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Informist, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 

 

By Udita S. Jaiswal

 

MUMBAI – Prices of wheat, maize, and rice were steady in key spot markets across the country Tuesday due to lack of fresh cues, traders said. Prices of maize in Karnataka were unavailable due to the ongoing protests by the farmers demanding the government procure maize at the minimum support price, they said.

 

Prices of WHEAT in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 2,745 per 100 kg due to lack of fresh cues, Gaurav Kochar, a local trader, said. Prices of the staple grain at Vashi in Navi Mumbai were also steady at INR 2,800–INR 2,825 per 100 kg, wholesale trader Devendra Vora said. Prices of average to best quality wheat in Kota were largely steady at INR 2,500 per 100 kg, local trader Ruchit Mehta said. Arrivals in Kota were also largely steady at 2,000 bags (1 bag = 50 kg), he said.

 

In Indore, farmers are shifting from wheat to pulses and maize this rabi season, due to early rains and favourable weather conditions, traders said. The acreage under wheat, the biggest rabi crop, stood at 18.74 million hectares, up nearly 17% from 16.03 million hectares in the corresponding period last year, while area under maize was up over 20% at 876,000 hectares compared with 725,000 hectares last year, according to a release from the agriculture ministry Monday. However, Kochar said "government data is not accurate at all..." and he does not see farmers shifting to any other crops.

 

Prices of MAIZE in Indore were unchanged at INR 1,700 per 100 kg due to lack of fresh cues, Kochar said. In Davanagere, Karnataka, farmers have been staging a protest demanding that the government procure maize at the minimum support price, they said. The minimum support price for maize is INR 2,400 per 100 kg.

 

Farmers argue that prices of maize are under pressure due to high acreage and increased kharif maize arrivals. Prices are expected to remain in a lower range due to ongoing high arrivals and excess moisture content in the grain. Maize acreage started to rise in 2024-25 (Jul-Jun), as prices of the grain had hit an all-time high of INR 2,900 per 100 kg in January 2024 on low output amid erratic rainfall and rise in demand from the ethanol sector. Higher prices attracted farmers to grow maize for the next two years, leading to ample maize production in India.

 

Traditionally, it was only Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh that were known as maize producing states, but now, maize is also being grown in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. 

 

Prices of major varieties of RICE were steady, traders said. In Vashi, Navi Mumbai, prices of basmati 1401 and 1121 varieties remained unchanged at INR 7,100-INR 7,300 per 100 kg and INR 8,400-INR 8,800 per 100 kg, respectively, according to Vora.

 

The price of sona masoori rice, a premium non-basmati variety, was stable at INR 5,500-INR 5,600 per 100 kg at Bhavanipuram in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, said Ravi Shankar, a local trader.  End

 

Edited by Nishant Maher

 

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