Your plan for Chandel

Water

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

Needs about 880 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 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 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C
• May 27 °C / 18 °C
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 6.5–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 43 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district). 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.

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹6,250 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹7,500 a quintal, the middle of 145 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.2 lakh a year 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 April.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 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 18–28 °C on average, and survives 12–34 °C.

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

• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C
• May 27 °C / 18 °C
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.3–6.7. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 23 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.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

Water

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

Needs about 850 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 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 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C
• May 27 °C / 18 °C
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

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 ₹7,900 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 900 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 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 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• May 27 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 6.5–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

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.

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹10,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹10,400 a quintal, the middle of 134 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in June.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 780 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 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 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C
• May 27 °C / 18 °C
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–8.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

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.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 880 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 26–32 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

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

• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• May 27 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 6.0–6.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 43 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 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, July–November 2026): about ₹5,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹6,000 a quintal, the middle of 39 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.7 lakh a year 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 October.

Typical costs are about ₹88,000 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 880 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 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 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C
• May 27 °C / 18 °C
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.0–6.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

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.

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹3,600 a quintal, the middle of 124 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.2 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.

Water

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

Needs about 1,010 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 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 27 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• May 27 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

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 83% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 83% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹4,125 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 900 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–29 °C on average, and survives 14–35 °C.

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

• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C
• May 27 °C / 18 °C
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 6.0–8.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 29 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 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹3,563 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹5,500 a quintal, the middle of 33 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.2 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹44,000 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 falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,010 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 15–40 °C.

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

• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C
• May 27 °C / 18 °C
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–6.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 14 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 83% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 83% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹11,375 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹62,000 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 falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 980 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–33 °C on average, and survives 6–36 °C.

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

• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C
• May 27 °C / 18 °C
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 5.5–6.1. We have no pH figures for this place.

Money

Yield: about 16 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 86% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 86% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–July 2026): about ₹7,300 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹40,000 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 falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,010 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 23–30 °C on average, and survives 11–41 °C.

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

• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C
• Jul 26 °C / 20 °C
• Aug 26 °C / 20 °C
• Sep 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 26 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 28 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• May 27 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Likes pH 7.0–8.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

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 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

On rain alone it gets about 83% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 83% of this yield.

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (September–November 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹4,575 a quintal, the middle of 30 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹78,000 a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in April.

Typical costs are about ₹69,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.