Soybean
Sow in June, harvest around September
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 999 acres here. Sold at 3 mandis in your district.
₹27,000–₹40,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹11,000–₹24,000 an acre a season
- 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 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 350 mm it can use in a normal year, and 290 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 36 °C / 27 °C
- Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
- Aug 32 °C / 25 °C
- Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
Soil
Soil for Soybean: 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Salt in the soil here can harm it.
- Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
Likes pH 5.5–6.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 6.3 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).
On rain alone it gets about 90% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 90% of this yield.
Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹6,016 a quintal at mandis in your district.
This week: about ₹6,563 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹20,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹5,708 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹4,580 2023
- ₹4,030 2024
- ₹3,890 2025
Prices are usually best in October.
Typical costs are about ₹16,000 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 5.7 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.