Soybean
Sow in June, harvest around September
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 5,275 acres here. Sold at 1 mandi in your district.
₹26,000–₹40,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹10,000–₹23,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 9/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.
Needs about 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 400 mm it can use in a normal year, and 250 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 / 27 °C
- Jul 33 °C / 26 °C
- Aug 32 °C / 25 °C
- Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
Soil
Soil for Soybean: 9 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.
Likes pH 5.5–6.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 5.0 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (October 2026): about ₹6,650 a quintal at mandis in your district.
This week: about ₹6,758 a quintal, the middle of 4 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹17,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹5,708 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
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 7.1 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
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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.