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Date : Sep 13, 2005

Table 26 : Minimum Support Price for Non-foodgrains According to Crop Year (Fair average quality)

(Rupees per quintal)
Year	Sugarcane@	Cotton #	Jute	Groundnut (in shell)	Soyabean black	Soyabean yellow	Sunflower seed	Rapeseed / Mustard	Safflower
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1975-76	.	.	135	.	.	.	.	.	.
1976-77	8.5	.	136	140	.	.	150	.	.
1977-78	8.5	.	141	160	145	.	165	225	.
1978-79	10.00	.	150	175	175	.	175	245	.
1979-80	12.50	.	155	190	175	.	175	.	.
1980-81	13.00	.	160	206	183	198	183	.	.
1981-82	13.00	.	175	270	210	230	250	.	.
1982-83	13.00	.	175	295	220	245	250	355	.
1983-84	13.50	527	185	315	230	255	275	360	.
1984-85	14.00	535	195	340	240	265	325	385	.
1985-86	16.50	535	215	350	250	275	335	400	400
1986-87	17.00	540	225	370	255	290	350	415	415
1987-88	18.50	550	240	390	260	300	390	430	415
1988-89	19.50	600	250	430	275	320	450	460	440
1989-90	23.00	690	295	500	325	370	530	575	550
1990-91	22.00	750	320	580	350	400	600	600	575
1991-92	26.00	840	375	645	395	445	670	670	640
1992-93	31.00	950	400	750	475	525	800	760	720
1993-94	34.50	1050	450	800	525	580	850	810	760
1994-95	39.10	1200	470	860	570	650	900	830	780
1995-96	42.50	1350	490	900	600	680	950	860	800
1996-97	45.90	1380	510	920	620	700	960	890	830
1997-98	48.45	1530	570	980	670	750	1000	940	910
1998-99	52.70	1650	650	1040	705	795	1060	1000	990
1999-00	56.10	1775	750	1155	755	845	1155	1100	1100
2000-01	59.50	1825	785	1220	775	865	1170	1200	1200
2001-02	62.05	1875	810	1340	795	885	1185	1300	1300
2002-03	69.50	1875	850	1355	795	885	1195	1330	1300
2003-04	73.00	1925	860	1400	840	930	1250	1600	1500
2004-05	74.50	1960	890	1500	900	1000	1340	1700	1550
@ Statutory minimum price linked to a basic recovery of 8.5 per cent of sugar with proportionate premium for every 0.1 per cent increase in recovery above that level. # Minimum Support Price (MSP) of cotton for H-4. Source : 1. Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. 2. Economic Survey 2004-05, Government of India.