Onion 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 today
Kumarapalayam (Uzhavar Sandhai), 61 km away
₹8,100 a quintal
About ₹8,039 after transport (roughly ₹61 a quintal). Reported today.
Compared with Dharmapuri (Uzhavar Sandhai) (55 km), where the most onion arrives
+₹2,344 a quintal after transport
- 1 Kumarapalayam (Uzhavar Sandhai) 61 km, usually 6 tonnes this month ₹8,100 ▲ +₹700 you get ₹8,039
- 2 Sankarapuram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 68 km, usually 7 tonnes this month ₹7,000 ▲ +₹0 you get ₹6,932
- 3 Kallakurichi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 78 km, usually 10 tonnes this month ₹7,000 ▲ +₹0 you get ₹6,922
- 4 Rasipuram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 22 km, usually 20 tonnes this month ₹6,900 ▲ +₹0 you get ₹6,878
- 5 Perambalur (Uzhavar Sandhai) 81 km, usually 22 tonnes this month ₹6,900 ▼ −₹300 you get ₹6,819
- 6 Jalagandapuram (Uzhavar Sandhai) 40 km, usually 5 tonnes this month ₹6,750 ▲ +₹0 you get ₹6,710
- 7 Edapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 45 km, usually 15 tonnes this month ₹6,750 ▲ +₹250 you get ₹6,705
- 8 Perundurai (Uzhavar Sandhai) 83 km, usually 7 tonnes this month ₹6,750 yesterday you get ₹6,667
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Numbers match the list. Darker pays more; bigger is where more usually arrives.
Is the price rising?
Dharmapuri (Uzhavar Sandhai), the biggest onion mandi near you, over the last six weeks.
₹ a quintal (100 kg)
Which months pay more?
At Dharmapuri (Uzhavar Sandhai), in a usual year. Most onion reaches the mandi in January. The price is usually lowest in May and highest in December.
Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).