13 May 2026, New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved higher Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. The revised MSPs aim to provide remunerative prices to farmers while encouraging cultivation of pulses, oilseeds and nutri-cereals.
Among all crops, sunflower seed recorded the highest absolute increase in MSP at ₹622 per quintal over the previous year, followed by cotton at ₹557 per quintal, nigerseed at ₹515 per quintal and sesamum at ₹500 per quintal.
The government stated that the revised MSPs continue to follow the policy announced in the Union Budget 2018-19 of fixing MSP at a minimum of 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production.
MSP for Kharif Crops: 2026-27 vs 2025-26
Crop
MSP 2025-26 (₹/qtl)
MSP 2026-27 (₹/qtl)
Absolute Increase (₹/qtl)
Increase (%)
Paddy (Common)
2369
2441
72
3.04%
Paddy (Grade A)
2389
2461
72
3.01%
Jowar (Hybrid)
3699
4023
324
8.76%
Jowar (Maldandi)
3749
4073
324
8.64%
Bajra
2775
2900
125
4.50%
Ragi
4886
5205
319
6.53%
Maize
2400
2410
10
0.42%
Tur/Arhar
8000
8450
450
5.63%
Moong
8768
8780
12
0.14%
Urad
7800
8200
400
5.13%
Groundnut
7263
7517
254
3.50%
Sunflower Seed
7721
8343
622
8.06%
Soybean (Yellow)
5328
5708
380
7.13%
Sesamum
9846
10346
500
5.08%
Nigerseed
9537
10052
515
5.40%
Cotton (Medium Staple)
7710
8267
557
7.22%
Cotton (Long Staple)
8110
8667
557
6.87%
According to the government, expected farmer margins over production cost are estimated to be highest for moong at 61%, followed by bajra and maize at 56% each, and tur/arhar at 54%. Margins for the remaining crops are estimated at 50%.
Government data showed that procurement of paddy during 2014-15 to 2025-26 reached 8,418 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), compared to 4,590 LMT during 2004-05 to 2013-14. Procurement of all 14 Kharif crops during the same period increased to 8,746 LMT from 4,679 LMT in the previous decade.
The MSP amount paid to paddy farmers during 2014-15 to 2025-26 stood at ₹16.08 lakh crore, compared to ₹4.44 lakh crore during 2004-05 to 2013-14. Total MSP payments to growers of the 14 Kharif crops reached ₹18.99 lakh crore during the period, against ₹4.75 lakh crore in the earlier decade.
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