Monsoon rain deficit set to affect paddy cultivation across India. Reports from Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh indicate low paddy cultivation this year. Further, reports from Punjab and Haryana also confirm that 1509 and 1121 basmati paddy cultivation is low compared to the 2020-21 season. India produced a record 122 Million Metric Tons of rice in the 2020-21 season which is 3 million metric tons more than the 2019-20 season.
Paddy Prices in India as on 13.08.2021 Mandi Wise Report
| Variety | Location | Price (Per Quintal in INR) |
| 1121 Basmati | Amritsar, Punjab | 2850 |
| 1121 Basmati | Dabra, Madhya Pradesh | 2600-2700 |
| 1121 Basmati | Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh | 2450 |
| 1509 Basmati | Amritsar, Punjab | 2150 |
| 1509 Basmati | Indri, Haryana | 2250 |
| 1509 Basmati | Safidon, Haryana | 2390 |
| 1509 Basmati | Dabra, Madhya Pradesh | 1700-2200 |
| 1509 Basmati | Karnal, Haryana | 2290 |
| 1509 Basmati | Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh | 2000 |
| 1509 Basmati | Jahangirabad, Uttar Pradesh | 2400 |
| 1718 Basmati | Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh | 2450 |
| Sugandha | Jahangirabad, Uttar Pradesh | 2200 |
| Sugandha | Dabra, Madhya Pradesh | 2200-2250 |
| Sharbati | Jahangirabad, Uttar Pradesh | 1750 |
| BPT New Sona Masoori | Mahbubnagar, Telangana | 2100 |
| BPT Single Sona Masoori | Mahbubnagar, Telangana | 2200 |
| BPT Double Sona Masoori | Mahbubnagar, Telangana | 2500 |
| BPT New Sona Masoori | Nizamabad, Telangana | 1870 |
| BPT New Sona Masoori | Guntur, Andhra Pradesh | 1500 |
| RNR Sona Masoori | Mahbubnagar, Telangana | 1750 |
| RNR Sona December Crop | Mahbubnagar, Telangana | 2250 |
| RNR Sona Old Crop 1 Year | Mahbubnagar, Telangana | 2500 |
| RNR Sona Old Crop 2 Years | Mahbubnagar, Telangana | 2800 |
| RNR Sona Masoori Old | Raichur, Karnataka | 1900 |
| RNR Sona Masoori New | Raichur, Karnataka | 1400 |
| RNR Sona Masoori New | Nizamabad, Telangana | 1850 |
| RNR Sona Masoori Old | Nizamabad, Telangana | 2000 |
| RNR Sona Masoori | Guntur, Andhra Pradesh | 1600 |
| Sona Masoori New | Raichur, Karnataka | 1650 |
| Kaveri Sona Masoori | Raichur, Karnataka | 1400 |
| HMT New | Guntur, Andhra Pradesh | 1800 |
| Chitti Muthyalu | Mahbubnagar, Telangana | 4000 |
| MTU 1010 | Mahbubnagar, Telangana | 1890 |
| IR Non-BPT | Nizamabad, Telangana | 1750 |
| Super Seed New | Nizamabad, Telangana | 1850 |
| Super Seed Old | Nizamabad, Telangana | 2000 |
| Jai Sri Ram New | Nizamabad, Telangana | 2950 |
| GK New | Nizamabad, Telangana | 1750 |
| Grand Old | Raichur, Karnataka | 2000 |