Tur (Arhar)
Sow in June, harvest around December
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 5,190 acres here. Sold at 9 mandis in your district.
₹22,000–₹33,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹3,000–₹14,000 an acre a season
- Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain falls about 5 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.
Needs about 640 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 430 mm it can use in a normal year, and 300 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 18–38 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 36 °C / 27 °C
- Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
- Aug 31 °C / 25 °C
- Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
- Oct 34 °C / 22 °C
- Nov 33 °C / 18 °C
- Dec 31 °C / 14 °C
Soil
Soil for Tur (Arhar): 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
- Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of zinc.
Likes pH 6.0–7.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 4.4 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹6,189 a quintal at mandis in your district.
This week: about ₹8,000 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹16,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹8,450 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹5,360 2021
- ₹5,640 2022
- ₹8,130 2023
- ₹8,410 2024
- ₹5,830 2025
Prices are usually best in November.
Typical costs are about ₹19,000 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 4.8 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
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Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.
Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.
Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.
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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.
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):
- Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 100%
- Urea 100%