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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

6

out of 10

Soil score

Okay

Short in most fields here: nitrogen and potassium.

Salty in most fields here.

Not in the score: organic carbon.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 1,493 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,159 mm.

Temperature

Days about 25 °C, nights 15 °C in Whole year

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

What's short in your soil, and what to do (2 nutrients)
  • Nitrogen

    From 343 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 91% Medium 9%

    9 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

    What this means

    Grows leaves and stems. Short soil gives pale, yellow leaves.

    Low under 280 kg/ha Medium 280–560 kg/ha High over 560 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 280 kg/ha or more.

  • Potassium

    From 337 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 93% Medium 7%

    9 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

    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.

Fixes are the usual advice. Your Soil Health Card or nearest Krishi Vigyan Kendra gives the exact dose for your field.

Other soil results
  • Phosphorus

    From 332 soil tests

    Good

    Low 5% Medium 89% High 7%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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.

  • pH

    From 293 soil tests

    Okay

    Acidic 27% Neutral 58% Alkaline 15%

    3 in 10 soil tests here came out acidic

    If your field is acidic: add agricultural lime before sowing. A soil lab works out how much your field needs.

    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 339 soil tests

    Poor

    Not salty 34% Salty 66%

    7 in 10 soil tests here came out salty

    If your field is salty: grow crops that take salt, level the field, and wash the salt down with good water before sowing.

    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.

  • Sulphur

    From 332 soil tests

    Good

    Short 4% Enough 96%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Makes oil in oilseeds and protein in pulses.

    Short under 10 ppm Enough 10 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 10 ppm or more.

  • Zinc

    From 327 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    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 333 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    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 294 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 291 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    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.

  • Boron

    From 290 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Needed for flowers to set seed and fruit.

    Short under 0.5 ppm Enough 0.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.5 ppm or more.

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

Good fit 3

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.

Sowing Growing Harvest

  1. Guava

    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.

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹58,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    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 1,020 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    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.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹3,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,000 a quintal, the middle of 130 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.5 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,580 2021
    2. ₹2,500 2022
    3. ₹2,600 2023
    4. ₹3,080 2024
    5. ₹3,250 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  2. Sapota (Chikoo)

    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.

    ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹56,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 1,020 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–34 °C on average, and survives 11–42 °C.

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

    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Sapota (Chikoo): 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 50 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 ₹3,825 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,500 a quintal, the middle of 48 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.3 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,780 2021
    2. ₹3,040 2022
    3. ₹3,360 2023
    4. ₹3,530 2024
    5. ₹3,950 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹97,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  3. Tamarind

    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.

    ₹54,000–₹81,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 6

    After typical costs: ₹20,000–₹47,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    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 1,020 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 12–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • The pH here suits it.
    • It copes with the salt here.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 13 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 6 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹5,200 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹10,000 a quintal, the middle of 16 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹95,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,350 2021
    2. ₹5,380 2022
    3. ₹4,630 2023
    4. ₹5,740 2024
    5. ₹5,880 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹34,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

Possible, with effort 39

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. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹4.9 lakh–₹7.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹2.4 lakh–₹4.8 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 860 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 27 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Grapes: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,630 2021
    2. ₹6,250 2022
    3. ₹6,590 2023
    4. ₹6,490 2024
    5. ₹8,260 2025

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  2. Pomegranate

    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.

    ₹3.9 lakh–₹5.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹2.0 lakh–₹3.9 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in October
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 910 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 27 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Pomegranate: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    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.

    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.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,000 2021
    2. ₹6,150 2022
    3. ₹6,880 2023
    4. ₹7,150 2024
    5. ₹7,800 2025

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  3. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

    Counted with lime in government figures. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹2.2 lakh–₹3.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 890 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 27 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Lemon: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    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.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,030 2021
    2. ₹4,050 2022
    3. ₹3,710 2023
    4. ₹6,000 2024
    5. ₹4,410 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 ₹1.0 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  4. 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
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 790 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 20–29 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  5. Lime (Kagzi)

    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.

    ₹1.9 lakh–₹2.9 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.0 lakh–₹2.0 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 890 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 27 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °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

    Soil for Lime (Kagzi): 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    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.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,450 2021
    2. ₹3,360 2022
    3. ₹3,500 2023
    4. ₹5,000 2024
    5. ₹3,700 2025

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  6. Mango

    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.

    ₹1.3 lakh–₹1.9 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.8 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 1,020 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 27 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °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

    Soil for Mango: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    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.

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,260 2021
    2. ₹5,700 2022
    3. ₹5,610 2023
    4. ₹6,170 2024
    5. ₹5,860 2025

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  7. 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. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹1.9 lakh–₹2.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹62,000–₹1.6 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 890 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 27 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Sweet Orange (Mosambi): 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    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.

    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.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,040 2021
    2. ₹3,230 2022
    3. ₹3,500 2023
    4. ₹3,410 2024
    5. ₹3,330 2025

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  8. Litchi

    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.

    ₹1.3 lakh–₹1.9 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹67,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 1,020 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 27 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Litchi: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    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.

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹8,000 2024
    2. ₹14,000 2025

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  9. Custard Apple

    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.

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹70,000–₹1.4 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in October
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 1,020 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 27 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Custard Apple: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 7.0–8.0.

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

    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 ₹1.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,000 2022
    2. ₹3,250 2023
    3. ₹3,630 2024
    4. ₹4,490 2025

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  10. Plum

    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.

    ₹94,000–₹1.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹54,000–₹1.0 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 980 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,070 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 27 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Sep 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 23 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 23 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 13 °C
    • Apr 28 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 27 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Plum: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.1.

    How the soil score works

    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.

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,060 2021
    2. ₹4,500 2022
    3. ₹5,500 2023
    4. ₹5,800 2024
    5. ₹6,380 2025

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

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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).