Jute
Sow in May, harvest around September
This season's sowing time (March–May) is over.
Grown on 1,359 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.
₹91,000–₹1.4 lakh
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹50,000–₹96,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 490 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 500 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 20–37 °C on average, and survives 13–45 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- May 32 °C / 22 °C
- Jun 32 °C / 24 °C
- Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
- Aug 33 °C / 25 °C
- Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
Soil
Soil for Jute: 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
- Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
Likes pH 6.5–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 8.7 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹12,950 a quintal across India's mandis.
This week: about ₹14,950 a quintal, the middle of 12 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹91,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹5,925 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹6,580 2021
- ₹6,050 2022
- ₹5,200 2023
- ₹5,000 2024
- ₹6,380 2025
Prices are usually best in June.
Typical costs are about ₹40,000 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
The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 10 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
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Short of boron Your soil is likely short of boron.
Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.