MSP for raw jute fixed at ₹5,925 per quintal for 2026-27
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What happened
- CCEA fixed the MSP of raw jute (TD-3 grade) at ₹5,925 per quintal for the 2026-27 season, a 61.8% return over the all-India weighted average cost of production [PIB].
Background
- The Jute Corporation of India is the central nodal agency for price support. West Bengal grows most of India’s jute.
Why it matters
- Price support protects eastern India’s jute farmers, and jute is a plastic substitute.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2026-02-24): CCEA fixed the MSP of raw jute (TD-3 grade) at ₹5,925 per quintal for the 2026-27 season, a 61.8% return over the all-India weighted average cost of production.
- Price support protects eastern India's jute farmers, and jute is a plastic substitute.
Quotable data pointCCEA fixed the MSP of raw jute (TD-3 grade) at ₹5,925 per quintal for the 2026-27 season, a 61.8% return over the all-India weighted average cost of production.
PIB: CCEA: MSP raw jute 2026-27, 24 Feb 2026
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: MSP crops and agencies.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPSC
MSP raw jute 2026-27
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
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Return over cost
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
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Nodal agency
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
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Official source: PIB: CCEA: MSP raw jute 2026-27, 24 Feb 2026
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