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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved higher Minimum Support Prices for all six mandated Rabi crops for the 2027-28 marketing season on 30 September 2026. Safflower received the highest absolute increase at Rs 675 per quintal, taking its MSP to Rs 7,215, followed by rapeseed and mustard at Rs 413 to Rs 6,613 and lentil at Rs 390 to Rs 7,390, while wheat received the smallest increase of Rs 25 per quintal, taking its MSP to Rs 2,610. The government said the new prices keep MSP at least 1.5 times the all India weighted average cost of production, with the margin over cost ranging from 50 percent for safflower to 106 percent for wheat.