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Elephant Yam /Amorphophallus up 3.7% to ₹4,200

Elephant Yam /Amorphophallus's median across 147 mandis was ₹4,200 a quintal, against ₹4,050 on the previous market day. Cheapest ₹2,000 at Davangere APMC (Davangere, Karnataka); dearest ₹7,750 at Nanganallur(Uzhavar Sandhai) (Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu).

Key numbers

Median
₹4,200
Previous day
₹4,050
Mandis
147
Low – high
₹2,000 – ₹7,750
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Representative image

New Delhi: Against ₹4,050 on the previous market day (6 October 2026), the price is ₹150 higher (3.7%). 143 mandis reported that day, 147 today.

Elephant Yam /Amorphophallus prices came in from 147 mandis in 7 states today. The lowest was ₹2,000 and the highest ₹7,750; most of that gap is variety and quality.

Before you sell: compare two or three nearby mandis, add the cost of transport, and take the crop dried and graded — clean produce fetches a better price.

Elephant Yam /Amorphophallus: national median, day by day

₹4,400₹4,500₹4,400₹4,050₹4,200
  1. 3 Oct150 mandis
  2. 4 Oct119 mandis
  3. 5 Oct145 mandis
  4. 6 Oct143 mandis
  5. 7 Oct147 mandis

The number of reporting mandis changes daily; a day with far fewer or more mandis is a less reliable comparison.

Median by state

Every mandi →
Tamil Nadu102 mandis₹4,500
Keralam33 mandis₹4,000
Maharashtra2 mandis₹2,775
Gujarat5 mandis₹2,750
Karnataka3 mandis₹2,600

Highest- and lowest-paying mandis

Highest

  1. Nanganallur(Uzhavar Sandhai )Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu · Elephant Yam (Suran)₹7,750
  2. Paramakudi(Uzhavar Sandhai )Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu · Elephant Yam (Suran)₹7,200
  3. Ramanathapuram(Uzhavar Sandhai )Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu · Elephant Yam (Suran)₹7,100
  4. Kuttoor MarketPathanamthitta, Keralam₹6,800
  5. Sirkali(Uzhavar Sandhai )Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu · Elephant Yam (Suran)₹6,750

Lowest

  1. Davangere APMCDavangere, Karnataka · Elephant Yam (Suran)₹2,000
  2. Ahmedabad APMCAhmedabad, Gujarat₹2,400
  3. Surat APMCSurat, Gujarat₹2,550
  4. Kalpetta MarketWayanad, Keralam₹2,600
  5. Mysuru APMCMysuru, Karnataka · Elephant Yam (Suran)₹2,600

Modal price, ₹ a quintal. Variety and quality change the price.

This story was written automatically from Agmarknet's official/open data. Every number in it comes from that data — nothing is estimated. Spot a mistake? Write to kisansamacharofficial@gmail.com.

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