The projected comprehensive (C2) cost of production for wheat was Rs 1,720 per quintal in 2024-25
Let’s look at the minimum support prices of crops in the 2025-26 Rabi marketing season and their estimated comprehensive production costs last year. According to the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) calculations, the projected all-in production cost of wheat for the 2024-25 rabi marketing season (RMS) was Rs 1,720 per quintal, and barley was Rs 1,737 per quintal.
The minimum support price (MSP) of wheat and barley for the 2025-26 rabi marketing season is Rs 2,425 per quintal and Rs 1,980 per quintal, respectively.
As per the CACP calculations, the cost of production (COP) of crops includes A2 (actual paid-out cost), A2+FL (actual paid-out cost plus imputed value of family labour), and C2 [comprehensive cost including the rental value of own land {net of land revenue and interest on the value of own fixed capital assets (excluding land)}]. The commission projects the COP for each crop using state-wise actual cost estimates.
Among pulses, the projected comprehensive production cost of lentil and gram during the 2024-25 Rabi marketing season was Rs 5,061 per quintal and Rs 4,662 per quintal, respectively.
The MSP of lentils and gram for the 2025-26 Rabi marketing season is Rs 6,700 per quintal and Rs 5,650 per quintal, respectively.
Among oilseeds, the projected comprehensive production cost of rapeseed-mustard and safflower during the last Rabi marketing season was Rs 4,294 per quintal and Rs 5,550 per quintal, respectively.
The MSP of rapeseed-mustard and safflower for the 2025-26 Rabi marketing season is Rs 5,950 per quintal and Rs 5,940 per quintal, respectively.
All-India projected cost of production of rabi crops in 2024-25 and MSP for RMS 2025-26
| Crop | Projected cost of production for RMS 2024-25 (Rs per quintal) | MSP for 2025-26 (Rs per quintal) | ||
| *A2 | **A2+FL | #C2 | ||
| Wheat | 947 | 1,182 | 1,720 | 2,425 |
| Barley | 816 | 1,239 | 1,737 | 1,980 |
| Gram (Chana) | 2,747 | 3,527 | 4,662 | 5,650 |
| Lentil (Masur) | 2,649 | 3,537 | 5,061 | 6,700 |
| Rapeseed & mustard | 2,066 | 3,011 | 4,294 | 5,950 |
| Safflower | 3,052 | 3,960 | 5,550 | 5,940 |
Source: CACP calculations
* A2: Actual paid-out cost
** A2+FL: Actual paid-out cost plus imputed value of family labour
# C2: Comprehensive cost including the rental value of own land [net of land revenue and interest on the value of own fixed capital assets (excluding land)]
Note: All-India cost of production of a crop is the weighted average of CoPs of projected states
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