Rabi Crops Miss MSP, Maize Crashes 24% While Mustard Beats Benchmarks
Key rabi crops—wheat, chana and barley—traded 3-8% under their MSPs, with maize slumping 24% below its support price. In contrast, mustard outperformed, selling 8% above MSP and later jumping 17% higher, signaling divergent market dynamics that could pressure food inflation.