Your plan for Saharanpur

Water

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

Needs about 510 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 490 mm it can use in a normal year, and 360 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–27 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Tomato: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 163 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹2,800 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹1,593 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your district (latest 11 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹4,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹2.5 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 600 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 640 mm it can use in a normal year, and 460 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 9–40 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Brinjal: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 149 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹1,600 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹1,400 a quintal, the middle of 21 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹53,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹1.6 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 550 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 560 mm it can use in a normal year, and 440 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–37 °C on average, and survives 13–45 °C.

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

• May 39 °C / 24 °C
• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Jute: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 11 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹12,950 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹14,250 a quintal, the middle of 10 mandis across India (latest 11 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.2 lakh a season after typical costs.

Minimum support price: ₹5,925 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹40,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 630 mm it can use in a normal year, and 450 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 22–30 °C on average, and survives 15–38 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Bitter Gourd: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 82 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October 2026): about ₹2,400 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹2,100 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹38,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in October.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 580 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 640 mm it can use in a normal year, and 460 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Capsicum: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 65 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹2,800 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹2,400 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹22,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in October.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 460 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 490 mm it can use in a normal year, and 360 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–28 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 12 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Sweet Potato: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 48 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): about ₹1,800 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹3,200 a quintal, the middle of 77 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹97,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹55,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 350 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 18–32 °C on average, and survives 6–38 °C.

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Cucumber: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 108 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹1,450 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹1.2 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 600 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 640 mm it can use in a normal year, and 460 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 12 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Green Chillies: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 21 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹3,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹2,729 a quintal, the middle of 2 mandis in your district (latest 11 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹22,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in March.

Typical costs are about ₹36,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 510 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 490 mm it can use in a normal year, and 370 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 15–39 °C.

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 22 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Castor Seed: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 7.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹6,218 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹7,560 a quintal, the middle of 9 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹33,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹24,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 440 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 570 mm it can use in a normal year, and 430 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 12–35 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Okra (Bhindi): 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 62 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹1,525 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹76,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 190 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 360 mm it can use in a normal year, and 290 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 12–26 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Radish: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 110 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹1,175 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in September.

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.

Water

Rain falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 780 mm it can use in a normal year, and 590 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 15–36 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Rice: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 16 quintals of paddy an acre here in this season (district figures).

On rain alone it gets about 70% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 70% of this yield.

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October 2026): about ₹3,533 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹2,471 a quintal, the middle of 164 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹1,000 a season at typical costs.

Minimum support price: ₹2,441 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹29,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 570 mm it can use in a normal year, and 430 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 18–26 °C on average, and survives 11–34 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Niger Seed: 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 1.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹10,750 a quintal across India's mandis.

Minimum support price: ₹10,052 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹8,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 630 mm it can use in a normal year, and 450 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 19–27 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Bottle Gourd: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

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

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹800 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹1,100 a quintal, the middle of 21 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹19,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹53,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 320 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 490 mm it can use in a normal year, and 360 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 20–30 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C

Soil

Soil for Sesame (Til): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 1.1 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹12,450 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹11,870 a quintal, the middle of 13 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹2,000 a season at typical costs.

Minimum support price: ₹10,346 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹15,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 630 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 640 mm it can use in a normal year, and 460 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 22–36 °C on average, and survives 15–42 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Cotton: 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 3.4 quintals of kapas (raw cotton) 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 ₹7,350 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹8,800 a quintal, the middle of 219 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2,000 a season after typical costs.

Minimum support price: ₹8,267 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

That is the price for medium staple kapas (raw cotton). Long staple kapas has ₹8,667 a quintal.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹28,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 630 mm it can use in a normal year, and 460 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–30 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Tobacco: 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 8.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (your district's own figure looked wrong).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,168 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹3,136 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in May.

Typical costs are about ₹23,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 490 mm it can use in a normal year, and 360 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–24 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Cabbage: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 144 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹950 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹1,250 a quintal, the middle of 9 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹30,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹1.5 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 630 mm it can use in a normal year, and 450 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 22–32 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Groundnut: 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.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 3.2 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹6,688 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹6,781 a quintal, the middle of 16 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹19,000 a season at typical costs.

Minimum support price: ₹7,517 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in May.

Typical costs are about ₹40,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 490 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 490 mm it can use in a normal year, and 360 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 12–25 °C on average, and survives 4–33 °C.

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

• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
• Nov 27 °C / 12 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Onion: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 65 quintals an acre here in its other seasons (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹1,200 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹2,985 a quintal, the middle of 41 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹94,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹1.0 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.