On 8 October 2026, the typical Bitter Gourd (Karela) mandi price in Jammu and Kashmir was ₹2,750/quintal (₹27.5/kg); ₹2,250–3,500 across 3 mandis.
₹27.5/kg · ₹2,750/quintal · ₹27,500/tonne (1 quintal = 100 kg, 1 tonne = 10 quintal)
Price date: 8 October 2026 · Updated on 8 Oct 2026 at 10:07 pm IST
Source: Government of India — Agmarknet / data.gov.in, synced 3× daily
8 October 2026 · Range: ₹2,250–₹3,500 / quintal (₹23–₹35 / kg) across 3 Jammu and Kashmir markets
Price is steady — close to last week
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Last week (1 Oct–7 Oct): ₹2,750 · 14 days: ₹2,750
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Typical mandi rate in Jammu and Kashmir is +22.2% over the last 12 days it has data for — ranging ₹2,250–₹3,275 per quintal.
This week (3–8 October) the typical price moved between ₹2,500–₹3,275 per quintal.
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Bitter gourd isn't covered by the government's MSP scheme — MSP applies to a fixed list of roughly two dozen cereals, pulses, oilseeds and commercial crops (wheat, paddy, cotton and similar). Perishable produce like this is priced entirely by mandi demand and supply.
Bitter gourd traded between ₹2,250–₹3,500 per quintal (₹23–₹35 per kg) across 3 APMC markets in Jammu and Kashmir on 8 October 2026 (the latest reported day), based on Agmarknet data.
Kathua (F&V) had the lowest reported price in Jammu and Kashmir on 8 October 2026 at ₹2,250 per quintal.
Parimpore Srinagar (F&V) had the highest reported price in Jammu and Kashmir on 8 October 2026 at ₹3,500 per quintal.
No — Bitter gourd isn't covered by the government's MSP scheme. MSP applies only to a fixed list of roughly two dozen cereals, pulses, oilseeds and commercial crops; perishable produce like this is priced entirely by mandi demand and supply.
Over the last 12 days, the average mandi rate for Bitter gourd in Jammu and Kashmir has risen 22.2%, ranging ₹2,250–₹3,275 per quintal in that window.
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