Increase in the Minimum Support Prices
10 December 2025, New Delhi: Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the country as a whole, based on the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned.
The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep MSPs at levels of at least one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly, Government had increased MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other Commercial crops with a minimum return of 50 percent over all India weighted average cost of production from year 2018-19 onwards. The details of increased MSP in the year 2025-26 as compared to the year 2015-16 are given at Annexure.
Increased MSP has benefited farmers of the country which are evident from data of procurement and MSP amount paid to the farmers.The details of procurement and MSP amount paid to farmers during 2024-25 (Crop Year) are given as under:
| Total Procurement (In LMT) | Total MSP Value (In Lakh Crore) |
| 1,223 | 3.47 |
Annexure
Minimum Support Price
(Marketing Season-wise)(₹/quintal)
| Commodities | KMS 2015-16 | KMS 2025-26 |
| KHARIF CROPS | ||
| Paddy (Common) | 1410 | 2369 |
| Paddy (Grade ‘A’) | 1450 | 2389 |
| Jowar (Hybrid) | 1570 | 3699 |
| Jowar (Maldandi) | 1590 | 3749 |
| Bajra | 1275 | 2775 |
| Ragi | 1650 | 4886 |
| Maize | 1325 | 2400 |
| Arhar | 4625 | 8000 |
| Moong | 4850 | 8768 |
| Urad | 4625 | 7800 |
| Cotton (Medium Staple) | 3800 | 7710 |
| Cotton (Long Staple) | 4100 | 8110 |
| Groundnut | 4030 | 7263 |
| Sunflower Seed | 3800 | 7721 |
| Soyabean Yellow | 2600 | 5328 |
| Sesamum | 4700 | 9846 |
| Nigerseed | 3650 | 9537 |
| RABI CROPS | RMS 2016-17 | RMS 2026-27 |
| Wheat | 1525 | 2585 |
| Barley | 1225 | 2150 |
| Gram | 3500 | 5875 |
| Masur | 3400 | 7000 |
| Rapeseed & mustard | 3350 | 6200 |
| Safflower | 3300 | 6540 |
KMS- Kharif Marketing Season
RMS- Rabi Marketing Season
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