Watermelon mandi prices near Shimla
Prices checked yesterday at 2:00 pm
हिंदी में देखेंThe 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
Bhuntar, 87 km away
₹3,900 a quintal
- Mandi price
- ₹3,900
- Transport for about 113 km by road change
- −₹119
- You get, a quintal, before commission
- ₹3,781
Reported on 10 Nov.
It's also where the most watermelon arrives nearby.
4 mandis within 100 km
-
1
Bhuntar 87 km, usually 5 tonnes this month
- Mandi price
- ₹3,900
- On 10 Nov
- same as on 5 Nov
- You get
- ₹3,781
- after ₹119 transport
-
2
Kullu 95 km, usually 5 tonnes this month
- Mandi price
- ₹2,600
- On 10 Nov
- same as on 5 Nov
- You get
- ₹2,473
- after ₹127 transport
-
3
Pmy Bilaspur 92 km
- Mandi price
- ₹3,800
- On 5 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
- same as on 30 Oct
- You get
- ₹3,676
- after ₹124 transport
-
4
Naraingarh 98 km, usually 4 tonnes this month
- Mandi price
- ₹2,000
- On 7 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
- You get
- ₹1,871
- after ₹129 transport
You get: the latest price minus transport, about ₹1.50 a quintal per km for the first 50 km (tractor or pickup) and ₹0.70 after (truck), before the mandi's commission and charges. A small lot is costed as a hired pickup. Set your own rate above.
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Shimla, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.
Numbers match the list. Darker pays more; bigger is where more usually arrives.
Is the price rising?
Bhuntar, the biggest watermelon mandi near you, over the last six weeks.
₹ a quintal (100 kg)
Which months pay more?
At Bhuntar, in a usual year. Most watermelon reaches the mandi in June. The price is usually lowest in June and highest in October.
Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).