Cabinet raises rabi support prices; wheat gets ₹25 increase for 2027–28

Wheat’s MSP will be ₹2,610 per quintal. Safflower, mustard and lentils receive larger increases in the September 30 decision covering six rabi crops.

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30 September 2026 · 2 min read

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Wheat’s MSP will be ₹2,610 per quintal. Safflower, mustard and lentils receive larger increases in the September 30 decision covering six rabi crops.

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved higher minimum support prices for six rabi crops on September 30, setting wheat at ₹2,610 per quintal for the 2027–28 marketing season. The ₹25 increase is about 0.97% above the previous rate. The official Cabinet release and ANI’s September 30 report confirm the decision.

The new rates per quintal are ₹2,286 for barley, ₹5,958 for gram, ₹7,390 for lentil, ₹6,613 for rapeseed and mustard, and ₹7,215 for safflower. Their respective increases are ₹136, ₹83, ₹390, ₹413 and ₹675. Safflower therefore receives the largest absolute increase among the six crops.

The wheat rise is smaller than the previous season’s ₹160 increase. The Department of Food and Public Distribution’s published series records wheat at ₹2,425 in 2025–26 and ₹2,585 in 2026–27. These are marketing-season support prices; the new 2027–28 decision should not be confused with the current season’s procurement rate.

The government says its calculation maintains prices at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average production cost, including paid expenses and the estimated value of family labour. ANI notes that procurement arrangements differ between cereals, pulses and oilseeds. An announced MSP does not itself show how much produce will be purchased or what every farmer will earn.