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Paddy (Dhan) Price at Sankarapuram RM

Agmarknet report for Thursday, 15 October 2026 yesterday · Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu

Modal price · main variety
₹2,838per quintal
▼ −₹428 (13.1%) since 14 Oct

Other (Local) · ₹28.38 per kg

In short

What the prices show

On 15 Oct, the price was ₹2,838 per quintal, down 13.1% from ₹3,266 on 14 Oct. Over the last 30 days the price moved between ₹2,070 on 23 Sep and ₹3,266 on 14 Oct.

Last week

Paddy (Dhan) at Sankarapuram RM last week

Last week (5 Oct to 11 Oct 2026), the Paddy (Dhan) price at Sankarapuram RM averaged ₹2,691 per quintal over 3 report days, up 13.1% from ₹2,380 the week before.

During the week it ranged from ₹2,532 on 9 Oct to ₹2,869 on 6 Oct.

Last week's full market report

Price movement

How the price moved

▼ −₹428 (13.1%) since 14 Oct▼ −₹32 (1.1%) since 6 Oct▲ +₹566 (24.9%) since 15 Sep

Modal price of the main variety: Other (Local).

₹28.38 per kg. Wholesale market price; shops charge more.

Prices by variety on 15 Oct 2026

VarietyGradeMinMaxModal
OtherLocal₹2,836₹2,839₹2,838

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

Price chart (per quintal)

₹1,926₹2,315₹2,703₹3,092₹3,4818 Sep15 Sep22 Sep29 Sep6 Oct13 OctAvg ₹2,529▲ ₹3,266▼ ₹2,070

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

Reports in the last 30 days

This market reported on 16 of the last 30 days.

DateModalMinMax
15 Oct₹2,838₹2,836₹2,839
14 Oct₹3,266₹2,770₹3,761
13 Oct₹3,114₹2,604₹3,625
12 Oct₹2,546₹2,539₹2,554
9 Oct₹2,532₹1,854₹3,211
6 Oct₹2,869₹2,419₹3,319
5 Oct₹2,672₹2,469₹2,876
1 Oct₹2,368₹2,284₹2,453
30 Sep₹2,376₹2,128₹2,625
28 Sep₹2,394₹2,394₹2,394
24 Sep₹2,624₹2,303₹2,945
23 Sep₹2,070₹1,633₹2,506
22 Sep₹2,369₹2,369₹2,369
21 Sep₹2,784₹2,338₹3,231
17 Sep₹3,126₹3,126₹3,126
16 Sep₹2,334₹2,334₹2,334

Paddy (Dhan) at other markets

MarketStateModalDate
Thirunavalur RMTamil Nadu₹1,97412 Oct
Ammoor RMTamil Nadu₹3,49215 Oct
Avalurpet RMTamil Nadu₹3,62015 Oct
Budalur RMTamil Nadu₹2,40015 Oct
Madathukkulam RMTamil Nadu₹2,55015 Oct
Mayiladuthurai RMTamil Nadu₹2,30815 Oct
Vaniyambadi RMTamil Nadu₹1,80015 Oct
Vellore RMTamil Nadu₹3,59015 Oct
Vikaravandi RMTamil Nadu₹2,18615 Oct
Villupuram RMTamil Nadu₹2,22415 Oct
AmbasamudramTamil Nadu₹1,90012 Oct
Ambasamudram RMTamil Nadu₹1,90013 Oct

Paddy (Dhan) prices at every market in Tamil Nadu · Paddy (Dhan) prices across India · All prices at Sankarapuram RM

Guide

What moves these prices

How the two paddy crops a year and government buying at the minimum support price work, why fine varieties like BPT 5204 sell higher than common paddy, what moves prices, and the latest paddy prices across markets.

Read the guide: Paddy prices in Telangana and AP: MSP, fine and common varieties

Questions

Paddy (Dhan) at Sankarapuram RM: questions

What is the paddy (dhan) price at Sankarapuram RM?

The latest report is from 15 Oct 2026: ₹2,838 per quintal for the Other variety. Sankarapuram RM 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: ₹2,838 per quintal is ₹28.38 per kg.

How often does Sankarapuram RM report paddy (dhan) prices?

On 16 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.