Median modal price
no change₹8,200 per quintal
Range ₹8,000 – ₹8,300 per quintal
vs 20 Oct 2026 · 3 markets reporting
Prices of 21 Oct 2026 (arrival date)
Source: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, Government Open Data Licence · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 9:01 PM IST (data.gov.in)
Today's data run failed — showing the prices of 21 Oct 2026
₹8,200 per quintal
Range ₹8,000 – ₹8,300 per quintal
vs 20 Oct 2026 · 3 markets reporting
| Market | Modal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cumbum APMC Other · FAQ ₹8,000 – ₹8,200 | ₹8,200 | no change vs 19 Oct 2026 |
| Markapur APMC Desi · FAQ ₹8,200 – ₹8,200 | ₹8,200 | no change vs 20 Oct 2026 |
| Yerragondapalem APMC 170-C2 (Ginned) · FAQ ₹8,300 – ₹8,300 | ₹8,300 | up by ₹100 (1.22%) vs 19 Oct 2026 |
| Date | Modal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ₹8,200 | no change | |
| ₹8,200 | no change | |
| ₹8,200 | no change | |
| ₹8,200 | no change | |
| ₹8,200 | no change | |
| ₹8,200 | no change | |
| ₹8,200 | no change | |
| ₹8,200 | no change | |
| ₹8,200 | up by ₹100 (1.23%) | |
| ₹8,100 | up by ₹100 (1.25%) | |
| ₹8,000 | no change | |
| ₹8,000 | up by ₹100 (1.27%) | |
| ₹7,900 | down by ₹100 (1.25%) | |
| ₹8,000 | up by ₹100 (1.27%) | |
| ₹7,900 | down by ₹100 (1.25%) | |
| ₹8,000 | no change | |
| ₹8,000 | down by ₹100 (1.23%) | |
| ₹8,100 | up by ₹100 (1.25%) | |
| ₹8,000 | down by ₹100 (1.23%) | |
| ₹8,100 | up by ₹100 (1.25%) | |
| ₹8,000 | up by ₹100 (1.27%) | |
| ₹7,900 | down by ₹100 (1.25%) | |
| ₹8,000 | — |
Only 23 reporting days of history so far — the table grows every day the market reports.
Pre-filled with today's modal price of Cotton in Markapuram. Enter your quantity to see what the lot would fetch at this rate.
Today's modal price of ₹8,200 is ₹67 (0.81%) below the MSP of ₹8,267 per quintal (Kharif 2026-27).
For the long staple grade the MSP is ₹8,667 per quintal.
MSP is what government agencies pay at procurement centres for FAQ-grade produce; mandi prices for other grades and varieties differ.
MSP source: pib.gov.in · announced 13 May 2026
On 21 Oct 2026, the modal price of Cotton in Markapuram was ₹8,200 per quintal (Range ₹8,000 – ₹8,300 per quintal), reported by 3 markets.
Compared with the previous arrival on 20 Oct 2026, the modal price is unchanged since the last arrival. Over the last 23 reporting days it moved from ₹8,000 to ₹8,200 per quintal.
At ₹8,200 per quintal, 10 quintals (1,000 kg) of Cotton would fetch about ₹82,000 before mandi fee and commission. Use the calculator above for your own quantity.
From Agmarknet, the Agriculture Ministry's market information network, through the open-data API at data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence). We fetch every evening and again the next morning for late entries, and show the arrival date and fetch time on every page. Markapuram is one of 598 districts in 30 states covered.