Maize has the lowest C2 production cost at Rs 1,952 for KMS 2025-26
Farming Cosmos report: The comprehensive (C2) cost of production (CoP) for paddy for the kharif marketing season (KMS) 2025-26 is Rs 2,090 per quintal (1 quintal = 100 kg). The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has projected the (CoP) of the kharif (summer-sown) crops of India for the KMS 2025-26.
The commission recommended the minimum support price (MSP) based on the CoP for the kharif crops, which the Indian government approved and announced on May 28, 2025.
For calculating the CoP, the CACP takes into consideration A2 (actual paid-out cost), A2+FL (actual paid-out cost plus imputed value of family labour) and C2 [comprehensive cost including rental value of own land [net of land revenue and interest on the value of own fixed capital assets (excluding land)] costs. The commission takes the state-wise actual cost estimates to project the CoP for each crop.
The commission has considered the cost of production during the triennium ending 2023-24 and the composite input price index (CIPI) to project the CoPs for the KMS 2025-26.
Against the projected C2 CoP of Rs 2,090 per quintal for paddy, the MSP for common and Grade A varieties of paddy is Rs 2,369 per quintal and Rs 2,389 per quintal, respectively. The C2 COP for corn (maize) is pegged at Rs 1,952 per quintal while its MSP is Rs 2,400 per quintal for the KMS 2025-26.
Among the coarse cereals, the projected cost of production is the lowest for bajra (pearl millet) at Rs 2,209 per quintal, followed by jowar (sorghum) and ragi (finger millet) at Rs 3,206 per quintal and Rs 3,976 per quintal, respectively. The MSP for bajra, jowar (hybrid), jowar (maldandi) and ragi is Rs 2,775 per quintal, Rs 3,699 per quintal, Rs 3,749 per quintal and Rs 4,886 per quintal respectively.
Among the kharif pulses, the projected C2 CoP for arhar or tur (pigeon pea), urad (black gram) and moong (green gram) is Rs 6,839 per quintal, Rs 6,829 per quintal and Rs 7,476 per quintal, respectively. The MSP for arhar/tur, urad and moong is Rs 8,000 per quintal, Rs 7,800 per quintal and Rs 8,768 per quintal, respectively.
In the kharif oilseeds, the CACP has calculated the projected C2 CoP for groundnut, sunflower seed, soybean, sesamum and nigerseed at Rs 6,047 per quintal, Rs 6,364 per quintal, Rs 4,638 per quintal, Rs 8,632 per quintal and Rs 8,025 per quintal, respectively. The MSP for groundnut, sunflower seed, soybean, sesamum and nigerseed is Rs 7,263 per quintal, Rs 7,721 per quintal, Rs 5,328 per quintal, Rs 9,846 per quintal and Rs 9,537 per quintal, respectively.
As per the CACP calculations, the projected C2 CoP for cotton for the KMS 2025-26 is Rs 6,717 per quintal. The MSP for medium staple and long staple varieties of cotton is Rs 7,710 per quintal and Rs 8,110 per quintal, respectively.
All-India projected cost of production of kharif crops and MSP for KMS 2025-26
| Crop | Projected yield (Quintals per hectare) | Cost of production for KMS 2025-26 (Rs per quintal) | MSP for 2025-26 (Rs per quintal) | ||
| *A2 | **A2+FL | #C2 | |||
| Paddy (Common) | 44.18 | 1,238
|
1,579
|
2,090
|
2,369 |
| Paddy Grade A | 2,389 | ||||
| Jowar (Hybrid) | 13.6 | 1,859
|
2,466
|
3,206
|
3,699 |
| Jowar (Maldandi) | 3,749 | ||||
| Bajra | 15.92 | 1,046 | 1,703 | 2,209 | 2,775 |
| Ragi | 14.62 | 2,337 | 3,257 | 3,976 | 4,886 |
| Maize | 38.78 | 1,183 | 1,508 | 1,952 | 2,400 |
| Tur (Arhar) | 10.83 | 3,848 | 5,038 | 6,839 | 8,000 |
| Moong | 5.24 | 3,510 | 5,845 | 7,476 | 8,768 |
| Urad | 6.52 | 3,874 | 5,114 | 6,829 | 7,800 |
| Groundnut | 17.33 | 4,065 | 4,842 | 6,047 | 7,263 |
| Sunflower seed | 9.39 | 4,379 | 5,147 | 6,364 | 7,721 |
| Soyabean | 13.24 | 3,082 | 3,552 | 4,638 | 5,328 |
| Sesamum | 5.4 | 3,957 | 6,564 | 8,632 | 9,846 |
| Nigerseed | 3.72 | 1,960 | 6,358 | 8,025 | 9,537 |
| Cotton (Medium staple) | 15.51 | 4,130 | 5,140 | 6,717 | 7,710 |
| Cotton (Long staple) | 8,110 | ||||
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 the projected states
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