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Thursday, 8 October 2026 · 206 stories · updated 8 October 2026, 9:25 am

Markets · Top story

Lime up 20% to ₹6,000

Median
₹6,000
Previous day
₹5,000
Mandis
69
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Lime up 20% to ₹6,000Green Peas up 17% to ₹4,253Rabi MSP for marketing season 2027-28 announced: wheat Rs 2,610, mustard Rs 6,613, gram Rs 5,958 per quintal35°C+ in 22 districts of Gujarat: protect livestock from heatRain likely in all 14 districts of KeralaBajra: 91% of mandis below MSPMadhya Pradesh: fields workable in 55 of 55 districts for 3 daysPradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM): closed to new applicationsBlack Gram Dal up 18% to ₹10,000Sweet Corn up 15% to ₹3,750Sweet Pumpkin up 16% to ₹1,8507 October 2026: 18,290 prices from 2,037 mandisSugarcane FRP of Rs 365/quintal (10.25% recovery) applies from today for sugar season 2026-27Methi down 13% to ₹3,900Pomegranate up 9.1% to ₹12,000Little gourd up 11% to ₹3,900Guava down 7.7% to ₹6,000Garlic down 7.1% to ₹13,000
Weather

Rain likely in all 14 districts of Kerala

Rain is forecast in 14 of Kerala's 14 districts over the next 3 days. The most is in Pathanamthitta, 75.6 mm. Keep harvested crop covered and check your district's forecast before spraying.

Districts
14
With rain
14
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Kisan Samachar desk · Kerala · 8 October 2026

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Lucknow · next 5 daysLive
Today3mm29°/22°
Fri2mm29°/23°
Sat31%30°/22°
Sun12%30°/22°
Mon2%31°/22°

Spray: tomorrow 06:00–08:00 · Irrigation 7 days: 19.8 mm

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Tomato · 619 markets₹3,100unchangedOnion · 562 markets₹4,600▲ ₹100 vs prev. dayBrinjal · 537 markets₹3,250▼ ₹50 vs prev. dayPotato · 520 markets₹1,000unchangedWheat · 513 markets₹2,600▲ ₹4 vs prev. dayGreen Chilli · 482 markets₹5,000unchanged

Today in numbers

Live8 October 2026, 9:25 am
18,290mandi pricesAgmarknet2,037markets255 crops0districts: heavy rainnext 3 days · 795 districts420districts stay drygood for spraying & harvest18/20schemes runningchecked against orders

Weather desk

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57.8 mmBihar: rain likely in 36 of 38 districtsBihar44.1 mmRain likely in all 12 districts of MeghalayaMeghalaya47.3 mmTamil Nadu: rain likely in 36 of 38 districtsTamil Nadu38.2 mmRain likely in all 27 districts of West BengalWest Bengal

Rain: next 3 days, every district

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DryLightModerateHeavyVery heavyExtremeColour = heaviest single day (IMD class) · size = 3-day total · 795 districts · Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) · updated 8 Oct, 9:25 am

Markets desk

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  1. Sweet Pumpkin up 16% to ₹1,850▲ 16%
  2. 7 October 2026: 18,290 prices from 2,037 mandis18,290
  3. Methi down 13% to ₹3,900▼ 13%
  4. Pomegranate up 9.1% to ₹12,000▲ 9.1%
  5. Little gourd up 11% to ₹3,900▲ 11%
  6. Guava down 7.7% to ₹6,000▼ 7.7%

MSP

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The data behind the stories

MSP vs mandi: who is getting the full price?

Each crop’s national median mandi price against the MSP in force. Left of centre = below MSP.

Green GramMSP ₹8,780 · mandi ₹8,010-9%71% markets belowGroundnutMSP ₹7,517 · mandi ₹6,922-8%75% markets belowMaizeMSP ₹2,410 · mandi ₹2,290-5%68% markets belowBlack GramMSP ₹8,200 · mandi ₹8,000-2%52% markets belowWheatMSP ₹2,585 · mandi ₹2,600+1%44% markets belowPaddyMSP ₹2,441 · mandi ₹2,461+1%37% markets belowSoyabeanMSP ₹5,708 · mandi ₹6,100+7%18% markets belowBengal GramMSP ₹5,875 · mandi ₹6,875+17%7% markets belowMustardMSP ₹6,200 · mandi ₹7,658+24%2% markets below

Dot = national median mandi price; centre line = the MSP in force. Red = below MSP.

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Farming desk

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Rajasthan: fields workable in 41 of 41 districts for 3 days100% of Rajasthan's districts are forecast under 2.5 mm of rain over the next 3 days. A good window for harvest, drying, spraying and sowing.Gujarat: fields workable in 34 of 34 districts for 3 days100% of Gujarat's districts are forecast under 2.5 mm of rain over the next 3 days. A good window for harvest, drying, spraying and sowing.Telangana: fields workable in 33 of 33 districts for 3 days100% of Telangana's districts are forecast under 2.5 mm of rain over the next 3 days. A good window for harvest, drying, spraying and sowing.
Next 3 days, 795 districts: field workMap and advice for your district →420 Good for field work255 Light rain — plan around it120 Rain — hold off spraying

Government desk

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Livestock desk

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35°C+ in 20 districts of Rajasthan: protect livestock from heatDaytime highs reach 37°C in Balotra over the next 3 days. In this heat dairy animals eat less and give less milk.

Scheme pulse

20 central schemes — 18 running, 1 unconfirmed, 1 closed. Each checked against a government order.

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Machinery desk

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