Jute
Sow in May, harvest around September
This season's sowing time (March–May) is over.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.
₹1.1 lakh–₹1.7 lakh
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹73,000–₹1.3 lakh 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.
Needs about 520 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 520 mm it can use in a normal year, and 390 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 41 °C / 27 °C
- Jun 38 °C / 27 °C
- Jul 33 °C / 25 °C
- Aug 31 °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 boron, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
- Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
Likes pH 6.5–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 11 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).
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 ₹1.2 lakh 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
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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.
About 100% of local fields of this crop get it.
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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.
Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.
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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.
Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.
What local farmers put on it (share of fields):
- Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 100%
- Urea 100%