Pulses and Oilseeds Trade Below MSP

19-Sep-2025 01:45 PM

New Delhi. The average wholesale market price of most Kharif pulses and oilseeds commodities is trading between ₹1070 and ₹1780 per quintal below the minimum support price (MSP) set for the 2025-26 season, even though the new crop has not yet begun to arrive properly.

Only a few areas are receiving small supplies of new produce. The pace of supply is expected to pick up from mid-October, and if the softening of prices persists, farmers may face a tough struggle to secure profitable prices for their produce. In such a situation,

the government will once again have to intervene in the markets to procure large quantities of soybean, peanuts, pigeon pea, black gram, and green gram from producers.

According to available data, the average market price of mung bean (pulse) is ₹7,220 per quintal, urad (black gram) is ₹6,368 per quintal, and tur (pigeon pea) is ₹6,222 per quintal.

The Central Government has fixed the minimum support price for mung bean at ₹8,768 per quintal, urad (black gram) at ₹7,800 per quintal, and tur (tuvar) at ₹8,000 per quintal for the 2025-26 season.

Similarly, the MSP for groundnut (peelnut) is ₹7,263 per quintal, and soybean at ₹5,328 per quintal, while their average wholesale market prices are ₹5,682 per quintal and ₹4,262 per quintal, respectively.

The above data are based on data compiled between September 1 and 18, 2025, by the AgMarket portal, an entity of the Union Ministry of Agriculture.

According to analysts, the area under soybean, pigeon pea, and green gram has declined in the current Kharif season compared to last year, while the area under black gram and peanuts has increased marginally.

Furthermore, excess rainfall and flooding have damaged pulses and oilseeds. Despite this, the continued softness in wholesale market prices is a matter of serious concern.