Watermelon mandi prices near Solan

Prices checked yesterday at 2:00 pm

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The latest price at every mandi within reach (each with its date), and where you'd take home the most after the trip.

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Bhuntar, 95 km away

₹3,900 a quintal

Mandi price
₹3,900
Transport for about 124 km by road change
−₹127
You get, a quintal, before commission
₹3,773

Reported on 10 Nov.

It's also where the most watermelon arrives nearby.

7 mandis within 100 km

  1. 1
    Bhuntar 95 km, usually 5 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹3,900
    On 10 Nov
    same as on 5 Nov
    You get
    ₹3,773
    after ₹127 transport
  2. 2
    Mandi price
    ₹2,500
    Yesterday
    ▲ +₹200 since 4 Nov
    You get
    ₹2,427
    after ₹74 transport
  3. 3
    Mandi price
    ₹3,800
    On 5 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    same as on 30 Oct
    You get
    ₹3,724
    after ₹76 transport
  4. 4
    Nawan Shahar (Subzi Mandi) 77 km, usually 1 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,800
    On 5 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▼ −₹500 since 30 Oct
    You get
    ₹2,690
    after ₹110 transport
  5. 5
    Sirhind 70 km, usually 2 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,500
    On 5 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▼ −₹500 since 30 Oct
    You get
    ₹2,396
    after ₹104 transport
  6. 6
    Patiala 94 km, usually 3 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,500
    On 6 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    ▲ +₹400 since 29 Oct
    You get
    ₹2,375
    after ₹125 transport
  7. 7
    Naraingarh 67 km, usually 4 tonnes this month
    Mandi price
    ₹2,000
    On 7 Nov, older than the others, not counted as the best
    You get
    ₹1,899
    after ₹101 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 Solan, not from your village. Transport is costed on about 1.3 times that, as roads wind.

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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)

₹3,800 ₹3,825 ₹3,850 ₹3,875 ₹3,900
1 Oct 10 Nov
Latest ₹3,900 a quintal on 10 Nov
Up 3% in six weeks Highest in six weeks

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.

0 5 t 10 t 15 t 20 t
₹0 ₹3,000
June July August September October November December January February March April May
Tonnes arriving in the month (bars, left scale; darker: the most) Usual price, ₹ a quintal (line, its scale in the same colour) Each month averages 3 to 6 years of prices (the years the mandi reported, within 2021 to 2026).
Next time, Mandi prices opens straight here.

Source: Agmarknet daily prices (data.gov.in); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).