Soybean
Sow in June, harvest around September
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 52,130 acres here. Sold at 4 mandis in your district.
₹26,000–₹38,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹9,000–₹22,000 an acre a season
- Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain falls about 2 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.
Needs about 410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 330 mm it can use in a normal year, and 240 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 37 °C / 26 °C
- Jul 32 °C / 24 °C
- Aug 31 °C / 24 °C
- Sep 32 °C / 23 °C
Soil
Soil for Soybean: 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
- Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
Likes pH 5.5–6.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 5.3 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹6,081 a quintal at mandis in your district.
This week: about ₹7,000 a quintal, the middle of 150 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.
- ₹5,850 2021
- ₹6,000 2022
- ₹4,610 2023
- ₹4,130 2024
- ₹3,940 2025
Prices are usually best in July.
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 4.1 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
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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.
What local farmers put on it (share of fields):
- Urea 99%
- Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 41%
- NPK Mixture 8%
- Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 5%