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
- Needs care: Soil 6/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Needs about 370 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 / 24 °C (outside its best range)
- Dec 29 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
- Jan 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
- Feb 30 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
- Mar 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
Soil
Soil for Barley: 6 out of 10 (okay).
- The pH here suits it.
- Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of phosphorus.
- Most fields here are short of potassium.
Likes pH 6.5–8.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
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.
How to make it work
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Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.
Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of phosphorus Your soil is likely short of phosphorus.
Add about a quarter more DAP or single super phosphate than the usual dose, at sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.
Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.
Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.
Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.