Maize Price at Chitradurga
Agmarknet report for Monday, 5 October 2026 11 days ago · Chitradurga, Karnataka
This market has not reported a maize price since 5 Oct 2026.
What the prices show
On 5 Oct, the price was ₹2,528 per quintal, down 1.5% from ₹2,566 on 30 Sep. Over the last 30 days the price moved between ₹2,525 on 23 Sep and ₹2,778 on 18 Sep. A year earlier, on 3 Oct 2025, the price was ₹2,166; it is now 17% higher.
Maize at Chitradurga last week
Last week (5 Oct to 11 Oct 2026), the Maize price at Chitradurga averaged ₹2,528 per quintal over 1 report days, down 1.8% from ₹2,574 the week before.
In the same week last year it averaged ₹1,980, so last week was 27.7% higher.
How the price moved
Modal price of the main variety: Local (Local). Changes and the chart follow this variety, so they compare like with like.
₹25.28 per kg. Wholesale market price; shops charge more.
Prices by variety on 5 Oct 2026
| Variety | Grade | Min | Max | Modal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | Local | ₹1,809 | ₹2,850 | ₹2,528 |
| Popcorn | Local | ₹3,509 | ₹4,169 | ₹3,939 |
Modal price = the price most trade happened at that day. Prices per quintal.
Price chart (per quintal)
Records from 2025. The all-years chart shows monthly averages.
Reports in the last 30 days
This market reported on 8 of the last 30 days.
| Date | Modal | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct | ₹2,528 | ₹1,809 | ₹2,850 |
| 30 Sep | ₹2,566 | ₹1,801 | ₹2,839 |
| 28 Sep | ₹2,581 | ₹2,009 | ₹2,821 |
| 25 Sep | ₹2,562 | ₹2,050 | ₹2,839 |
| 23 Sep | ₹2,525 | ₹2,001 | ₹2,830 |
| 21 Sep | ₹2,660 | ₹2,200 | ₹2,866 |
| 18 Sep | ₹2,778 | ₹2,369 | ₹2,995 |
| 17 Sep | ₹2,702 | ₹2,511 | ₹2,852 |
| 11 Sep | ₹2,690 | ₹2,529 | ₹2,830 |
| 9 Sep | ₹2,657 | ₹1,561 | ₹2,819 |
| 7 Sep | ₹2,643 | ₹1,629 | ₹2,769 |
Maize at other markets
Maize prices at every market in Karnataka · Maize prices across India · All prices at Chitradurga
What moves these prices
Where maize is grown and traded, why poultry feed, starch and ethanol demand set its price, the kharif and rabi crops, moisture and quality, and the latest maize prices across markets.
Read the guide: Maize prices in India: feed demand, the seasons and what moves prices
Maize at Chitradurga: questions
What is the maize price at Chitradurga?
The latest report is from 5 Oct 2026: ₹2,528 per quintal for the Local variety. Chitradurga has not reported it today yet; every price here shows its own date.
What do the minimum, maximum and modal prices mean?
The minimum and maximum are the lowest and highest prices at which the produce sold that day. The modal price is the price at which most of it sold, so it is the best single figure; our charts and changes use it.
How do I turn the quintal price into a price per kg?
A quintal is 100 kg, so divide by 100: ₹2,528 per quintal is ₹25.28 per kg.
Why does Chitradurga list several varieties?
Markets report prices by variety and grade. So that changes compare like with like, the changes and charts here follow Local, the variety Chitradurga reports most often; the table lists every variety.
How often does Chitradurga report maize prices?
On 8 of the last 30 days. Markets report on the days they trade and send their data, often later the same day or the next day; Sundays and holidays usually have none. We check for new reports every 20 minutes and show each price with its own date.
Where do these prices come from?
Agmarknet, the Government of India's agricultural marketing portal (Directorate of Marketing and Inspection), collects the prices that market committees report each trading day; we take them from data.gov.in.