Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are unhappy with low prices of 1509 Basmati Paddy offered by Rice Millers. Current arrival in major mandi’s across Haryana and Punjab is maximum 4000-5000 Bags on daily basis. 1509 Paddy prices are being traded at INR 2650-2900 per quintal.
Iran Factor
Experts in trade feel this price is still high given that Iran the biggest buyer of Basmati rice is not willing to purchase basmati rice from India. Crude oil import to India has stopped since US sanctions and Iran officials have made an official statement that they will start to import basmati rice from India only if India resumes import of crude oil.
Prices of Basmati and Non-Basmati Rice varieties as on 25-09-2019
| Commodity | Market/Mandi | Price (Per Quintal) |
| 1121 Basmati Creamy Sella Rice | Punjab, Delhi, Haryana | INR 6400 |
| 1121 Basmati Golden Sella Rice | Punjab, Delhi, Haryana | INR 6800 |
| 1121 Basmati Steam Rice | Punjab, Delhi, Haryana | INR 7400 |
| 1509 Basmati Creamy Sella Rice (New) | Punjab, Delhi, Haryana | INR 5200 |
| 1509 Basmati Golden Sella Rice | Punjab, Delhi, Haryana | INR 5500 |
| 1509 Basmati Steam Rice (New) | Punjab, Delhi, Haryana | INR 6100 |
| 1401 Pusa Basmati Steam Rice | Haryana, Delhi | INR 5900 |
| Pusa Basmati Sella Rice | Madhya Pradesh | INR 5200 |
| Pusa Basmati Steam Rice | Madhya Pradesh | INR 5700 |
| Pusa Basmati Raw Rice | Madhya Pradesh | INR 5800 |
| Sugandha Sella Rice | Delhi, Haryana | INR 4800 |
| Sugandha Steam Rice | Delhi, Haryana | INR 5500 |
| Sharbati Sella Rice | Delhi, Haryana, UP | INR 3800 |
| Sharbati Steam Rice | Delhi, Haryana, UP | INR 4300 |
| Long Grain White Rice 5% Broken 6.00mm | Nhava Sheva Port | INR 2500 |
| Long Grain Parboiled Rice 5% Broken 6.00mm | Nhava Sheva Port | INR 2550 |
| Long Grain Parboiled Rice 5% Broken 6.00mm | Mundra, Kandla Port | INR 2700 |
| Long Grain White Rice 5% Broken 6.00mm | Mundra, Kandla Port | INR 2650 |
| IR64 Long Grain Parboiled Rice 5% Broken | West Bengal | INR 2300 |
| Swarna Short Grain Parboiled Rice 5% Broken | West Bengal | INR 2250 |
| Swarna Short Grain Raw Rice 5% Broken | West Bengal | INR 2200 |
| Swarna Short Grain Raw Rice 15% Broken | West Bengal | INR 2160 |
| Swarna Short Grain Raw Rice 25% Broken | West Bengal | INR 2120 |
| IR64 Long Grain Parboiled Rice 5% Broken | Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra | INR 2450 |
| IR64 Long Grain White Rice 5% Broken | Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra | INR 2400 |
| PR 11 Steam Rice | Punjab, Haryana | INR 3700 |
| PR 11 Sella Rice | Punjab, Haryana | INR 3400 |
| HR47 Long Grain Sella Rice 5% Broken | Uttar Pradesh | INR 2650 |
| HR47 Long Grain White Rice 5% Broken | Uttar Pradesh | INR 2550 |
| HR47 Long Grain White Rice 25% Broken | Uttar Pradesh | INR 2475 |
| Sona Masoori Steam Rice (Premium) | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar | INR 4200 |
| Sona Masoori Steam Rice (Regular) | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar | INR 3600 |
| Sona Masoori Steam Rice (Samba) | Delhi, UP, Bihar | INR 3400 |
| Sona Masoori Raw Rice (Samba) | Delhi, UP, Bihar | INR 3200 |
| Gobindo Bhog Raw White Rice | West Bengal | INR 6900 |