Kinnow growers hit by a sharp price crash, dumped their citrus produce outside government offices to highlight their financial losses and the absence of assured procurement. The price collapse is linked to overproduction, unstable markets, and rising environmental pressures that deepen farmers’ vulnerability. Within the wider debate on agricultural pricing reforms, the growers’ demand for a legal minimum support price emerges from the intersection of economic distress, climate stress, and systemic policy shortcomings.