Groundnut: 75% of mandis below MSP
Groundnut's MSP is ₹7,517 a quintal. Today 128 of 170 mandis paid less; the national median was ₹6,922. If you are offered less than MSP, ask about your nearest procurement centre.
Key numbers
- Median
- ₹6,922
- Previous day
- ₹7,000
- Mandis
- 164
- Low – high
- ₹3,250 – ₹13,358
- MSP
- ₹7,517
New Delhi: The price is about where it was on the previous market day (6 October 2026): ₹7,000 then, ₹6,922 now.
Groundnut prices came in from 164 mandis in 11 states today. The lowest was ₹3,250 and the highest ₹13,358; most of that gap is variety and quality.
Groundnut's MSP is ₹7,517 a quintal. Today 128 of 170 mandis (75%) 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.
Groundnut: national median, day by day
- 3 Oct163 mandis
- 4 Oct69 mandis
- 5 Oct170 mandis
- 6 Oct157 mandis
- 7 Oct164 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 ₹7,517.
Highest- and lowest-paying mandis
Highest
- Bhopal APMCBhopal, Madhya Pradesh · Groundnut seed₹13,358
- Jaunpur APMCJaunpur, Uttar Pradesh₹13,125
- Warangal APMCWarangal, Telangana · Local₹12,500
- Jalalabad APMCShahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh₹12,000
- Varanasi APMCVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh₹9,600
Lowest
- Dudhi APMCSonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh₹3,250
- Kolaras APMCShivpuri, Madhya Pradesh · Big (With Shell)₹3,600
- Rompicherla APMCChittor, Andhra Pradesh · Local₹3,800
- Mahbubnagar APMCMahbubnagar, Telangana · Local₹4,370
- Robertsganj APMCSonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh₹4,500
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.
