Mandi price terms explained: modal price, quintal, arrivals
Minimum, maximum and modal price, quintal, arrivals, variety and grade: the words on every Agmarknet mandi price, explained simply.
Mandi and APMC
A mandi or market yard is a wholesale market run by an Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC). Farmers and traders sell there by auction or by bargaining, and the committee reports the day's prices and arrivals. Agmarknet, the Government of India's marketing portal, collects these reports.
Minimum, maximum and modal price
The minimum is the lowest price at which the produce sold that day and the maximum the highest. The modal price is the price at which most of it sold, which makes it the best single figure; our charts and changes use it.
Quintal
Mandi prices are per quintal, which is 100 kg. Divide by 100 for a price per kg: ₹2,500 per quintal is ₹25 per kg. On vegetable pages we do that conversion for you.
Variety and grade
One crop is reported in several varieties (for example local and hybrid tomato) and grades (FAQ, meaning fair average quality, and non-FAQ), each with its own price. To compare like with like, we follow the variety each market reports most often.
Arrivals and reporting days
Arrivals are how much produce came into the market that day. Markets report only on days they trade, so Sundays and holidays usually have no price; that is why every price here shows its own date.
Wholesale and retail
Mandi prices are wholesale. Shop prices add transport, handling and margins, so they are higher. Rythu Bazar prices, where farmers sell directly, are closer to what you pay.