COMMODITY
CCEA approves MSP for 14 kharif crops for marketing season 2026-27
May-14-2026

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 kharif crops for marketing season (September-October) 2026-27. It has increased the MSP of Kharif Crops to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce. The highest absolute increase in MSP over the previous year has been recommended for Sunflower Seed followed by Cotton, Nigerseed and Sesamum.

For paddy, the MSP for common and A-grade varieties stands at Rs 2,441 and Rs 2,461 per quintal, respectively for 2026-27. The MSP for cotton (medium staple) has been raised by Rs 557 to Rs 8,267 per quintal, while the long staple variety will fetch Rs 8,667 per quintal. The MSP for sunflower seed increased by Rs 622 per quintal, taking its MSP to Rs 8,343 per quintal. Nigerseed (up Rs 515 to Rs 10,052/qtl) and sesamum (up Rs 500 to Rs 10,346/qtl) also received significant increases.

Among other oilseeds, soyabean (yellow) was raised by Rs 380 to Rs 5,708 per quintal and groundnut by Rs 254 to Rs 7,517 per quintal. In pulses, tur (arhar) MSP was raised by Rs 450 to Rs 8,450 per quintal, urad by Rs 400 to Rs 8,200 per quintal, while moong saw a marginal increase of Rs 12 to Rs 8,780 per quintal. For other cereals, jowar (hybrid) MSP has been fixed at Rs 4,023 per quintal (up Rs 324), with the Maldandi variety at Rs 4,073 per quintal. Bajra has been raised by Rs 125 to Rs 2,900 per quintal, ragi by Rs 319 to Rs 5,205 per quintal, and maize by Rs 10 to Rs 2,410 per quintal.

The increase in MSP for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2026-27 is in line with the Union Budget 2018-19 announcement of fixing the MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times of the All-India weighted average cost of production, the expected margin to farmers over their cost of production are estimated to be highest in case of Moong (61%) followed by Bajra (56%), Maize (56%) and Tur/Arhar (54%). For rest of the crops, margin to farmers over their cost of production is estimated to be at 50%.

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