Samai (Little Millet)
Sow in July, harvest around October
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. Priced from mandis across your state.
No yield figures yet to estimate income
- Needs care: Risky: 1 irrigation short
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain falls about 1 irrigation (5 cm) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.
Needs about 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 230 mm it can use in a normal year, and 130 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 22–27 °C on average, and survives 15–45 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jul 28 °C / 20 °C
- Aug 28 °C / 20 °C
- Sep 29 °C / 20 °C
Soil
Soil for Samai (Little Millet): 8 out of 10 (good).
- 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 boron.
Likes pH 5.5–6.2.
How the soil score worksMoney
No yield records for this crop yet.
On rain alone it gets about 85% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 85% of this yield.
Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹9,400 a quintal across mandis in your state.
This week: about ₹7,350 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis across India (latest 12 Nov).
- ₹4,350 2022
- ₹3,590 2024
- ₹3,830 2025
Prices are usually best in November.
How to make it work
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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.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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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.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.