May 19 , 2026
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- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved higher Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season.
- MSP for common paddy was increased to ₹2,441 per quintal and Grade A paddy to ₹2,461 per quintal.
- The highest MSP increase was announced for sunflower seed at ₹622 per quintal, followed by cotton at ₹557, Niger seed at ₹515 and sesamum at ₹500.
- MSP for tur/arhar was fixed at ₹8,450 per quintal, moong at ₹8,780 and urad at ₹8,200 per quintal.
- Procurement of 14 Kharif crops during 2014-15 to 2025-26 reached 8,746 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), compared to 4,679 LMT during 2004-05 to 2013-14.

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