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Jalgaon: Market Town Guide

Jalgaon in Maharashtra's Khandesh region is known as the banana city of India. Its banana carries a GI tag, its farmers grow large areas of cotton, and it is home to Jain Irrigation, which brought drip irrigation and tissue-culture banana to Indian farms.

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StateMaharashtra (Khandesh)
Main cropsBanana, cotton, jowar, chana
GIJalgaon Banana; Jalgaon Bharit Vangi (brinjal)
CompaniesJain Irrigation Systems Ltd; Jain Farm Fresh Foods Ltd
Banana seasonYear-round
MarketsRaver, Yawal, Jalgaon

About the Region

Bananas from Raver, Yawal, Chopda and Jalgaon talukas are loaded onto trucks and special trains for Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and other states, and increasingly packed for export. Cotton is the other major crop, ginned in Jalgaon and the surrounding towns. Jalgaon's large brinjals, roasted for bharit, are a regional speciality with a GI tag.

Crops Traded Here

BananaCottonBrinjalOnion (dehydrated)

How Trade Works in an Indian Mandi

Farmers bring produce in tractors, trucks or bullock carts to the market yard, where it is unloaded at the shop of a licensed commission agent (arhtiya or dalal). Buyers, including traders, millers, processors and exporters' agents, inspect the lots and bid in an open or tender auction, or increasingly on the eNAM electronic platform. The winning buyer pays a market fee to the APMC, the commission agent takes a small commission, and the farmer is paid. Weighing, cleaning, grading and loading are done by licensed workers in the yard. Daily arrivals and prices are reported to Agmarknet.

Buying from This Market as an Outside Buyer

Buyers from other states or abroad normally work through a licensed local trader or commission agent, who attends the auctions, checks quality, arranges cleaning, grading, bagging and loading, and bills with GST. Before a first deal, ask for samples, agree on the grade, moisture and tolerance for damaged or foreign matter in writing, and decide who pays for loading, transport and insurance. For exports and food processors, a third-party lab test for moisture, residues or aflatoxin is common. Payment is usually made by bank transfer before dispatch or against documents, and many traders now accept eNAM settlement. Prices change daily, so confirm the rate on the day of loading.

Getting There

Jalgaon is a railway junction on the Mumbai–Howrah line, with a small airport and road links to Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad and Indore. Bananas move by truck and by special rakes to North India.

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