₹16,250 yesterday you get ₹16,250
- 8 Sooramangalam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 14 km, usually 15 tonnes this month ₹16,250 yesterday you get ₹16,236
You get: the latest price minus transport at ₹1 a quintal per km. Change it above.
Numbers match the list. Darker pays more; bigger is where more usually arrives.
Is the price rising?
Sooramangalam (Uzhavar Sandhai), the biggest ginger mandi near you, over the last six weeks.
₹ a quintal (100 kg)
Which months pay more?
At Sooramangalam (Uzhavar Sandhai), in a usual year. Most ginger reaches the mandi in September. The price is usually lowest in February and highest in August.
Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).