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Yam Price Today at Edapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai)

Agmarknet report for Saturday, 17 October 2026 today · Salem, Tamil Nadu

Modal price · main variety
₹47.50per kg
• no change since 16 Oct

Yam (Ratalu) (Local) · ₹4,750 per quintal

In short

What the prices show

On 17 Oct, the price was ₹47.50 per kg, the same as on 16 Oct. Over the last 30 days the price moved between ₹47.50 on 11 Oct and ₹52.50 on 7 Oct.

Last week

Yam at Edapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) last week

Last week (5 Oct to 11 Oct 2026), the Yam price at Edapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) averaged ₹51.25 per kg over 4 report days.

During the week it ranged from ₹47.50 on 11 Oct to ₹52.50 on 7 Oct.

Last week's full market report

Price movement

How the price moved

• no change since 16 Oct▼ −₹5.00 (9.5%) since 7 Oct

Modal price of the main variety: Yam (Ratalu) (Local).

₹4,750 per quintal (100 kg). Wholesale market price; shops charge more.

Prices by variety on 17 Oct 2026

VarietyGradeMinMaxModal
Yam (Ratalu)Local₹45.00₹50.00₹47.50

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

Price chart (per kg)

₹46.90₹48.52₹50.15₹51.77₹53.4012 OctAvg ₹49.38▲ ₹52.50▼ ₹47.50
₹44.80₹52.11₹59.42₹66.74₹74.05Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026Sep 2026Avg ₹52.00▲ ₹70.00▼ ₹47.50

Records from 2025. The all-years chart shows monthly averages.

Reports in the last 30 days

This market reported on 8 of the last 30 days.

DateModalMinMax
17 Oct₹47.50₹45.00₹50.00
16 Oct₹47.50₹45.00₹50.00
14 Oct₹47.50₹45.00₹50.00
13 Oct₹47.50₹45.00₹50.00
11 Oct₹47.50₹45.00₹50.00
7 Oct₹52.50₹50.00₹55.00
6 Oct₹52.50₹50.00₹55.00
5 Oct₹52.50₹50.00₹55.00

Yam at other markets

MarketStateModalDate
Ammapet (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹67.5017 Oct
Athur (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹37.5017 Oct
Sooramangalam (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹67.5017 Oct
Thathakapatti (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹75.0017 Oct
Anaiyur (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹57.5017 Oct
Andipatti (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹49.0017 Oct
Arani (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹55.0017 Oct
Chengam (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹55.0017 Oct
Cheyyar (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹54.0017 Oct
Chinnalapatti (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹65.0017 Oct
Chinnamanur (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹50.0017 Oct
Chokkikulam (Uzhavar Sandhai)Tamil Nadu₹57.5017 Oct

Yam prices at every market in Tamil Nadu · Yam prices across India · All prices at Edapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai)

Questions

Yam at Edapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai): questions

What is the yam price at Edapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai)?

Today (17 Oct 2026) the modal price of yam (Yam (Ratalu)) at Edapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) is ₹47.50 per kg.

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 (₹4,750) divided by 100, per kg.

How often does Edapadi (Uzhavar Sandhai) report yam prices?

On 8 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 09:51 IST on 17 Oct 2026.