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Whole year Rain only

We checked 51 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

Your land

Soil

9

out of 10

Soil score

Good

Not in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, sulphur and boron.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 1,287 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,028 mm.

Temperature

Days about 27 °C, nights 16 °C in Whole year

Typical of the district's villages; a farm much higher or lower can be a few degrees cooler or warmer.

Your soil test results
All soil results

  • Phosphorus

    From 6,545 soil tests

    Good

    Low 14% Medium 85% High 2%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    What this means

    Builds roots and helps the crop flower and fill grain.

    Low under 10 kg/ha Medium 10–25 kg/ha High over 25 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 10 kg/ha or more.

  • Potassium

    From 6,544 soil tests

    Good

    Low 8% Medium 92%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    What this means

    Fills grain and fruit, and helps crops stand drought and disease.

    Low under 110 kg/ha Medium 110–280 kg/ha High over 280 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 110 kg/ha or more.

  • pH

    From 6,447 soil tests

    Good

    Neutral 100%

    Almost every soil test here came out neutral

    What this means

    How sour (acidic) or alkaline the soil is. It decides which nutrients roots can take up.

    Acidic Neutral Alkaline

    In these tests, neutral means about pH 6 to 8, which suits most crops; acidic is below about 6 and alkaline above about 8.

  • Salt

    From 6,492 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 100%

    Almost no soil tests here came out salty

    What this means

    Salt in the soil, shown as EC on the card. Salt makes it hard for roots to drink.

    Not salty Salty

    Under 1 dS/m is fine. Between 1 and 4, only crops that can't take salt lose yield. Above 4 harms most crops.

  • Zinc

    From 6,550 soil tests

    Good

    Short 3% Enough 97%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Needed for growth and healthy leaves. Rice and wheat often run short.

    Short under 0.6 ppm Enough 0.6 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.6 ppm or more.

  • Iron

    From 6,549 soil tests

    Good

    Short 3% Enough 97%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Keeps young leaves green.

    Short under 4.5 ppm Enough 4.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 4.5 ppm or more.

  • Copper

    From 6,517 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.

    Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.

  • Manganese

    From 6,547 soil tests

    Good

    Short 1% Enough 99%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps leaves make food from sunlight.

    Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 2 ppm or more.

The tests here for nitrogen and organic carbon look like a testing error: almost every test reads the same, unlike the districts around. They aren't used.

Too few tests here to judge sulphur (15 tests) and boron (10 tests), out of 6,550 soil samples.

Good fit 0

Water, temperature and soil type suit; amber shows what needs care, such as nutrients to add. Sorted by what is likely left per acre after costs; risky crops come lower.

Nothing fits well this season. Look at the crops below that are possible with effort, or try another season.

Possible, with effort 34

Each needs something extra: irrigation, soil care or a careful sowing time, or it likely loses money at typical costs. The card says what.

Sowing Growing Harvest

  1. Grapes

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹9.3 lakh–₹13.9 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹6.7 lakh–₹11.4 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

    Needs about 840 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 770 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 31 °C / 18 °C
    • May 35 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Grapes: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, sulphur and boron.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 77 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹15,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in January.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.5 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  2. Pomegranate

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹5.6 lakh–₹8.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹3.7 lakh–₹6.5 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 940 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 770 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–32 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 23 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 31 °C / 18 °C
    • May 35 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Pomegranate: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, sulphur and boron.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 49 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 82% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 82% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹17,625 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹14,000 a quintal, the middle of 21 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.7 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹11,000 2021
    2. ₹12,000 2022
    3. ₹13,000 2023
    4. ₹14,000 2024
    5. ₹14,250 2025

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.9 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  3. Pineapple

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹2.9 lakh–₹4.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.9 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 500 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 770 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 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 21–30 °C on average, and survives 10–36 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 31 °C / 18 °C
    • May 35 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Pineapple: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, sulphur and boron.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 66 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (July–September 2026): about ₹5,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,000 2021
    2. ₹4,630 2022
    3. ₹5,500 2023

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  4. Jackfruit

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹2.5 lakh–₹3.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.8 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 770 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 16–34 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 31 °C / 18 °C
    • May 35 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Jackfruit: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, sulphur and boron.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 95 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 75% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 75% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (June 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.0 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  5. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

    Counted with lime in government figures. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹2.9 lakh–₹4.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.8 lakh–₹3.3 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 930 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 770 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 12–36 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 31 °C / 18 °C
    • May 35 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Lemon: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, sulphur and boron.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 46 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state). Government figures count it with lime.

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 84% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 84% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹9,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹9,500 a quintal, the middle of 15 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.6 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,130 2021
    2. ₹6,880 2022
    3. ₹5,000 2023
    4. ₹9,500 2024
    5. ₹6,250 2025

    Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.1 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  6. Tapioca (Cassava)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹3.6 lakh–₹5.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.9 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

    Needs about 770 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 770 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–29 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 31 °C / 18 °C
    • May 35 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, sulphur and boron.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 149 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹3,500 a quintal, the middle of 70 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.8 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,680 2021
    2. ₹3,000 2022
    3. ₹3,100 2023
    4. ₹3,000 2024
    5. ₹3,000 2025

    Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  7. Mango

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 1 mandi in your district.

    ₹1.8 lakh–₹2.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.6 lakh–₹2.5 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 770 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 24–30 °C on average, and survives 8–48 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 23 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 31 °C / 18 °C
    • May 35 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Mango: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, sulphur and boron.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 39 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 75% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 75% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹7,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹16,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  8. Apple

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹64,000–₹1.4 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 770 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 14–27 °C on average, and survives 8–33 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 10 °C
    • Mar 25 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 31 °C / 18 °C
    • May 35 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Apple: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, sulphur and boron.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 20 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 75% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 75% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (August–October 2026): about ₹11,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹9,250 a quintal, the middle of 24 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹65,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹11,000 2021
    2. ₹8,750 2022
    3. ₹8,000 2023
    4. ₹9,500 2024
    5. ₹10,750 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹77,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  9. Sweet Orange (Mosambi)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹2.5 lakh–₹3.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.2 lakh–₹2.5 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 930 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 770 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 31 °C / 18 °C
    • May 35 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Sweet Orange (Mosambi): 8 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, sulphur and boron.

    • Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.

    Likes pH 5.0–6.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 67 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 84% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 84% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (January 2026, April–November 2026): about ₹5,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹4,600 a quintal, the middle of 17 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.3 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.3 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  10. Guava

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.8 lakh–₹2.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹94,000–₹1.8 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 770 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C
    • Jul 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 31 °C / 18 °C
    • May 35 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 35 °C / 24 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Guava: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen, organic carbon, sulphur and boron.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 60 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 75% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 75% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹5,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹6,700 a quintal, the middle of 18 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹86,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

17 crops won't work here See why for each one

4 more crops aren't judged yet because we don't have their growing needs.

Next steps

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°); TerraClimate 1991–2020 temperature normals (about 4 km), where each district's villages are; FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).