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Pomegranate Mandi Market prices today in Uttar Pradesh | 24-Sep-2025


Latest Pomegranate market price updates in Uttar Pradesh, the average price for Pomegranate is ₹ 4670/Quintal. The lowest market price stands at ₹ 4650/Quintal, while the Highest market price reaches ₹ 8000/Quintal as of 24-Sep-2025


Summary of Pomegranate market prices in Uttar Pradesh today.

1 kg Price: ₹ 46.7 /kg
Quintal (100 kg) Price: ₹ 4,670 /Quintal
Ton (1000 kg) Price: ₹ 46,700 /Ton
Avg Market Price: ₹ 4,650/Quintal
Min Market Price: ₹ 4,670/Quintal
Max Market Price:₹ 8,000/Quintal
Price updated:24 Sep 2025
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Pomegranate Mandi Market prices today in Uttar Pradesh | 24-Sep-2025.

District Market Commodity Variety Maximum Price Average Price Minimum Price Last Updated On Mobile App
Hardoi

Madhoganj

Pomegranate

Other ₹ 6,550 ₹ 6,520 ₹ 6,500 24 Sep 2025

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Khiri (Lakhimpur)

Mohammdi

Pomegranate

Other ₹ 6,750 ₹ 6,700 ₹ 6,650 24 Sep 2025

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Lalitpur

Lalitpur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 4,700 ₹ 4,670 ₹ 4,650 24 Sep 2025

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Kannuj

Kannauj

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,500 ₹ 5,400 ₹ 5,300 24 Sep 2025

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Kanpur

Kanpur(Grain)

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,550 ₹ 5,450 ₹ 5,350 24 Sep 2025

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Farukhabad

Farukhabad

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,600 ₹ 5,550 ₹ 5,400 24 Sep 2025

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Kannuj

Chhibramau

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,750 ₹ 5,650 ₹ 5,550 24 Sep 2025

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Jaunpur

Jaunpur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,750 ₹ 5,700 ₹ 5,650 24 Sep 2025

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Jaunpur

Mugrabaadshahpur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,880 ₹ 5,780 ₹ 5,680 24 Sep 2025

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Sambhal

Muradabad

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,950 ₹ 5,900 ₹ 5,850 24 Sep 2025

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Sambhal

Chandausi

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,950 ₹ 5,925 ₹ 5,900 24 Sep 2025

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Ghazipur

Gazipur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,760 ₹ 5,730 ₹ 5,700 24 Sep 2025

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Kanpur Dehat

Pukharayan

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,050 ₹ 5,040 ₹ 5,025 24 Sep 2025

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Deoria

Devariya

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,025 ₹ 6,010 ₹ 6,000 24 Sep 2025

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Azamgarh

Azamgarh

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,100 ₹ 6,050 ₹ 6,000 24 Sep 2025

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Bulandshahar

Siyana

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,400 ₹ 6,300 ₹ 6,200 24 Sep 2025

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Siddharth Nagar

Naugarh

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,260 ₹ 6,250 ₹ 6,240 24 Sep 2025

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Rampur

Vilaspur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,500 ₹ 6,000 ₹ 5,500 24 Sep 2025

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Amethi

Sultanpur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,550 ₹ 6,500 ₹ 6,480 24 Sep 2025

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Mainpuri

Mainpuri

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,600 ₹ 6,500 ₹ 6,400 24 Sep 2025

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Sitapur

Viswan

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,600 ₹ 6,550 ₹ 6,500 24 Sep 2025

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Firozabad

Firozabad

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,625 ₹ 6,430 ₹ 6,200 24 Sep 2025

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Shamli

Shamli

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,650 ₹ 6,600 ₹ 6,550 24 Sep 2025

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Auraiya

Auraiya

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,700 ₹ 5,500 ₹ 5,300 24 Sep 2025

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Barabanki

Barabanki

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,690 ₹ 6,640 ₹ 6,590 24 Sep 2025

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Gonda

Gonda

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,700 ₹ 6,500 ₹ 6,300 24 Sep 2025

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Ballia

Ballia

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,070 ₹ 5,980 ₹ 5,900 24 Sep 2025

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Unnao

Bangarmau

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,560 ₹ 6,510 ₹ 6,460 24 Sep 2025

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Ayodhya

Rudauli

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,700 ₹ 6,650 ₹ 6,600 24 Sep 2025

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Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,050 ₹ 6,000 ₹ 5,950 24 Sep 2025

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Basti

Basti

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,300 ₹ 6,210 ₹ 6,150 24 Sep 2025

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Sitapur

Sitapur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,800 ₹ 6,500 ₹ 6,000 24 Sep 2025

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Etawah

Etawah

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,450 ₹ 5,300 ₹ 5,100 24 Sep 2025

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Khiri (Lakhimpur)

Tikonia

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,850 ₹ 6,790 ₹ 6,750 24 Sep 2025

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Mahoba

Mahoba

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,270 ₹ 6,200 ₹ 6,150 24 Sep 2025

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Pratapgarh

Pratapgarh

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,900 ₹ 6,700 ₹ 6,600 24 Sep 2025

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Kaushambi

Manjhanpur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,900 ₹ 6,750 ₹ 6,625 24 Sep 2025

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Mathura

Mathura

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,000 ₹ 5,800 ₹ 5,600 24 Sep 2025

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Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,900 ₹ 6,850 ₹ 6,800 24 Sep 2025

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Banda

Banda

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,230 ₹ 6,150 ₹ 6,070 24 Sep 2025

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Mirzapur

Mirzapur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,850 ₹ 5,800 ₹ 5,750 24 Sep 2025

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Fatehpur

Khaga

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,000 ₹ 6,800 ₹ 6,700 24 Sep 2025

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Aligarh

Aligarh

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,100 ₹ 7,050 ₹ 7,000 24 Sep 2025

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Etawah

Jasvantnagar

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,370 ₹ 5,320 ₹ 5,270 24 Sep 2025

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Bijnor

Bijnaur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,940 ₹ 5,910 ₹ 5,880 24 Sep 2025

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Ayodhya

Faizabad

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,200 ₹ 7,000 ₹ 6,900 24 Sep 2025

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Kushinagar

Tamkuhi road

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,280 ₹ 7,265 ₹ 7,250 24 Sep 2025

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Ghaziabad

Noida

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,950 ₹ 6,850 ₹ 6,750 24 Sep 2025

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Barabanki

Safdarganj

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,750 ₹ 6,700 ₹ 6,650 24 Sep 2025

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Bareilly

Bareilly

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,025 ₹ 6,990 ₹ 6,950 24 Sep 2025

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Raebarelli

Raibareilly

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,500 ₹ 6,460 ₹ 6,400 24 Sep 2025

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Rampur

Rampur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,900 ₹ 5,860 ₹ 5,820 24 Sep 2025

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Lakhimpur

Golagokarnath

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,750 ₹ 6,700 ₹ 6,650 24 Sep 2025

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Etah

Etah

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 8,000 ₹ 7,050 ₹ 6,000 24 Sep 2025

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Bahraich

Bahraich

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,500 ₹ 6,300 ₹ 6,100 23 Sep 2025

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Unnao

Unnao

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,575 ₹ 6,475 ₹ 6,425 23 Sep 2025

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Hardoi

Sandila

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,600 ₹ 6,550 ₹ 6,500 23 Sep 2025

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Lucknow

Lucknow

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,700 ₹ 6,640 ₹ 6,580 23 Sep 2025

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Ambedkarnagar

Akbarpur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,920 ₹ 6,840 ₹ 6,780 23 Sep 2025

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Agra

Agra

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,000 ₹ 6,600 ₹ 6,400 23 Sep 2025

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Sitapur

Mehmoodabad

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,570 ₹ 6,510 ₹ 6,450 23 Sep 2025

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Gautam Budh Nagar

Dadri

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,000 ₹ 6,850 ₹ 6,700 23 Sep 2025

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Hathras

Haathras

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,150 ₹ 7,050 ₹ 6,950 23 Sep 2025

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Amroha

Amroha

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,950 ₹ 5,900 ₹ 5,850 23 Sep 2025

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Firozabad

Tundla

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,150 ₹ 7,125 ₹ 7,000 23 Sep 2025

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Prayagraj

Allahabad

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,800 ₹ 6,750 ₹ 6,700 23 Sep 2025

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Gonda

Nawabganj

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,800 ₹ 6,700 ₹ 6,600 23 Sep 2025

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Jhansi

Jhansi

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,150 ₹ 6,000 ₹ 5,800 23 Sep 2025

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Jalaun (Orai)

Jalaun

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 4,000 ₹ 4,000 ₹ 4,000 23 Sep 2025

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Shamli

Thanabhavan

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,000 ₹ 6,900 ₹ 6,800 23 Sep 2025

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Farukhabad

Mohamadabad

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,500 ₹ 5,400 ₹ 5,300 22 Sep 2025

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Shravasti

Bhinga

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,300 ₹ 6,000 ₹ 5,650 22 Sep 2025

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Meerut

Meerut

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,000 ₹ 6,900 ₹ 6,800 22 Sep 2025

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Jalaun (Orai)

Orai

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,050 ₹ 5,850 ₹ 5,600 22 Sep 2025

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Bahraich

Naanpara

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,400 ₹ 6,200 ₹ 6,000 22 Sep 2025

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Hardoi

Sandi

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,700 ₹ 6,630 ₹ 6,500 20 Sep 2025

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Muzaffarnagar

Shahpur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 2,025 ₹ 1,980 ₹ 1,950 20 Sep 2025

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Bulandshahar

Sikanderabad

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,000 ₹ 4,500 ₹ 4,000 19 Sep 2025

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Farukhabad

Kamlaganj

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,500 ₹ 5,400 ₹ 5,300 19 Sep 2025

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Jaunpur

Shahganj

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,920 ₹ 5,820 ₹ 5,720 19 Sep 2025

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Maharajganj

Partaval

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,135 ₹ 6,055 ₹ 5,975 19 Sep 2025

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Muzaffarnagar

Muzzafarnagar

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,850 ₹ 6,780 ₹ 6,700 19 Sep 2025

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Varanasi

Varanasi(F&V)

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,890 ₹ 5,800 ₹ 5,700 18 Sep 2025

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Sonbhadra

Robertsganj

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,880 ₹ 5,760 ₹ 5,640 18 Sep 2025

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Gautam Budh Nagar

Dankaur

Pomegranate

Other ₹ 6,875 ₹ 6,800 ₹ 6,725 17 Sep 2025

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Banda

Atarra

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 5,725 ₹ 5,625 ₹ 5,525 11 Sep 2025

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Mirzapur

Ahirora

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 8,000 ₹ 7,000 ₹ 6,000 11 Sep 2025

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Rampur

Milak

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,170 ₹ 6,130 ₹ 6,100 03 Sep 2025

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Gonda

Karnailganj

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,600 ₹ 6,500 ₹ 6,400 29 Aug 2025

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Ghaziabad

Muradnagar

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,250 ₹ 7,150 ₹ 7,050 29 Aug 2025

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Hamirpur

Bharuasumerpur

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,300 ₹ 6,250 ₹ 6,100 29 Aug 2025

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Mau(Maunathbhanjan)

Kopaganj

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,700 ₹ 6,625 ₹ 6,560 29 Aug 2025

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Chandauli

Chandoli

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,500 ₹ 6,450 ₹ 6,400 26 Aug 2025

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Kanpur Dehat

Jhijhank

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,670 ₹ 6,650 ₹ 6,630 30 Jul 2025

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Agra

Fatehpur Sikri

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 6,500 ₹ 6,350 ₹ 6,250 26 Jul 2025

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Chitrakut

Karvi

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,200 ₹ 7,150 ₹ 7,090 25 Jul 2025

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Jaunpur

Shahganj

Pomegranate

Other ₹ 7,860 ₹ 7,825 ₹ 7,800 21 Jul 2025

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Farukhabad

Kamlaganj

Pomegranate

Other ₹ 7,400 ₹ 7,300 ₹ 7,200 18 Jul 2025

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Shahjahanpur

Tilhar

Pomegranate

Pomogranate ₹ 7,600 ₹ 7,540 ₹ 7,480 18 Jul 2025

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Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)


  • Do you know highest market price of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh today?

    The highest market price of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh today is Rs 8000 /Quintal as of 24-Sep-2025

  • Do you know lowest market price of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh today?

    The lowest market price of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh today is Rs 4650 /Quintal as of 24-Sep-2025. Get the latest prices for your daily market rate requirements

  • Do you know average market price of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh today?

    The average market price of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh today is Rs 4670 /Quintal as of 24-Sep-2025

  • What is the market price of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh today for 1 Kg?

    An average the market price of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh today is Rs 80 /Kg as of 24-Sep-2025. Stay informed about real-time prices for smart buying decisions.

  • What is the current market price for Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh

    An Average market price for Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh today is Rs 4670 /Quintal as of 24-Sep-2025. Stay updated with PomegranateMandi Market Prices in Uttar Pradesh

  • How much is 10 Kg of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh today?

    As per AMC (Agricultural Market Committee), 10 Kg of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh is priced at Rs 800today. Find out Low cost Pomegranate Commodity market prices in India for larger purchases.

  • What is the cost of 1 Quintal Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh

    As per AMC (Agricultural Market Committee), 1 Quintal (100 kg) of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh is ₹ 8000 today. Find Ideal markets for businesses requiring larger quantities of Pomegranate Commodity in Uttar Pradesh Mandi Markets.

  • What is the highest Pomegranate price in Uttar Pradesh recorded today?

    As per AMC (Agricultural Market Committee), the highest recorded Pomegranate price in Uttar Pradesh today is ₹ 8000 /quintal from Etah mandi market of Uttar Pradesh. Track historical prices for strategic decisions on Pomegranate commodity Market prices.

  • What is 5 Kg of Pomegranate cost in Uttar Pradesh today?

    As per AMC (Agricultural Market Committee), 5 Kg of Pomegranate in Uttar Pradesh is priced at Rs 400 today. Find out Low cost Pomegranate Commodity market prices in India for larger purchases.

  • Do we avail the bulk discounts for bulk purchases of Pomegranate in Uttar PradeshMandi markets today?

    To avail bulk discounts for bulk purchases, buyer should connect the specific seller of Pomegranate in specific mandi markets of Uttar Pradesh today. Explore volume-based procurement strategies for better pricing negotiations.


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