Desi Chilli Prices Hit Record High of Rs.50,000 per Quintal at Enumamula Market
R. Mallesham, market selection grade secretary, said the minimum price recorded was Rs 18,000, while the model price stood at Rs 30,000 for the 300 bags traded.
Warangal: Desi (chappata) chilli prices touched ₹50,000 per quintal at the Enumamula agricultural market in Warangal on Friday, signalling a sharp recovery for the variety after four years of price fluctuation.
The highest price was realised by Ravinder Rao, a farmer from Pullurupalli in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, who brought nine bags of the crop to the market. R. Mallesham, market selection grade secretary, said the minimum price recorded was ₹18,000, while the model price stood at ₹30,000 for the 300 bags traded.
Market analysts attributed the surge to strong demand for geo-tagged desi chilli in international markets, with traders actively procuring the variety for export. Prices had ranged between ₹30,000 and ₹40,000 in recent seasons, after touching a historic high of ₹1 lakh per quintal in 2021-22.
Other varieties also recorded firm prices at the Warangal market. Wonder Hot fetched a maximum of ₹36,000, Deepika ₹30,000, Yellow Chilli (Teja) ₹23,000 and US-341 ₹22,100. The widely cultivated Teja variety recorded a maximum price of ₹18,700 per quintal.
