Rice
Sow in June, harvest around October
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 39,193 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.
₹34,000–₹52,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹6,000–₹23,000 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.
Needs about 1,050 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,140 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,030 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 15–36 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
- Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
- Aug 32 °C / 25 °C
- Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
- Oct 32 °C / 23 °C
Soil
Soil for Rice: 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
- Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
- Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
Likes pH 5.5–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 20 quintals of paddy an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October 2026): about ₹2,175 a quintal across mandis in your state.
This week: about ₹2,461 a quintal, the middle of 687 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹20,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹2,441 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹1,780 2021
- ₹1,940 2022
- ₹2,020 2023
- ₹2,140 2024
- ₹2,250 2025
Prices are usually best in September.
Typical costs are about ₹29,000 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 19 quintals of paddy an acre. That's a realistic target.
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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 63% 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.
What local farmers put on it (share of fields):
- Muriate of Potash (MOP) 63%
- Urea 63%
- Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 62%
- Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate / Monohydrate 35%