Paddy MSP

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari said on 25 October 2026 the state will pay paddy farmers an extra Rs 200 per quintal over MSP; payment details are awaited.

Bihar will buy paddy at the Rs 2,441 MSP from November 1, 2026 in north Bihar and November 15 in south Bihar through PACS and Vyapar Mandals.

Haryana will buy verified paddy above district per-acre caps at MSP, Agriculture Minister Shyam Singh Rana said on 18 October 2026, after farmer protests.

Farmers in Sirsa, Karnal and Yamunanagar protested this week over paddy procurement, seeking a 20% moisture limit instead of 17% and full MSP of Rs 2,461 a quintal.

Uttar Pradesh has set a record 65 lakh tonne paddy purchase target for 2026-27, with 4,500 centres and payment within 48 hours, as buying opens in the west in October.

Unseasonal rain on October 11, 2026 flooded grain markets in Punjab's Malwa belt and Ambala, soaking paddy early in the buying season.

Punjab agencies had bought about 7.5 lakh tonnes of paddy at MSP by October 7, 2026, as old grain stocks threaten storage for the new crop.

Farmers protested alleged below-MSP paddy sales in Fatehabad on Oct 9, 2026, as Haryana's minister promised to buy the entire crop at MSP and speed up lifting.