Soybean
Sow in June, harvest around September
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 273 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.
₹39,000–₹59,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹23,000–₹43,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 360 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,200 mm it can use in a normal year, and 930 mm in a dry year.
Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.
Temperature
Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 31 °C / 25 °C
- Jul 31 °C / 26 °C
- Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
- Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
Soil
Soil for Soybean: 8 out of 10 (good).
Not in the score: sulphur.
- The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
- 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 phosphorus.
- Most fields here are short of zinc.
Likes pH 5.5–6.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 8.1 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹6,078 a quintal across India's mandis.
This week: about ₹7,000 a quintal, the middle of 384 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹40,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹5,708 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹6,140 2021
- ₹5,950 2022
- ₹4,790 2023
- ₹4,290 2024
- ₹4,130 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 13 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
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Short of phosphorus Your soil is likely short of phosphorus.
Add about a quarter more DAP or single super phosphate than the usual dose, at sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of zinc Your soil is likely short of zinc.
Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.
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.