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Rabi MSP 2026-27: wheat at ₹2,585

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Rabi MSP 2026-27: wheat at ₹2,585 (GS3 · Agriculture, 1 October 2025)
Asked by UPSCPrelims 20201 PYQ

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What happened

  • The CCEA raised MSPs for all mandated rabi crops for marketing season 2026-27 [PIB].
  • Wheat MSP is ₹2,585 a quintal (up ₹160); safflower got the biggest rise (₹600) and masur ₹300. Rapeseed-mustard rose ₹250, gram ₹225, barley ₹170 [PIB].
  • The margin over cost of production is 109% for wheat, 93% for rapeseed-mustard and 89% for masur [PIB].

Background

  • The cost used is the paid-out cost, including hired labour, inputs and imputed family labour, as defined in the release [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Higher rises for pulses and oilseeds signal a push away from wheat and paddy towards crops India imports.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Agriculture: cropping, MSP, PDS, food processing, land reforms

  1. As per PIB (2025-10-01): the CCEA raised MSPs for all mandated rabi crops for marketing season 2026-27.
  2. Higher rises for pulses and oilseeds signal a push away from wheat and paddy towards crops India imports.
Quotable data point

Wheat MSP is ₹2,585 a quintal (up ₹160); safflower got the biggest rise (₹600) and masur ₹300. Rapeseed-mustard rose ₹250, gram ₹225, barley ₹170.

PIB: CCEA: MSP for Rabi crops 2026-27, 1 Oct 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: MSP numbers, CCEA.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Rabi MSP of wheat for RMS 2026-27

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Highest absolute MSP increase went to

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Margin over cost for wheat

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: CCEA: MSP for Rabi crops 2026-27, 1 Oct 2025

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