Koyambedu Wholesale Market — Vegetables, Fruit & Flowers for Chennai (TN)
Koyambedu is Chennai's wholesale market complex, and it is not a regulated APMC yard — it is a wholesale market where licensed traders and commission agents buy from growers and sell to the city's shops, hotels and street vendors. Vegetables, fruit and flowers all move through it, and the flower trade starts before the vegetable trade does.
Last reviewed: October 2026 · Rates, fees and timings change — check Agmarknet and confirm with the market committee.
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MSP CalculatorBecause Koyambedu is a wholesale complex rather than a regulated-market committee yard, the sale is a commercial negotiation with a trader or commission agent, not a statutory auction with a market committee supervising the weighbridge. That has two consequences: the commission and labour terms are agreed with the buyer, and there is no eNAM channel here. Tamil Nadu's Uzhavar Sandhai stalls are the direct-to-consumer alternative.
Vegetables, fruit and flowers through the year, with the city's daily demand setting the pace and a winter peak in vegetables. Vegetables are judged on freshness, size and colour; fruit on ripeness and bruising; flowers on stem length, bloom and colour. None of the three has an MSP, so the morning's arrivals decide everything.
Guide first — price is a linked helper, not the headline.
Vegetables · modal price / quintal
₹1,980
+₹208 (+11.7%)vs yesterday
Steady vs 7-day avg
Prices as of 2026-11-04 · Indicative sample — confirm on Agmarknet/eNAM or with the mandi office.
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Documents you need
- Aadhaar or voter ID of the seller
- Bank details in the seller's own name
- Weighment slip from the trader
- Bill showing the rate and each deduction
- Uzhavar Sandhai allotment slip, if using that channel
Important warnings
- • There is no market committee auction and no eNAM here — the terms are commercial, so everything you agree should be on the bill.
- • Vegetables, fruit and flowers have no MSP; a slow morning means a lower price or spoilage.
- • Flowers lose value within hours, and a late arrival at Koyambedu is a straight discount.
- • A mixed or over-ripe crate is discounted heavily — grading at the farm is the only real control you have.
- • Legal commission rate: Market fee ~1%; commission varies by committee — verify the notified rate.
How to sell your crop at Koyambedu Wholesale Market
- 1
Grade and pack at the farm — one size and one grade per crate, because a mixed crate is priced at its worst item.
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Reach the complex early: flowers first, then vegetables, because the buyers resupply the city the same day.
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Weigh at the trader's scale and watch the reading; keep your own crate count.
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Agree the rate and the deductions before the lot is unloaded, and get them on the bill.
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Take a copy of the bill and the weighment slip.
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Follow the payment to your bank account and keep the papers until it clears.
Say 20 quintals of tomato at ₹1,300 a quintal — ₹26,000 gross. Commission at about 3% is ₹780, hamali and crate handling about ₹500, transport ₹900, leaving roughly ₹23,820, or ₹1,191 a quintal. The same load reaching the complex after the buyers have gone round can clear ₹1,150 or less — the hour is worth more than the negotiation.
Local tips
In a wholesale complex the terms live on the bill, so insist on one. Sell flowers first if you carry them, grade vegetables by size, and keep your own crate count so the weighment can be checked. If you try Uzhavar Sandhai, do it with a small lot first — the stalls are limited and go early.
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Tamil Nadu: registration & rules recap
Uzhavar Sandhai lets farmers sell directly to consumers with no commission agent. For MSP paddy, register at notified DPCs (Direct Purchase Centres).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Koyambedu a regulated mandi like an APMC?
What commission is charged at Koyambedu?
What time should I reach Koyambedu?
Can I sell direct to consumers in Chennai instead?
Does Koyambedu buy flowers?
Is Koyambedu on eNAM?
Sources & official links
- Agmarknet — daily arrivals & prices →
- eNAM — national agriculture market portal →
- Dept of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Tamil Nadu →
- TNCSC — paddy Direct Purchase Centres (DPC) →
- data.gov.in — Agmarknet open data (API) →
Verify today's rate on Agmarknet before you load, and confirm commission, hamali and other charges with the Chennai market committee.
Tamil Nadu
Mandi prices and government rules change often — always confirm current prices and procedures with your local mandi office or the official Agmarknet/eNAM portal. Ask Sahayak below for the latest guidance.