The government of India hikes minimum support prices for the Kharif crop. Usually, the government raises MSP (Minimum Support Price) of crop twice a year, [swpm_protected visible_to=”logged_in_users_only” custom_msg=’This content is for members only. Please login or sign up now.’] once ahead of the winter-sown or rabi season and the second time for the summer-sown Kharif season that usually begins in June.
The cabinet has raised the MSP of summer-sown crops by 1.8% and 6.7% in keeping with a policy to offer farmers at least 50% returns over the cost of cultivation.
The highest increase was for sesame and oilseeds, and the next largest increase was for red & black lentils.
List of new Minimum Support Prices (MSP) in INR/20 kg
| Commodity | MSP (Year 2020) | New MSP (Year 2021) | Change |
| Rice common (Dangar) | 373.6 | 388 | 14.4 |
| Rice A grade (Dangar) | 472 | 392 | 14.4 |
| Sorghum Hybrid | 524 | 547 | 23.6 |
| Sorghum Maldandi | 528 | 551 | 23.6 |
| Millet | 430 | 450 | 20 |
| Ragi | 659 | 675.4 | 16.4 |
| Corn | 370 | 374 | 4 |
| Tur | 1200 | 1260 | 60 |
| Moon Beans | 1439.2 | 1455 | 15.8 |
| Black gram | 1200 | 1260 | 60 |
| Peanut | 1055 | 1110 | 55 |
| Sunflower | 1177 | 1203 | 26 |
| Soybeans | 776 | 790 | 14 |
| Sesame | 1371 | 1461.4 | 90.4 |
| Safflower | 1339 | 1386 | 47 |
| Cotton Medium | 1103 | 1145.2 | 42.2 |
| Cotton Lambtari | 1165 | 1205 | 40 |
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