Your plan for Gyalshing

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 110 mm it can use in a normal year (70 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 7–40 °C.

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

• Oct 25 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Rapeseed & Mustard: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 7.9 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹6,125 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹8,200 a quintal, the middle of 171 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹44,000 a season after typical costs.

Minimum support price: ₹6,613 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹20,000 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 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 4–32 °C.

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

• Oct 25 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Coriander: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.

Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 5.2 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹8,875 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹14,525 a quintal, the middle of 22 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹57,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹18,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 440 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 350 mm it can use in a normal year (260 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 6–32 °C.

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

• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °C
• Apr 25 °C / 15 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Fennel: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.

Likes pH 6.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 6.6 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹8,550 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹11,000 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹46,000 a season after typical costs.

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

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹27,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 220 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 10–25 °C on average, and survives 5–30 °C.

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

• Oct 25 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C

Soil

Soil for Cauliflower: 9 out of 10 (good).

• 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.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 26 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 (January–February 2026): about ₹1,450 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in July.

Typical costs are about ₹19,000 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 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–24 °C on average, and survives 3–30 °C.

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

• Oct 25 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Carrot: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.8–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 19 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 (February–March 2026): about ₹1,559 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in July.

Typical costs are about ₹14,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 200 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 10–24 °C on average, and survives 4–30 °C.

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

• Oct 25 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C

Soil

Soil for Green Peas: 10 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 16 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 (January–February 2026): about ₹2,244 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹21,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 12–26 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

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

• Oct 25 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C

Soil

Soil for Radish: 9 out of 10 (good).

• 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.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 30 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–January 2026): about ₹925 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹13,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 190 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 13–27 °C on average, and survives 5–32 °C.

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

• Oct 25 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Fenugreek (Methi): 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.

Likes pH 7.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 6.7 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹5,199 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹7,405 a quintal, the middle of 20 mandis across India (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹30,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹19,000 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 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 80 mm it can use in a normal year (50 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Oct 25 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Cabbage: 9 out of 10 (good).

• 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.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 24 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 (February–March 2026): about ₹1,050 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹14,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 220 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 10–24 °C on average, and survives 4–30 °C.

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

• Oct 25 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C

Soil

Soil for Peas & Beans (Dry): 10 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 6.0 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹4,209 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹3,955 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹9,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹15,000 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 in its months gives about 330 mm it can use in a normal year (240 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 180 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

• Oct 25 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 25 °C / 15 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Garlic: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.

Likes pH 6.0–6.6.

Money

Yield: about 33 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹6,742 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹12,000 a quintal, the middle of 183 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.1 lakh a season after typical costs.

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

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹88,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 310 mm it can use in a normal year (230 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °C
• Apr 25 °C / 15 °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 Chillies (Dry): 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 14 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹13,781 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹20,925 a quintal, the middle of 53 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.8 lakh a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in November.

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.

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 in its months gives about 480 mm it can use in a normal year (350 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 25 °C / 15 °C
• May 26 °C / 17 °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 Tomato: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 42 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 (May–June 2026): about ₹2,100 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹37,000 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 340 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 200 mm it can use in a normal year (120 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °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 Capsicum: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 62 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹2,063 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹81,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 200 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 16–25 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

• Oct 25 °C / 15 °C
• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °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 Beans (Vegetable): 10 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 20 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 (January–February 2026): about ₹3,439 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹37,000 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 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 100 mm it can use in a normal year (60 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °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 Sweet Potato: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 38 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,450 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹57,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 260 mm it can use in a normal year (180 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 16–24 °C on average, and survives 10–30 °C.

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

• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °C
• Apr 25 °C / 15 °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 Ajwain: 9 out of 10 (good).

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.

Likes pH 6.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 4.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹11,370 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹23,250 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis across India (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹73,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹27,000 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 230 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–26 °C on average, and survives 9–30 °C.

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

• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °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 Cumin: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.

Likes pH 6.8–8.3.

Money

Yield: about 3.0 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹19,375 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹25,000 a quintal, the middle of 15 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹42,000 a season after typical costs.

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

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹33,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 260 mm it can use in a normal year (180 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

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

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

• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °C
• Apr 25 °C / 15 °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 Green Chillies: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 11 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 (April–May 2026): about ₹3,113 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹19,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year (130 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 16–24 °C on average, and survives 5–30 °C.

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

• Nov 22 °C / 12 °C
• Dec 19 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 18 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 23 °C / 12 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Linseed: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 2.6 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹7,752 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹10,000 a quintal, the middle of 17 mandis across India (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹16,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹9,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.