Kaithal Mandi — Paddy, Basmati & Wheat Selling Guide (Haryana)
Kaithal is a paddy district, and a good part of that paddy is basmati grown for private millers rather than for the MSP window. The mandi's two queues therefore run side by side in the same weeks: common paddy to the procurement agencies through an arhtiya, and basmati to rice millers on grain length and moisture.
Last reviewed: October 2026 · Rates, fees and timings change — check Agmarknet and confirm with the market committee.
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MSP CalculatorCommon paddy moves through licensed arhtiyas to HAFED, cooperative agencies and FCI at MSP, with DBT payment. Basmati is bought privately by millers and exporters, who price on grain length, moisture and variety purity. The miller's terms are stricter than the MSP window's, and the rate is usually higher when the sample meets the spec.
Paddy is the main kharif crop, with basmati varieties in the same season, and wheat follows in rabi. Paddy is judged on moisture and chaff; basmati on grain length, moisture and purity. Mixing varieties is the most expensive mistake, because the whole lot is then priced as the weaker grade.
Guide first — price is a linked helper, not the headline.
Paddy · modal price / quintal
₹2,819
₹-77 (-2.7%)vs yesterday
Falling vs 7-day avg (-8.3%) — hold if you can
Prices as of 2026-11-04 · Indicative sample — confirm on Agmarknet/eNAM or with the mandi office.
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Documents you need
- Aadhaar of the seller, matching the land record
- Land record (fard) for the plot
- Aadhaar-linked bank passbook
- J-form for MSP paddy, miller's bill for basmati
- Weighment and moisture slips
Important warnings
- • Basmati sent into the MSP queue is priced as common paddy, usually at a large loss. Keep the channels separate.
- • Private millers tighten their quotes when the MSP queue is long, which is exactly the week most farmers want to sell.
- • Moisture above the agreed limit is cut or rejected on both channels, and the reading is taken once.
- • Two basmati varieties mixed in one lot are downgraded to the weaker one — grade by variety, not only by length.
- • Legal commission rate: Statutory up to 2.5%; Centre pays fixed ~Rs.50.75/qtl wheat, ~Rs.50.61/qtl paddy from RMS 2026-27 — verify current notification.
How to sell your crop at Kaithal Grain Market
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Keep basmati and common paddy in separate lots from the field onwards.
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For basmati, talk to the miller first and agree grain length, moisture limit and rate in writing.
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Dry the lot to the agreed moisture — around 17% for paddy — before either channel.
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For common paddy, take the J-form and gate entry from the arhtiya and note the lot number.
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Stay for the weighment and sampling, and take both slips.
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Keep the miller's bill or the J-form until the payment arrives.
Say 50 quintals of common paddy at ₹2,300 a quintal — ₹1,15,000 gross. A 1.5% moisture cut and about ₹900 in labour leave roughly ₹1,12,550. The same 50 quintals as basmati at ₹3,600 a quintal would gross ₹1,80,000, and after the miller's deductions of perhaps ₹4,000 you might net about ₹1,76,000 — a much better outcome, but only with a clean, dry, single-variety lot.
Local tips
Decide the basmati lot before harvest. If it is going to a miller, harvest at the miller's moisture spec and never mix it with common paddy in the trolley. For the MSP lot, the morning arrival is everything — a paddy trolley that reaches late often waits a day.
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Haryana: registration & rules recap
Like Punjab, Haryana procures through arhtiyas with DBT to the farmer's bank account. Keep the J-Form (purchase) and weigh slip safe until payment clears.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is basmati procured at MSP in Kaithal?
What moisture is allowed for paddy at Kaithal?
How much commission is charged at Kaithal mandi?
Why is my basmati rate lower than expected?
How long does payment take at Kaithal?
Is Kaithal mandi listed on eNAM?
Sources & official links
- Agmarknet — daily arrivals & prices →
- eNAM — national agriculture market portal →
- Haryana State Agri Marketing Board (HSAMB) →
- data.gov.in — Agmarknet open data (API) →
Verify today's rate on Agmarknet before you load, and confirm commission, hamali and other charges with the Kaithal market committee.
Haryana
Mandi prices and government rules change often — always confirm current prices and procedures with your local mandi office or the official Agmarknet/eNAM portal. Ask Sahayak below for the latest guidance.