Okra (Bhindi)
Sow in June, harvest around September
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. Sold at 12 mandis in your district.
₹98,000–₹1.5 lakh
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹46,000–₹95,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Not known: No soil score
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 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 360 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 12–35 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 39 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
- Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
- Aug 33 °C / 25 °C
- Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
No soil score here: the soil tests don't say enough about nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium.
Likes pH 5.5–7.0.
Money
Yield: about 42 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹2,900 a quintal at mandis in your district.
- ₹2,560 2021
- ₹2,430 2022
- ₹2,600 2023
- ₹2,800 2024
- ₹3,280 2025
Prices are usually best in February.
Typical costs are about ₹52,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.