Niger Seed
Sow in October, harvest around January
Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.
₹9,000–₹13,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹373–₹5,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Doesn't suit: Too cold here in this season
- Not known: No soil data
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 190 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 40 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.
Temperature
Grows best at 18–26 °C on average, and survives 11–34 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Oct 23 °C / 15 °C
- Nov 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
- Dec 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
- Jan 17 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.
Soil
Likes pH 5.5–6.5. We have no pH figures for this place.
Money
Yield: about 1.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹8,763 a quintal across India's mandis.
Minimum support price: ₹10,052 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹5,600 2021
- ₹6,380 2022
- ₹8,000 2023
- ₹8,000 2024
- ₹8,130 2025
Prices are usually best in August.
Typical costs are about ₹8,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.