Ginger
Sow in April, harvest around December
This season's sowing time (April–May) is over.
No recent figures for your district. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.
₹1.7 lakh–₹2.6 lakh
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹73,000–₹1.6 lakh an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- 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 870 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 19–29 °C on average, and survives 13–35 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Apr 30 °C / 17 °C
- May 30 °C / 19 °C
- Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
- Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
- Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
- Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
- Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
- Nov 25 °C / 14 °C
- Dec 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Likes pH 6.0–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.
Money
Yield: about 46 quintals an acre here (older figures, 2018-19).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹4,750 a quintal at mandis in your district.
- ₹5,750 2023
- ₹13,000 2024
- ₹5,500 2025
Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.
Prices are usually best in June.
Typical costs are about ₹1.0 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.