Jute

A monsoon crop. Sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Oct–Nov.

Check it on your land
Season
Kharif
99% of its area.
Ready in
120 days
about 4 months
Water
440–470 mm
over its season
Temperature
20–37 °C
0° survives 13–45 °C 40°

When to sow and harvest

Kharif 99% of its area
Today: kharif harvest
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Sow Growing Harvest
The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.

Will it grow on your land?

Water
Season

Pick a place and water to see if it suits your land, and what it earns.

What it needs

Temperature

20–37 °C
0 °C40 °C

Survives 13–45 °C. Frost hurts it.

Water

440–470 mm over its season
Murshidabad Nadia North 24 Parganas Cooch Behar Uttar Dinajpur

Worked out where most of it grows. Rain and irrigation together.

Soil pH

4 acidic7 neutral9 alkaline

Likes neutral soil. Grows from pH 5 to 8.6.

Soil

  • No salty soil
  • Needs rich soil
  • K Needs plenty of potassium and boron
How the soil score works

Source: FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°).

Fertiliser for one acre

Not covered yet. Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra for the dose.

Watch out for

Not covered yet. Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to watch for.

Mandi price, month by month

Best month
May, ₹6,113
Lowest
January, ₹5,413
₹5,413
₹6,113
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Rupees a quintal, typical across India's mandis.

Source: Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).

Where it grows in India

Area grown in India
6,65,836 ha
2018-19
Average yield
2.3 t/ha
2018-19
Most area
Murshidabad
West Bengal
Best yield
South 24 Parganas
5.0 t/ha

Districts with the most area (recent figures)

The map colours each district by yield, for districts growing it on at least 100 ha.

  1. Murshidabad, West Bengal 1,35,425 ha
  2. Nadia, West Bengal 94,595 ha
  3. North 24 Parganas, West Bengal 56,131 ha
  4. Cooch Behar, West Bengal 50,687 ha
  5. Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal 31,097 ha
  6. Malda, West Bengal 26,820 ha
  7. Jalpaiguri, West Bengal 24,345 ha
  8. Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal 20,187 ha
  9. Kishanganj, Bihar 14,562 ha
  10. Katihar, Bihar 13,843 ha

Jute yield

  1. 0.0–1.5 t/ha
  2. 1.5–1.9 t/ha
  3. 1.9–2.4 t/ha
  4. 2.4–2.8 t/ha
  5. 2.9–5.0 t/ha
No data

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2006-07 to 2018-19.

Where yields are highest

  1. South 24 Parganas, West Bengal 5.0 t/ha
  2. Hooghly, West Bengal 3.9 t/ha
  3. Howrah, West Bengal 3.9 t/ha
  4. Birbhum, West Bengal 3.8 t/ha
  5. Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal 3.6 t/ha
  6. North 24 Parganas, West Bengal 3.6 t/ha
  7. Malda, West Bengal 3.1 t/ha
  8. Araria, Bihar 3.0 t/ha
  9. Supaul, Bihar 2.9 t/ha
  10. Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal 2.9 t/ha

Only districts growing it on at least 100 ha.

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2006-07 to 2018-19.

Across India over the years

Yield (t/ha)

2.3 2.3 2.3
2006-07 2018-19
Latest 2.3 t/ha in 2018-19

Area (ha)

666K 734K 802K
2006-07 2018-19
Latest 6,65,836 ha in 2018-19

Only years in which most of the usual districts reported are shown.

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2006-07 to 2018-19.

Soil and yield

How district soil tests line up with this crop's yields across India.

  • Districts with more soil high in phosphorus tend to have higher jute yields (moderate pattern, 67 districts).
  • Districts with more soil medium in phosphorus tend to have lower jute yields (moderate pattern, 67 districts).
  • Districts with more soil short of copper tend to have lower jute yields (moderate pattern, 67 districts).
  • Districts with more soil medium in organic carbon tend to have higher jute yields (weak pattern, 67 districts).
  • Districts with more soil low in phosphorus tend to have lower jute yields (weak pattern, 67 districts).
  • Districts with more soil that is acidic tend to have lower jute yields (weak pattern, 67 districts).

A pattern is not proof that soil causes the difference.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).