In records going back to 2002, the highest monthly average for Safflower in India was ₹7,916/quintal in August 2025, while the weakest month on record is February 2002 (₹1,060/quintal).
Record high (monthly avg)
₹7,916
August 2025
Single-day record
₹15,000
December 2022 · Kalburgi
Record low (monthly avg)
₹1,060
February 2002
₹/quintal · weighted average across all reporting mandis in India
| Year | Average | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (partial) | ₹5,597 | ▼ 15.1% |
| 2025 | ₹6,593 | ▲ 49.5% |
| 2024 | ₹4,410 | ▲ 7.4% |
| 2023 | ₹4,108 | ▼ 17.0% |
| 2022 | ₹4,951 | ▲ 11.6% |
| 2021 | ₹4,434 | ▲ 22.7% |
| 2020 | ₹3,613 | ▼ 12.0% |
| 2019 | ₹4,104 | ▲ 27.6% |
| 2018 | ₹3,217 | ▲ 11.5% |
| 2017 | ₹2,885 | ▲ 10.3% |
| 2016 | ₹2,617 | ▲ 5.8% |
| 2015 | ₹2,474 | ▼ 7.4% |
| 2014 | ₹2,671 | ▼ 22.6% |
| 2013 | ₹3,452 | ▲ 8.8% |
| 2012 | ₹3,174 | ▲ 39.7% |
| 2011 | ₹2,271 | ▲ 20.0% |
| 2010 | ₹1,892 | ▼ 12.3% |
| 2009 | ₹2,157 | ▼ 4.8% |
| 2008 | ₹2,266 | ▲ 60.9% |
| 2007 | ₹1,409 | ▲ 12.5% |
| 2006 | ₹1,252 | ▼ 6.6% |
| 2005 | ₹1,340 | ▼ 14.3% |
| 2004 | ₹1,563 | ▼ 5.2% |
| 2003 | ₹1,648 | ▲ 35.6% |
| 2002 | ₹1,216 | — |
2000s
₹1,606
avg/quintal
2010s
₹2,876
avg/quintal
2020s
₹4,815
avg/quintal
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