Minimum Support Price (MSP) · RMS 2026-27
Safflower MSP 2026-27
₹6,540per quintal
+₹600 on the previous marketing season
Every marketing season
5 marketing seasons| Marketing season | ₹ / quintal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ₹6,540 | +600 |
| 2025-26 | ₹5,940 | +140 |
| 2024-25 | ₹5,800 | +150 |
| 2023-24 | ₹5,650 | +209 |
| 2022-23 | ₹5,441 | — |
Common questions
- What is the MSP of safflower for 2026-27?
- The Minimum Support Price for safflower is ₹6,540 per quintal for the 2026-27 rabi marketing season. It is announced by the Government of India on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.
- How much has the safflower MSP risen this year?
- The safflower MSP is up ₹600 per quintal on 2025-26, from ₹5,940 to ₹6,540, a change of 10.1%.
- What was the safflower MSP in previous years?
- The safflower MSP has moved from ₹5,441 per quintal in 2022-23 to ₹6,540 in 2026-27, a rise of 20% across 5 marketing seasons. Every season's announced price is listed on this page with the date it was taken.
Safflower production and area · MSP for every crop
Cite this page
Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India. Safflower Minimum Support Price, 2026-27 (as announced). Compiled by IndianAgri. Accessed 15 September 2026. https://indianagri.com/data/msp/safflower
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Provenance receipt
TIER A · ANNOUNCED PRICE
Source 1 of 3 · foodgrains-all-india-2015-16-to-2024-25
- Originator
- Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India
- Release
- Final Estimate of Production of Food Grains for 2024-25
- Accessed
- 2026-09-15
Source 2 of 3 · msp-2021-22-to-2026-27
- Originator
- Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India
- Release
- Commodity-wise MSP Trend
- Accessed
- 2026-09-15
Source 3 of 3 · statewise-apy-2021-22-to-2025-26
- Originator
- Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India
- Release
- Crop Profile: State-wise Area, Production & Yield of All Crops
- Accessed
- 2026-09-15
- Estimate round
- Announced price
- Trust
- Primary source, final round — quotable as our figure without qualification.
Cite the originator and the estimate round, not IndianAgri alone — these are Government of India statistics, compiled here. Original release.