Cotton above MSP in most mandis
Cotton's MSP is ₹8,267 a quintal. Today 43 of 125 mandis paid less; the national median was ₹8,500. If you are offered less than MSP, ask about your nearest procurement centre.
Key numbers
- Median
- ₹8,500
- Previous day
- ₹8,318
- Mandis
- 112
- Low – high
- ₹6,000 – ₹12,000
- MSP
- ₹8,267
New Delhi: Against ₹8,318 on the previous market day (6 October 2026), the price is ₹182 higher (2.2%). 104 mandis reported that day, 112 today.
Cotton prices came in from 112 mandis in 10 states today. The lowest was ₹6,000 and the highest ₹12,000; most of that gap is variety and quality.
Cotton's MSP is ₹8,267 a quintal. Today 43 of 125 mandis (34%) paid less than that.
Before you sell: compare two or three nearby mandis, add the cost of transport, and take the crop dried and graded — clean produce fetches a better price.
Cotton: national median, day by day
- 3 Oct120 mandis
- 4 Oct27 mandis
- 5 Oct136 mandis
- 6 Oct104 mandis
- 7 Oct112 mandis
The number of reporting mandis changes daily; a day with far fewer or more mandis is a less reliable comparison.
Median by state
Every mandi →Vertical line = MSP ₹8,267.
Highest- and lowest-paying mandis
Highest
- Belur APMCHassan, Karnataka · Suyodhar (Ginned)₹12,000
- Jamnagar APMCJamnagar, Gujarat₹9,525
- Babra APMCAmreli, Gujarat · Shanker 6 (B) 30mm FIne₹9,450
- Rajula APMCAmreli, Gujarat · Local₹9,438
- The Agricultural Produce Market Committee-AmreliAmreli, Gujarat₹9,425
Lowest
- Sanawad APMCKhargone, Madhya Pradesh · Without Ginned Cotton₹6,000
- Muzzafarnagar APMCMuzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh₹6,540
- Markapur APMCMarkapuram, Andhra Pradesh · Desi₹7,000
- Kasrawad APMCKhargone, Madhya Pradesh · Without Ginned Cotton₹7,050
- Anjad APMCBadwani, Madhya Pradesh · H4₹7,100
Modal price, ₹ a quintal. Variety and quality change the price.
This story was written automatically from Agmarknet · PIB's official/open data. Every number in it comes from that data — nothing is estimated. Spot a mistake? Write to kisansamacharofficial@gmail.com.
