On 8 October 2026, the typical Cotton mandi price in Punjab was ₹8,500/quintal (₹85/kg); ₹8,100–8,515 across 3 mandis.
₹85/kg · ₹8,500/quintal · ₹85,000/tonne (1 quintal = 100 kg, 1 tonne = 10 quintal)
Price date: 8 October 2026 · Updated on 8 Oct 2026 at 10:07 pm IST
Source: Government of India — Agmarknet / data.gov.in, synced 3× daily
8 October 2026 · Range: ₹8,100–₹8,515 / quintal (₹81–₹85 / kg) across 3 Punjab markets
Price is steady — close to last week
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Last week (1 Oct–7 Oct): ₹8,150 · 14 days: ₹8,325
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Typical mandi rate in Punjab is +1.8% over the last 13 days it has data for — ranging ₹8,100–₹8,500 per quintal.
This week (2–8 October) the typical price moved between ₹8,100–₹8,500 per quintal.
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Government MSP (Kharif 2026-27): ₹8,267 / quintal. Today's typical mandi rate is in Punjab is ₹8,500, which is +2.8% above MSP · 1 of 3 Punjab markets are trading below MSP today.
Medium Staple variety — Long Staple MSP is ₹8,667/quintal
Cotton traded between ₹8,100–₹8,515 per quintal (₹81–₹85 per kg) across 3 APMC markets in Punjab on 8 October 2026 (the latest reported day), based on Agmarknet data.
Abohar APMC had the lowest reported price in Punjab on 8 October 2026 at ₹8,100 per quintal.
Abohar APMC had the highest reported price in Punjab on 8 October 2026 at ₹8,515 per quintal.
Yes — the MSP for Cotton (Kharif 2026-27) is ₹8,267 per quintal. The average rate in Punjab on 8 October 2026 was ₹8,500, which is +2.8% above MSP.
Over the last 13 days, the average mandi rate for Cotton in Punjab has risen 1.8%, ranging ₹8,100–₹8,500 per quintal in that window.
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