Bareilly Mandi — Mentha, Wheat & Potato Selling Guide (UP)
Bareilly's mandi is unusual because of mentha: the district is part of the mentha belt, and most of that crop's value is realised as oil after distillation rather than as a lot in the yard. The mandi's auction trade is wheat and potato, with mentha moving through distilleries and oil traders on a different set of terms.
Last reviewed: October 2026 · Rates, fees and timings change — check Agmarknet and confirm with the market committee.
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MSP CalculatorWheat and potato go through licensed arhtiyas under the mandi samiti system, with commission commonly around 2.5% on regulated commodities and labour and weighing charged separately. Mentha is a processing crop: the herb is distilled into mentha oil, which is sold by weight to oil traders and exporters at a price that moves with the international menthol market.
Mentha in the kharif-to-rabi window, wheat in rabi, and potato in the winter. Mentha is judged on oil content and distillation quality, wheat on moisture and grain quality, potato on size and freedom from rot. Mentha oil prices are volatile and are not connected to the mandi's grain rates.
Guide first — price is a linked helper, not the headline.
Mentha · modal price / quintal
₹2,534
+₹268 (+11.8%)vs yesterday
Rising vs 7-day avg (+1.0%) — good time to sell
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 account details in the seller's name
- Land record for wheat sold under MSP procurement
- Weighment slip issued at the yard
- Oil test report and the trader's bill, for mentha
Important warnings
- • Mentha oil is priced on menthol content and market demand, and the price can swing sharply. A verbal quote from a trader is not a rate until the oil is tested and weighed.
- • Potato has no MSP; in a glut year the price can fall below the cost of production.
- • Unofficial deductions — dami, galli, labour — should be on the bill; question anything that is not a notified charge.
- • Wheat moisture is read once at the weighbridge, so dry the lot before loading.
- • Legal commission rate: 2.5% arhtiya commission is common on procurement — verify the notified rate.
How to sell your crop at Bareilly Mandi
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For mentha, decide whether you are selling the herb to a distillery or the oil yourself; the two routes pay very differently.
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Get the oil tested for menthol content before agreeing a rate — buyers price on the test.
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For wheat and potato, grade and pack at the farm, and take the weighment slip at the yard.
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Ask for the rate and every deduction to be written on the bill.
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Watch the weighbridge, and keep your own count of bags.
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Keep the bill or the oil sale receipt until the payment clears.
Say 30 quintals of wheat at ₹2,500 a quintal — ₹75,000 gross. Commission at 2.5% is ₹1,875, labour about ₹700, leaving roughly ₹72,400, or ₹2,413 a quintal. A mentha crop is a separate calculation: the herb's value depends on how much oil it yields and what the oil fetches per kilogram that week, so it cannot be compared with a grain rate at all.
Local tips
For mentha, get the oil tested before you negotiate, and keep the test report with the bill. Distilleries and oil traders are a small circle, so a second quote is worth the trip. For wheat and potato, the mandi rules are the same as anywhere in UP — grade, dry, watch the weighbridge, and get every deduction on the bill.
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Uttar Pradesh: registration & rules recap
Wheat/paddy MSP procurement uses a token/registration at the mandi and DBT to bank accounts. Sugarcane runs on a separate cane-area system — payment is per the state advisory price (SAP), not the mandi.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is mentha sold at Bareilly mandi like wheat?
How is mentha oil priced?
What commission is charged at Bareilly mandi?
Does Bareilly mandi procure wheat at MSP?
Why did my potato price fall this year?
Is Bareilly mandi listed on eNAM?
Sources & official links
- Agmarknet — daily arrivals & prices →
- eNAM — national agriculture market portal →
- Agriculture Dept, Uttar Pradesh →
- Food & Civil Supplies (MSP procurement), UP →
- 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 Bareilly market committee.
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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.