Given the continued demand from the global market and reduced crop size the potential increase for crop 2026 could be as follows:
▪ Bright Grades: 9.1% (compared to 2025); -4.53% (compared to 2024)
▪ Medium Grades: 8.4% (compared to 2025); -5.3% (compared to 2024)
▪ Low Grades: 8.1% (compared to 2025); -8.1% (compared to 2024)
Note 1: Most of the yet to be marketed crop comprises of Bright & Medium grades and hence the Average price is expected to increase by the end of auctions. This means the above percentages will decrease by the end.
Note 2: The variation in dollar-rupee exchange rate is taken into account in the above comparison.
