Tur (Arhar)
Sow in June, harvest around December
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 75 acres here. Sold at 1 mandi in your district.
₹59,000–₹88,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹40,000–₹69,000 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 540 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,490 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,040 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 18–38 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 30 °C / 24 °C
- Jul 28 °C / 23 °C
- Aug 28 °C / 23 °C
- Sep 29 °C / 23 °C
- Oct 31 °C / 23 °C
- Nov 32 °C / 23 °C
- Dec 32 °C / 21 °C
Soil
Soil for Tur (Arhar): 8 out of 10 (good).
Not in the score: nitrogen.
- Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
- Most fields here are short of potassium.
- Most fields here are short of boron.
Likes pH 6.0–7.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 6.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹11,250 a quintal at mandis in your district.
This week: about ₹9,500 a quintal, the middle of 96 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹43,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹8,450 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹12,230 2023
- ₹13,550 2024
- ₹14,500 2025
Prices are usually best in May.
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 4.9 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
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Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.
Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.
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.