The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved an increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 Kharif crops for the 2025-26 marketing season.
This decision aims to ensure farmers receive remunerative prices for their produce, with the highest absolute MSP increase seen in nigerseed (₹820 per quintal), followed by ragi (Rs 596 per quintal), cotton (₹589 per quintal), and sesamum (Rs 579 per quintal).
The MSP hike follows the Union Budget 2018-19 announcement of ensuring at least 1.5 times the All-India weighted average cost of production. The highest margin over production costs is estimated for bajra (63%), followed by maize (59%), tur (59%), and urad (53%).
The government has increasingly promoted the cultivation of pulses, oilseeds, and nutri-cereals, providing better MSPs to diversify agricultural income sources. Farmers can expect better profitability, reinforcing India’s push towards agricultural sustainability and self-sufficiency.
Minimum Support Prices for all Kharif crops for Marketing Season 2025-26:
(Rs. per quintal)
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S.No. |
Crops |
MSP 2025-26 |
Cost* KMS 2025-26 |
Margin over cost (%) |
MSP |
MSP Increase in 2025-26 |
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Cereals |
2024-25 |
2013-14 |
over |
over 2013-14
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1. |
Paddy |
Common |
2369 |
1579 |
50 |
2300 |
1310 |
69 |
1059 (81%) |
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Grade A^ |
2389 |
– |
– |
2320 |
1345 |
69 |
1044 (78%) |
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2. |
Jowar |
Hybrid |
3699 |
2466 |
50 |
3371 |
1500 |
328 |
2199 (147%) |
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Maldandi^ |
3749 |
– |
– |
3421 |
1520 |
328
|
2299 (147%) |
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3. |
Bajra |
2775 |
1703 |
63 |
2625 |
1250 |
150 |
1525 (122%) |
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4. |
Ragi |
4886 |
3257 |
50 |
4290 |
1500 |
596 |
3386 (226%) |
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5. |
Maize |
2400 |
1508 |
59 |
2225 |
1310 |
175 |
1090 (83%) |
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Pulses |
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6. |
Tur /Arhar |
8000 |
5038 |
59 |
7550 |
4300 |
450 |
3700 (86%) |
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7. |
Moong |
8768 |
5845 |
50 |
8682 |
4500 |
86 |
4268 (95%) |
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Crops |
MSP 2025-26 |
Cost* KMS 2025-26 |
Margin over cost (%) |
MSP |
MSP Increase in 2025-26 |
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2024-25 |
2013-14 |
over 2024-25 |
over 2013-14
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8. |
Urad |
7800 |
5114 |
53 |
7400 |
4300 |
400
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3500 |
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Oilseeds |
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9. |
Groundnut |
7263 |
4842 |
50 |
6783 |
4000 |
480 |
3263 (82%)
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10. |
Sunflower Seed |
7721 |
5147 |
50 |
7280 |
3700 |
441 |
4021 (109%) |
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11. |
Soybean (Yellow) |
5328 |
3552 |
50 |
4892 |
2560 |
436 |
2768 (108%) |
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12. |
Sesamum |
9846 |
6564 |
50 |
9267 |
4500 |
579 |
5346 (119%)
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13. |
Nigerseed |
9537 |
6358 |
50 |
8717 |
3500 |
820 |
6037 (172%) |
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Commercial |
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14. |
Cotton |
(Medium Staple) |
7710 |
5140 |
50 |
7121 |
3700 |
589 |
4010 (108%) |
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(Long Staple)^ |
8110 |
– |
– |
7521 |
4000 |
589 |
4110 (103%) |
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