Rice
Sow in June, harvest around October
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 34,470 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.
₹40,000–₹59,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹11,000–₹31,000 an acre a season
- Needs care: Risky: 11 irrigations short
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Needs care: Soil 7/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain falls about 11 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.
Needs about 1,040 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 490 mm it can use in a normal year, and 320 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 31 °C / 22 °C
- Jul 28 °C / 22 °C
- Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
- Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
- Oct 31 °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 iron.
Likes pH 5.5–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 14 quintals of paddy an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹3,455 a quintal across mandis in your state.
This week: about ₹2,753 a quintal, the middle of 17 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹11,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹2,441 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹2,110 2021
- ₹2,230 2022
- ₹2,340 2023
- ₹2,400 2024
- ₹2,400 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 14 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 60% of local fields of this crop get it.
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Short of iron Your soil is likely short of iron.
Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.
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 60%
- Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 12%
- Nitro Phosphate Potash 5%
- Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 0%