Lentil: 74% of mandis below MSP
Lentil's MSP is ₹7,000 a quintal. Today 42 of 57 mandis paid less; the national median was ₹6,305. If you are offered less than MSP, ask about your nearest procurement centre.
Key numbers
- Median
- ₹6,305
- Previous day
- ₹6,481
- Mandis
- 50
- Low – high
- ₹4,000 – ₹13,200
- MSP
- ₹7,000
New Delhi: Against ₹6,481 on the previous market day (6 October 2026), the price is ₹176 lower (2.7%). 52 mandis reported that day, 50 today.
Lentil prices came in from 50 mandis in 5 states today. The lowest was ₹4,000 and the highest ₹13,200; most of that gap is variety and quality.
Lentil's MSP is ₹7,000 a quintal. Today 42 of 57 mandis (74%) 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.
Lentil: national median, day by day
- 3 Oct54 mandis
- 5 Oct55 mandis
- 6 Oct52 mandis
- 7 Oct50 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 ₹7,000.
Highest- and lowest-paying mandis
Highest
- Fancy Bazaar APMCKamrup, Assam₹13,200
- Fancy Bazaar APMCKamrup, Assam · Masur Dal₹10,800
- Agar APMCShajapur, Madhya Pradesh · Masur Dal₹9,000
- Vidisha APMCVidisha, Madhya Pradesh · Masur Dal₹8,997
- Fancy Bazaar APMCKamrup, Assam · Local₹8,500
Lowest
- Kolaras APMCShivpuri, Madhya Pradesh · Masur Dal₹4,000
- Shahpura Niwas APMCDindori, Madhya Pradesh · Masur Dal₹4,800
- Mandsaur APMCMandsaur, Madhya Pradesh · Masur Dal₹5,101
- Mandla APMCMandla, Madhya Pradesh · Masur Dal₹5,310
- Gorakhpur APMCDindori, Madhya Pradesh · Local₹5,500
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.
