Rice
Sow in June, harvest around October
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 3.0 lakh acres here. Sold at 16 mandis in your district.
₹20,000–₹30,000
per acre a season, before costs
At typical costs, from a loss of ₹9,000 to a profit of ₹1,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Needs care: Soil 7/10
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 1,010 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,060 mm it can use in a normal year, and 910 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 33 °C / 24 °C
- Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
- Aug 28 °C / 23 °C
- Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
- Oct 30 °C / 20 °C
Soil
Soil for Rice: 7 out of 10 (okay).
- The pH here suits it.
- 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 12 quintals of paddy an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,025 a quintal at mandis in your district.
This week: about ₹2,050 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis in your district (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹4,000 a season at typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹2,441 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹1,400 2021
- ₹1,350 2022
- ₹1,680 2023
- ₹2,000 2024
- ₹1,980 2025
Prices are usually best in November.
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 17 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 64% 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 sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.
Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.
Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.
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Short of boron Your soil is likely short of boron.
Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.
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 64%
- Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 51%
- Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 4%
- Muriate of Potash (MOP) 3%