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Paddy (Dhan) Price at Vellore RM

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

Modal price · main variety
₹3,590per quintal
▲ +₹216 (6.4%) since 14 Oct

Other (Local) · ₹35.90 per kg

In short

What the prices show

On 15 Oct, the price was ₹3,590 per quintal, up 6.4% from ₹3,374 on 14 Oct. Over the last 30 days the price moved between ₹2,659 on 18 Sep and ₹3,590 on 15 Oct. That is the highest price in our records, which start in 2026.

Last week

Paddy (Dhan) at Vellore RM last week

Last week (5 Oct to 11 Oct 2026), the Paddy (Dhan) price at Vellore RM averaged ₹2,980 per quintal over 3 report days, about the same as the week before (₹2,986).

During the week it ranged from ₹2,854 on 9 Oct to ₹3,152 on 8 Oct.

Last week's full market report

Price movement

How the price moved

▲ +₹216 (6.4%) since 14 Oct▲ +₹438 (13.9%) since 8 Oct▲ +₹850 (31.0%) since 11 Sep

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

₹35.90 per kg. Wholesale market price; shops charge more.

Prices by variety on 15 Oct 2026

VarietyGradeMinMaxModal
OtherLocal₹2,092₹5,088₹3,590

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

Price chart (per quintal)

₹2,471₹2,796₹3,120₹3,445₹3,7709 Sep16 Sep23 Sep30 Sep7 OctAvg ₹2,974▲ ₹3,590▼ ₹2,591

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

Reports in the last 30 days

This market reported on 15 of the last 30 days.

DateModalMinMax
15 Oct₹3,590₹2,092₹5,088
14 Oct₹3,374₹1,867₹4,880
13 Oct₹2,992₹1,308₹4,675
12 Oct₹3,531₹2,481₹4,581
9 Oct₹2,854₹1,228₹4,481
8 Oct₹3,152₹1,889₹4,415
5 Oct₹2,933₹1,871₹3,995
30 Sep₹3,094₹2,268₹3,920
29 Sep₹3,046₹2,211₹3,880
28 Sep₹2,818₹1,796₹3,839
22 Sep₹2,759₹1,830₹3,688
21 Sep₹3,101₹2,569₹3,633
18 Sep₹2,659₹1,679₹3,639
17 Sep₹2,938₹2,177₹3,699
16 Sep₹3,412₹3,195₹3,628

Paddy (Dhan) at other markets

MarketStateModalDate
AmburTamil Nadu₹1,6007 Oct
AmmoorTamil Nadu₹3,09412 Oct
ArcotTamil Nadu₹1,4806 Oct
GudiyathamTamil Nadu₹1,63412 Oct
Gudiyatham RMTamil Nadu₹1,63412 Oct
KalavaiTamil Nadu₹2,3007 Oct
KatpadiTamil Nadu₹1,2506 Oct
Katpadi RMTamil Nadu₹1,2506 Oct
VaniyambadiTamil Nadu₹1,8007 Oct
VelloreTamil Nadu₹3,53112 Oct
Ammoor RMTamil Nadu₹3,49215 Oct
Avalurpet RMTamil Nadu₹3,62015 Oct

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

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

The latest report is from 15 Oct 2026: ₹3,590 per quintal for the Other variety. Vellore 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: ₹3,590 per quintal is ₹35.90 per kg.

Why does Vellore RM list several varieties?

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

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

On 15 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.