Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)

CACP is an expert body which recommend minimum support prices (MSPs) to Government by taking into account cost of production, trends in domestic and international prices.

It is a panel under the Ministry of Agriculture

It makes the recommendations for MSPs for 22 kharif and rabi crops.

It also recommends FRP for sugarcane.

It came into existence in January 1965.

Its suggestions are not binding on the government.