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Watermelon Price at Athur (Uzhavar Sandhai)

Agmarknet report for Saturday, 10 October 2026 6 days ago · Salem, Tamil Nadu

Modal price · main variety
₹17.50per kg
• no change since 9 Oct

Water Melon (Local) · ₹1,750 per quintal

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

In short

What the prices show

On 10 Oct, the price was ₹17.50 per kg, the same as on 9 Oct. A year earlier, on 10 Oct 2025, the price was ₹20.00; it is now 12% lower.

Last week

Watermelon at Athur (Uzhavar Sandhai) last week

Last week (5 Oct to 11 Oct 2026), the Watermelon price at Athur (Uzhavar Sandhai) averaged ₹17.50 per kg over 5 report days, about the same as the week before (₹17.50).

In the same week last year it averaged ₹20.00, so last week was 12.5% lower.

Last week's full market report

Price movement

How the price moved

• no change since 9 Oct• no change since 3 Oct• no change since 10 Sep▼ −₹2.50 (12.5%) since 10 Oct 2025

Modal price of the main variety: Water Melon (Local).

₹1,750 per quintal (100 kg). Wholesale market price; shops charge more.

Prices by variety on 10 Oct 2026

VarietyGradeMinMaxModal
Water MelonLocal₹15.00₹20.00₹17.50

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

Price chart (per kg)

₹12.72₹14.83₹16.95₹19.06₹21.171 Aug1 Sep1 OctAvg ₹17.47▲ ₹20.00▼ ₹13.50
₹12.42₹15.35₹18.27₹21.20₹24.12Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026Sep 2026Avg ₹18.79▲ ₹22.50▼ ₹13.50
₹13.73₹16.27₹18.82₹21.36₹23.9120252026Avg ₹17.99▲ ₹22.50▼ ₹14.67

Records from 2024. The all-years chart shows monthly averages.

Reports in the last 30 days

This market reported on 24 of the last 30 days.

DateModalMinMax
10 Oct₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
9 Oct₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
8 Oct₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
7 Oct₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
5 Oct₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
4 Oct₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
3 Oct₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
2 Oct₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
1 Oct₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
30 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
29 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
28 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
27 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
26 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
25 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
24 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
23 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
22 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
21 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
20 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
19 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
18 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
17 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
16 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
15 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
14 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
13 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
12 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00
11 Sep₹17.50₹15.00₹20.00

Watermelon at other markets

MarketStateModalDate
Mettur (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹17.5015 Oct
Thathakapatti (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹17.5015 Oct
Anaiyur (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹22.5015 Oct
Anna nagar (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹20.0015 Oct
Chokkikulam (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹22.5015 Oct
Hosur (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹37.5015 Oct
Kulithalai (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹27.5015 Oct
Kumarapalayam (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹12.5015 Oct
Mettupalayam (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹22.5015 Oct
Mohanur (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹18.0010 Oct
Namakkal (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹17.5015 Oct
Nanganallur (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹22.5015 Oct

Watermelon prices at every market in Tamil Nadu · Watermelon prices across India · All prices at Athur (Uzhavar Sandhai)

Questions

Watermelon at Athur (Uzhavar Sandhai): questions

What is the watermelon price at Athur (Uzhavar Sandhai)?

The latest report is from 10 Oct 2026: ₹17.50 per kg for the Water Melon variety. Athur (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 (₹1,750) divided by 100, per kg.

How often does Athur (Uzhavar Sandhai) report watermelon prices?

On 24 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.