Barley
Sow in November, harvest around March
Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.
₹21,000–₹32,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹3,000–₹14,000 an acre a season
- Not known: No rain data
- Doesn't suit: Too hot here in this season
- Not known: No soil data
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Water
Needs about 400 mm of water here in its growing months.
Temperature
Grows best at 15–20 °C on average, and survives 2–40 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Nov 30 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
- Dec 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
- Jan 30 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
- Feb 32 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
- Mar 34 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
Soil
Likes pH 6.5–8.5. We have no pH figures for this place.
Money
Yield: about 12 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,112 a quintal across India's mandis.
This week: about ₹2,776 a quintal, the middle of 25 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹17,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹2,286 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹1,650 2021
- ₹2,500 2022
- ₹1,890 2023
- ₹2,130 2024
- ₹2,300 2025
Prices are usually best in November.
Typical costs are about ₹18,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.