In records going back to 2001, the highest monthly average for Rice in India was ₹3,878/quintal in February 2026, while the weakest month on record is March 2001 (₹543/quintal).
Record high (monthly avg)
₹3,878
February 2026
Single-day record
₹14,243
October 2025 · Mysore (Bandipalya)
Record low (monthly avg)
₹543
March 2001
₹/quintal · weighted average across all reporting mandis in India
| Year | Average | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (partial) | ₹3,670 | ▲ 0.6% |
| 2025 | ₹3,649 | ▲ 4.8% |
| 2024 | ₹3,481 | ▲ 10.5% |
| 2023 | ₹3,149 | ▲ 7.4% |
| 2022 | ₹2,932 | ▲ 7.3% |
| 2021 | ₹2,732 | ▼ 1.5% |
| 2020 | ₹2,773 | ▼ 1.1% |
| 2019 | ₹2,803 | ▲ 1.0% |
| 2018 | ₹2,775 | ▲ 1.3% |
| 2017 | ₹2,741 | ▲ 2.8% |
| 2016 | ₹2,666 | ▲ 4.7% |
| 2015 | ₹2,547 | ▼ 2.2% |
| 2014 | ₹2,604 | ▲ 6.7% |
| 2013 | ₹2,441 | ▲ 15.9% |
| 2012 | ₹2,105 | ▲ 7.8% |
| 2011 | ₹1,953 | ▲ 1.4% |
| 2010 | ₹1,925 | ▲ 10.1% |
| 2009 | ₹1,748 | ▲ 16.7% |
| 2008 | ₹1,498 | ▲ 15.2% |
| 2007 | ₹1,300 | ▲ 6.0% |
| 2006 | ₹1,227 | ▲ 3.5% |
| 2005 | ₹1,186 | ▲ 6.1% |
| 2004 | ₹1,118 | ▲ 5.3% |
| 2003 | ₹1,062 | ▼ 8.6% |
| 2002 | ₹1,161 | ▼ 25.3% |
| 2001 | ₹1,553 | — |
2000s
₹1,317
avg/quintal
2010s
₹2,456
avg/quintal
2020s
₹3,198
avg/quintal
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