Average mandi (agriculture market yard) prices of key kharif pulses and oilseeds are ruling lower by ₹1,076-1,778 per quintal than their respective minimum support prices (MSPs) of the 2025-26 season, even as arrivals of fresh harvest have started in some areas. If prices remain depressed after supplies increase from mid-October, the government will be under pressure to intervene and buy crops at MSPs under the price support scheme.
Moong (green gram) was sold at average ₹7,220/quintal against its MSP of ₹8,768/quintal, urad (black gram) at ₹6,368/quintal against ₹7,800/quintal MSP and tur (pigeon peas) at₹6,222/quintal against ₹8,000/quintal MSP. Similarly, groundnut on an average was sold at ₹5,682/quintal against ₹7,263/quintal MSP and soyabean at ₹4,252/quintal against ₹5,328/quintal MSP, according to all India average mandi prices during September 1-18 as collated by Agmarknet portal, an arm of the Agriculture Ministry.
