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Potato Price at Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai)

Agmarknet report for Monday, 12 October 2026 4 days ago · Salem, Tamil Nadu

Modal price · main variety
₹33.00per kg
▲ +₹1.00 (3.1%) since 11 Oct

Red Nanital (Local) · ₹3,300 per quintal

This market has not reported a potato price since 12 Oct 2026.

In short

What the prices show

On 12 Oct, the price was ₹33.00 per kg, up 3.1% from ₹32.00 on 11 Oct. Over the last 30 days the price moved between ₹30.00 on 22 Sep and ₹36.00 on 16 Sep.

Last week

Potato at Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) last week

Last week (5 Oct to 11 Oct 2026), the Potato price at Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) averaged ₹32.00 per kg over 2 report days, down 3.0% from ₹33.00 the week before.

Last week's full market report

Price movement

How the price moved

▲ +₹1.00 (3.1%) since 11 Oct▲ +₹1.00 (3.1%) since 4 Oct▼ −₹1.00 (2.9%) since 12 Sep

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

₹3,300 per quintal (100 kg). Wholesale market price; shops charge more.

Prices by variety on 12 Oct 2026

VarietyGradeMinMaxModal
Red NanitalLocal₹32.00₹34.00₹33.00

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

Price chart (per kg)

₹29.28₹31.23₹33.18₹35.13₹37.081 Aug1 Sep1 OctAvg ₹32.05▲ ₹36.00▼ ₹30.00
₹26.12₹29.86₹33.59₹37.33₹41.07May 2026Jul 2026Sep 2026Avg ₹31.81▲ ₹39.00▼ ₹27.50

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

Reports in the last 30 days

This market reported on 10 of the last 30 days.

DateModalMinMax
12 Oct₹33.00₹32.00₹34.00
11 Oct₹32.00₹30.00₹34.00
10 Oct₹32.00₹30.00₹34.00
4 Oct₹32.00₹30.00₹34.00
2 Oct₹34.00₹34.00₹34.00
24 Sep₹30.00₹30.00₹30.00
23 Sep₹30.00₹30.00₹30.00
22 Sep₹30.00₹30.00₹30.00
17 Sep₹32.50₹30.00₹35.00
16 Sep₹36.00₹36.00₹36.00
15 Sep₹36.00₹36.00₹36.00
14 Sep₹33.00₹30.00₹36.00
13 Sep₹33.00₹30.00₹36.00

Potato at other markets

MarketStateModalDate
Ammapet (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹47.5015 Oct
Athur (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹52.5015 Oct
Attayampatti (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹50.0014 Oct
Edapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹27.5015 Oct
Elampillai (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹45.0015 Oct
Hasthampatti (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹29.0015 Oct
Jalagandapuram (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹29.0015 Oct
Mettur (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹42.5015 Oct
Sooramangalam (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹55.0015 Oct
Thammampatti (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹31.0015 Oct
Thathakapatti (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹36.5015 Oct
A.Jattihalli (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹28.5015 Oct

Potato prices at every market in Tamil Nadu · Potato prices across India · All prices at Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai)

Questions

Potato at Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai): questions

What is the potato price at Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai)?

The latest report is from 12 Oct 2026: ₹33.00 per kg for the Red Nanital variety. Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) 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 (₹3,300) divided by 100, per kg.

Why does Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) list several varieties?

Markets report prices by variety and grade. So that changes compare like with like, the changes and charts here follow Red Nanital, the variety Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) reports most often; the table lists every variety.

How often does Vazhapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) report potato prices?

On 10 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.