Paddy steady at ₹2,461 a quintal
Paddy's median across 473 mandis was ₹2,461 a quintal. Cheapest ₹1,461 at Khem karan APMC (Tarntaran, Punjab); dearest ₹4,725 at Gadarwada APMC (Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh). Check your nearest mandi before you sell.
Key numbers
- Median
- ₹2,461
- Previous day
- ₹2,461
- Mandis
- 473
- Low – high
- ₹1,461 – ₹4,725
- MSP
- ₹2,441
New Delhi: The price is about where it was on the previous market day (6 October 2026): ₹2,461 then, ₹2,461 now.
Median in the major states: Rajasthan ₹3,896, Madhya Pradesh ₹3,485, Karnataka ₹3,280, Maharashtra ₹3,060, Uttar Pradesh ₹3,010 and Keralam ₹2,500.
Paddy prices came in from 473 mandis in 19 states today. The lowest was ₹1,461 and the highest ₹4,725; most of that gap is variety and quality.
Paddy's MSP is ₹2,441 a quintal. Today 265 of 716 mandis (37%) 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.
Paddy: national median, day by day
- 3 Oct423 mandis
- 4 Oct275 mandis
- 5 Oct464 mandis
- 6 Oct447 mandis
- 7 Oct473 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 ₹2,441.
Highest- and lowest-paying mandis
Highest
- Gadarwada APMCNarsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh · Puspa (MR 301)₹4,725
- Dankaur APMCGautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · SuperFine(Basmati)₹4,713
- Baktara APMCSehore, Madhya Pradesh · Puspa (MR 301)₹4,650
- Baktara APMCSehore, Madhya Pradesh · Paddy₹4,650
- Gadarwada APMCNarsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh · Paddy₹4,601
Lowest
- Khem karan APMCTarntaran, Punjab · Paddy₹1,461
- Ambur APMCVellore, Tamil Nadu₹1,600
- Davgadbaria(Piplod) APMCDahod, Gujarat · Common₹1,660
- Devgadhbaria APMCDahod, Gujarat · Common₹1,680
- Thondamuthur APMCCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu₹1,700
Modal price, ₹ a quintal. Variety and quality change the price.
This story was written automatically from Agmarknet's official/open data. Every number in it comes from that data — nothing is estimated. Spot a mistake? Write to kisansamacharofficial@gmail.com.
