Maize
Sow in June, harvest around September
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 1,152 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.
₹32,000–₹48,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹10,000–₹26,000 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 410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 540 mm it can use in a normal year, and 440 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 18–33 °C on average, and survives 10–47 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
- Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
- Aug 33 °C / 25 °C
- Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
Soil
Soil for Maize: 8 out of 10 (good).
Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.
- The pH here suits it.
- Most fields here are short of potassium.
- Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
- Most fields here are short of manganese.
Likes pH 5.0–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 18 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (September 2026): about ₹2,200 a quintal across mandis in your state.
This week: about ₹2,700 a quintal, the middle of 495 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹27,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹2,410 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹2,180 2023
- ₹2,190 2024
- ₹2,000 2025
Prices are usually best in September.
Typical costs are about ₹22,000 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 17 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
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Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.
Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.
About 34% 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 manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.
Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.
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):
- Urea 100%
- Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 63%
- Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 37%
- Muriate of Potash (MOP) 34%