About the Market
Sangli's turmeric market handles bold, bright-yellow Rajapuri turmeric from Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur districts and from Karnataka. Traders have long stored turmeric in underground pits at Haripur on the Krishna river, where it keeps for years and improves in colour. The district also has a large raisin industry: grapes from Tasgaon, Miraj and Kavathe Mahankal are dried in shade sheds and sold at the Tasgaon and Sangli raisin auctions.
Seasons
New turmeric arrives from February to May; raisins are made from March to May and sold year-round from cold stores.
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Crops Traded Here
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
Sangli is next to the Miraj railway junction on the Pune–Bengaluru line. Kolhapur has the nearest airport; Pune is about four to five hours by road, and goods move to Mumbai and JNPT by road or rail.
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