On 8 October 2026, the typical Watermelon (Tarbooj) mandi price in Tamil Nadu was ₹1,850/quintal (₹18.5/kg); ₹1,250–3,750 across 22 mandis.
₹18.5/kg · ₹1,850/quintal · ₹18,500/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: ₹1,250–₹3,750 / quintal (₹13–₹38 / kg) across 22 Tamil Nadu markets
Typical mandi rate in Tamil Nadu is -2.6% over the last 2 days it has data for — ranging ₹1,850–₹1,900 per quintal.
This week (7–8 October) the typical price moved between ₹1,850–₹1,900 per quintal.
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Water Melon 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.
Water Melon traded between ₹1,250–₹3,750 per quintal (₹13–₹38 per kg) across 22 APMC markets in Tamil Nadu on 8 October 2026 (the latest reported day), based on Agmarknet data.
Periyar Nagar(Uzhavar Sandhai ) had the lowest reported price in Tamil Nadu on 8 October 2026 at ₹1,250 per quintal.
Hosur(Uzhavar Sandhai ) had the highest reported price in Tamil Nadu on 8 October 2026 at ₹3,750 per quintal.
No — Water Melon 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 2 days, the average mandi rate for Water Melon in Tamil Nadu has fallen 2.6%, ranging ₹1,850–₹1,900 per quintal in that window.
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