The Union Cabinet approves an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for six Rabi crops for the 2027-28 season. The move covers wheat, barley, gram, lentil, rapeseed-mustard and safflower, with revised MSPs expected to raise the total payout to farmers during the marketing season.
Across outlets, the focus is on the size of the changes and expected support. All sources report that safflower receives the largest increase, rising by ₹675 per quintal, while rapeseed-mustard increases by ₹413 per quintal, and lentil, barley and gram see smaller absolute hikes. One report estimates an overall support payout of about ₹90,962 crore for the season, alongside margins over production costs described by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. Another outlet highlights safflower’s revised rate of ₹7,215 per quintal and notes the percentage increase over the previous year.
The overall context given is that the government links MSP revisions to its commitment to price support at a level of at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production, aiming to provide farmers more price assurance and encourage crop diversification toward pulses and oilseeds.
