MARKET PROFILE – CHENNAI

  • Name of the Market : Koyambedu
  • Category of the market : A Grade
  • Locational Details

Sr. No.

Particulars

Name

Distances from the Market in Kms.

1.

Nearest National Highway

N.H. – 45. N.H. – 4

0.5

2.

Nearest State Highway

Jawaharlal Nehru Road

0.2

3.

Nearest Railway Station

Chennai Central

12

4.

Nearest Airport

Meenambakkam

18

5.

District H.Q.

Chennai

20

6.

State Capital H.Q.

Chennai

20

Market Functionaries in the Market

Sr. No.

Functionaries

Numbers

1.

Traders

2310

2.

Commission Agents

1300

3.

Wholesaler-cum-Commission Agents

1000

4.

Other (Specify)

Sub Wholesaler – 3000

Details of Traders Dealing in Major Commodities :

Sr. No.

Name of Trader

Phone No.

Fax. No.

Names of Commodities

1.

NFA-Royal Fruits

4873383/4779163

4779163

All Fruits

2.

Ravi Kumar

4873373

-

Mosambi

3.

R. S. Mani

4873262

-

Santra

4.

Reddiah Naidu

4874149

-

Lemon

5.

Asian Fruits Agency

4879104

-

Grapes

6.

A R. Devarajly Naidu

4779151/4779237

-

Banana

7.

L.S.P.

4873309

-

Onion

8.

Vijay Ragavan

4873585

-

Potato

9.

N.R.C. Agro

4874555

5955283

All Green Vegetables

10.

Bahavana & Co.

4873901

-

Tomato

On a Normal Market Day Arrival of Commodities in the Market

Sr. No.

Commodity Name

Unit

Arrival in MT

1.

Apple

Lorry

100

2.

Banana

--Do--

170

3.

Mango

-Do--

150

4.

Mosambi

-Do--

60

5.

Santra

-Do--

70

6.

Lime

-Do--

50

7.

Grapes

Mini Lorry

10

8.

Onion

Lorry

400

9.

Potato

-Do--

200

10.

Tomato

-Do--

380

11.

All Other Green Vegetables

-Do--

200

Commodity Seasons

Sr. No.

Name of Commodity

Begin

End

Peak

1.

Apple

Aug.

Mar.

Nov., Dec.

2.

Banana

Through out the year

3.

Mosambi

Through out the year

4.

Santra

Sep.

Apr.

Nov.-Mar.

5.

Lime

Through out the year

6.

Grapes

Dec.

Apr.

Feb.

7.

Onion

Jan.

Feb.

--

8.

Potato

Dec.

Apr.

-

9.

Tomato

Through out the year

10.

Other Green Veg.

Through out the year

11.

Mango

April

July

May-June

Facilities and Infrastructure Available in the market or near by market

Sr. No.

Facilities/Infrastructure

Number

Capacity

1.

Cold Storage

1

1500 MT

2.

Pre-Cooling Chambers

-

-

3.

Waxing/Grading Line

-

-

4.

Ripening Chambers

30

5-8 MT

5.

Packaging Units

-

-

 

  • System of Sale in the Market

a) Open Auction : In case of Fruits

b) Under cover System :

c) Mutual Negotiations : In Case of Vegetables

d) Any other :

 

  • Mechanisim of Price of kind or Price
  1. Mechanisim of price
  1. Every auction is recorded
  2. ii) Price collector collects the price from traders

     

  3. Observation recording by auction recorder
  1. Kind of Price

  1. Model price
  2. Average rice
  3. Weighted price
  4. Farm gate price
  5. Wholesale
  6. Demand and supply basis – especially in case of vegetables.