Castor Seed
Sow in July, harvest around December
This season's sowing time (July–August) is over.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.
₹37,000–₹56,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹13,000–₹32,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Needs care: Frost risk in December
- Not known: No soil data
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.
Needs about 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 500 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 15–39 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
- Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
- Sep 25 °C / 17 °C
- Oct 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
- Nov 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
- Dec 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.
Soil
Likes pH 6.0–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.
Money
Yield: about 7.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹6,218 a quintal across India's mandis.
This week: about ₹7,560 a quintal, the middle of 9 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹33,000 a season after typical costs.
- ₹4,670 2021
- ₹6,580 2022
- ₹5,720 2023
- ₹5,530 2024
- ₹6,000 2025
Prices are usually best in November.
Typical costs are about ₹24,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.