Rice
Sow in November, harvest around March
Sowing time is now.
Grown on 11,878 acres here. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.
₹32,000–₹48,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹3,000–₹19,000 an acre a season
- Needs care: Risky: 13 irrigations short
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Needs care: Soil 7/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain falls about 13 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.
Needs about 1,080 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 230 mm it can use in a normal year (160 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.
Temperature
Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 15–36 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Nov 32 °C / 22 °C
- Dec 32 °C / 21 °C
- Jan 32 °C / 20 °C
- Feb 33 °C / 21 °C
- Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
Soil
Soil for Rice: 7 out of 10 (okay).
Not in the score: pH.
- 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 boron.
Likes pH 5.5–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 16 quintals of paddy an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.
This week: about ₹3,294 a quintal, the middle of 44 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹24,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹2,441 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
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 18 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 84% of local fields of this crop get it.
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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 84%
- Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 66%
- Muriate of Potash (MOP) 21%
- Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 6%