Korra (Foxtail Millet)
Sow in July, harvest around October
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.
Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on
- Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
- Doesn't suit: Too hot here in this season
- Not known: No soil data
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.
Needs about 300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 150 mm it can use in a normal year, and 90 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 16–26 °C on average, and survives 5–35 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jul 36 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
- Aug 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
- Sep 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
Soil
Likes pH 6.0–6.8. We have no pH figures for this place.
Money
No yield records for this crop yet.
Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.
Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹4,537 a quintal across India's mandis.
This week: about ₹4,915 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).
- ₹2,580 2021
- ₹2,910 2022
- ₹4,050 2023
- ₹4,360 2024
- ₹2,760 2025
Prices are usually best in November.