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Onion Price at Kattappana Market

Agmarknet report for Saturday, 10 October 2026 6 days ago · Idukki, Kerala

Modal price · main variety
₹55.00per kg
▼ −₹5.00 (8.3%) since 4 Oct

Big (Medium) · ₹5,500 per quintal

This market has not reported a onion price since 10 Oct 2026.

In short

What the prices show

On 10 Oct, the price was ₹55.00 per kg, down 8.3% from ₹60.00 on 4 Oct. Over the last 30 days the price moved between ₹55.00 on 2 Oct and ₹65.00 on 20 Sep.

Last week

Onion at Kattappana Market last week

Last week (5 Oct to 11 Oct 2026), the Onion price at Kattappana Market averaged ₹55.00 per kg over 1 report days, down 4.3% from ₹57.50 the week before.

Last week's full market report

Price movement

How the price moved

▼ −₹5.00 (8.3%) since 4 Oct• no change since 2 Oct▲ +₹3.00 (5.8%) since 6 Sep

Modal price of the main variety: Big (Medium). Changes and the chart follow this variety, so they compare like with like.

₹5,500 per quintal (100 kg). Wholesale market price; shops charge more.

Prices by variety on 10 Oct 2026

VarietyGradeMinMaxModal
BigMedium₹55.00₹58.00₹55.00
SmallMedium₹80.00₹100.00₹96.00

Modal price = the price most trade happened at that day. Prices per kg.

Price chart (per kg)

₹28.04₹38.77₹49.49₹60.22₹70.941 Sep1 OctAvg ₹51.04▲ ₹65.00▼ ₹32.00
₹15.72₹30.02₹44.32₹58.62₹72.92May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026Avg ₹42.46▲ ₹65.00▼ ₹21.00

Records from 2026. The all-years chart shows monthly averages.

Reports in the last 30 days

This market reported on 12 of the last 30 days.

DateModalMinMax
10 Oct₹55.00₹55.00₹58.00
4 Oct₹60.00₹58.00₹60.00
2 Oct₹55.00₹52.00₹55.00
27 Sep₹62.00₹60.00₹65.00
23 Sep₹62.00₹60.00₹62.00
22 Sep₹58.00₹55.00₹60.00
21 Sep₹58.00₹55.00₹60.00
20 Sep₹65.00₹60.00₹65.00
19 Sep₹62.00₹60.00₹65.00
18 Sep₹64.00₹60.00₹65.00
17 Sep₹60.00₹58.00₹60.00
16 Sep₹60.00₹58.00₹60.00

Onion at other markets

MarketStateModalDate
Munnar MarketKerala₹85.0013 Oct
Thodupuzha MarketKerala₹61.0014 Oct
Vandiperiyar MarketKerala₹63.0013 Oct
Aluva MarketKerala₹55.0013 Oct
Anchal MarketKerala₹65.0015 Oct
Angamaly MarketKerala₹52.0015 Oct
Aralamoodu MarketKerala₹65.0014 Oct
Aroor MarketKerala₹53.0015 Oct
Athirampuzha MarketKerala₹47.0015 Oct
Balarampuram MarketKerala₹65.0013 Oct
Broadway market MarketKerala₹52.0014 Oct
Chala MarketKerala₹56.0015 Oct

Onion prices at every market in Kerala · Onion prices across India · All prices at Kattappana Market

Guide

What moves these prices

Where India's onions come from, how the kharif, late kharif and rabi crops shape prices through the year, what government measures do, what the mandi price means, and the latest prices across markets.

Read the guide: Onion prices in India: the three crops, Lasalgaon and why prices jump

Questions

Onion at Kattappana Market: questions

What is the onion price at Kattappana Market?

The latest report is from 10 Oct 2026: ₹55.00 per kg for the Big variety. Kattappana Market 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.

Is this the price per kg in shops?

They are wholesale prices at the market, before transport, handling and shop margins, so prices in shops are usually higher. We show the market's per-quintal price (₹5,500) divided by 100, per kg.

Why does Kattappana Market list several varieties?

Markets report prices by variety and grade. So that changes compare like with like, the changes and charts here follow Big, the variety Kattappana Market reports most often; the table lists every variety.

How often does Kattappana Market report onion prices?

On 12 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.

Source: Agmarknet (Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare), via data.gov.in under the Government Open Data Licence – India. Prices as reported by the market committees; 1 quintal = 100 kg. Markets do not report every day; each price shows its own date. We read the source at 01:50 IST on 16 Oct 2026.