Tur (Arhar)
Sow in July, harvest around January
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 2,456 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.
₹21,000–₹32,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹2,000–₹13,000 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.
Needs about 620 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 590 mm it can use in a normal year, and 350 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):
- Jul 35 °C / 26 °C
- Aug 34 °C / 25 °C
- Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
- Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
- Nov 30 °C / 22 °C
- Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
- Jan 30 °C / 20 °C
Soil
Soil for Tur (Arhar): 8 out of 10 (good).
Not in the score: manganese.
- 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 organic carbon.
- Most fields here are short of zinc.
Likes pH 6.0–7.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 4.5 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹6,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.
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 ₹23,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹8,450 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
Prices are usually best in January.
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
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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.
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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) 79%