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Your plan for Ukhrul

Kharif Rain only

We checked 55 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

It's November: this season's sowing time is over for every crop that suits. Use this plan for the next sowing.

Your land

Soil

No soil survey for this place yet. Add your soil card to judge soil.

Rain

About 907 mm in Kharif

June–September, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 749 mm.

Temperature

Days about 25 °C, nights 18 °C in Kharif

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

Good fit 33

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. Beans (Vegetable)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹2.3 lakh–₹3.5 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹78,000–₹1.9 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 250 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 270 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 16–25 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 58 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 ₹5,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,650 a quintal, the middle of 140 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.2 lakh a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,240 2021
    2. ₹4,230 2022
    3. ₹4,000 2023
    4. ₹4,560 2024
    5. ₹4,800 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    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.

  2. Capsicum

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around November

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹2.0 lakh–₹3.0 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹71,000–₹1.7 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 670 mm it can use in a normal year, and 480 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 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 15 °C

    Soil

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹4,024 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,075 a quintal, the middle of 184 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.2 lakh a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,530 2021
    2. ₹3,430 2022
    3. ₹2,630 2023
    4. ₹4,000 2024
    5. ₹3,610 2025

    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.

  3. Brinjal

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around November

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹1.2 lakh–₹1.8 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹53,000–₹1.1 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 670 mm it can use in a normal year, and 480 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 20–35 °C on average, and survives 9–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

    Yield: about 66 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 ₹2,300 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹2,300 a quintal, the middle of 624 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹83,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,450 2021
    2. ₹1,640 2022
    3. ₹1,510 2023
    4. ₹1,910 2024
    5. ₹1,750 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    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.

  4. Jute

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in May, harvest around September

    This season's sowing time (March–May) is over.

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

    ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.7 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹73,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 400 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 500 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 20–37 °C on average, and survives 13–45 °C.

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

    • May 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Jun 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C

    Soil

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

    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.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,580 2021
    2. ₹6,050 2022
    3. ₹5,200 2023
    4. ₹5,000 2024
    5. ₹6,380 2025

    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.

  5. Sweet Potato

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.6 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹48,000–₹1.0 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 400 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 600 mm it can use in a normal year, and 440 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):

    • Jun 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 15 °C

    Soil

    Likes pH 5.0–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

    Yield: about 38 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 ₹3,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    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 ₹64,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,740 2021
    2. ₹1,980 2022
    3. ₹1,940 2023
    4. ₹2,380 2024
    5. ₹2,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹59,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  6. Cauliflower

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around September

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.7 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹30,000–₹86,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 350 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 520 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 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 10–25 °C on average, and survives 5–30 °C.

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

    • Jun 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C

    Soil

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

    Yield: about 52 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 ₹2,750 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,650 2021
    2. ₹1,930 2022
    3. ₹1,510 2023
    4. ₹2,180 2024
    5. ₹2,030 2025

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹84,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  7. Onion

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around November

    This season's sowing time (July–August) is over.

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

    ₹1.2 lakh–₹1.8 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹16,000–₹75,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Not known: No soil data
    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 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 500 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 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 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 10 °C

    Soil

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

    Yield: about 40 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 ₹3,700 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹6,750 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.7 lakh a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,500 2023
    2. ₹5,130 2024
    3. ₹3,750 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    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.

  8. Bottle Gourd

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹98,000–₹1.5 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹32,000–₹81,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 340 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 550 mm it can use in a normal year, and 410 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 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C

    Soil

    Likes pH 5.5–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

    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–November 2026): about ₹1,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹1,510 a quintal, the middle of 318 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹57,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,090 2021
    2. ₹1,280 2022
    3. ₹1,250 2023
    4. ₹1,500 2024
    5. ₹1,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹66,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  9. Green Chillies

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around November

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹88,000–₹1.3 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹34,000–₹78,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 670 mm it can use in a normal year, and 480 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 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

    Yield: about 31 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 ₹3,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,250 a quintal, the middle of 509 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹80,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,510 2021
    2. ₹3,050 2022
    3. ₹2,780 2023
    4. ₹3,560 2024
    5. ₹3,050 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹54,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  10. Cabbage

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around September

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹83,000–₹1.2 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹25,000–₹67,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 350 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 520 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 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 15–24 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

    • Jun 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C

    Soil

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

    Yield: about 56 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 ₹1,850 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,190 2021
    2. ₹1,530 2022
    3. ₹1,000 2023
    4. ₹1,670 2024
    5. ₹1,350 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹58,000 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

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 100%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 100%
    • Urea 100%

Possible, with effort 20

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. Chillies (Dry)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around December

    This season's sowing time (July–August) is over.

    Grown on 35 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹2.6 lakh–₹3.9 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

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

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • Not known: No soil data
    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 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 500 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 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):

    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

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

    Soil

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

    Yield: about 14 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (your district's own figure looked wrong).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹23,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹27,500 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.7 lakh a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹27,250 2023
    2. ₹24,000 2024
    3. ₹23,750 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.1 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

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 100%
    • Urea 100%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 34%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 26%
  2. Bitter Gourd

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹1.8 lakh–₹2.7 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹76,000–₹1.7 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 340 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 550 mm it can use in a normal year, and 410 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 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °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 63 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 ₹3,550 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹3,500 a quintal, the middle of 379 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.2 lakh a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,230 2021
    2. ₹2,510 2022
    3. ₹2,670 2023
    4. ₹3,000 2024
    5. ₹2,750 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    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.

  3. Ginger

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in May, harvest around January

    This season's sowing time (April–May) is over.

    No recent figures for your district. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹1.8 lakh–₹2.7 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹73,000–₹1.6 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • Not known: No soil data
    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 700 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 790 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 19–29 °C on average, and survives 13–35 °C.

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

    • May 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Jun 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

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

    Soil

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

    Yield: about 47 quintals an acre here (older figures, 2018-19).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹4,750 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,380 2023
    2. ₹9,750 2024
    3. ₹5,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    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.

    How to make it work

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 100%
    • Urea 100%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 53%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 17%
  4. Cowpea (Lobia)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

    No recent figures for your district. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹32,000–₹47,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹23,000–₹38,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in July
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 250 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 280 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 25–35 °C on average, and survives 15–40 °C.

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

    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 24 °C / 15 °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 4.4 quintals an acre here (older figures, 2018-19).

    Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹8,900 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹8,781 a quintal, the middle of 24 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹30,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,510 2021
    2. ₹5,430 2022
    3. ₹6,340 2023
    4. ₹7,030 2024
    5. ₹5,820 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹9,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  5. Urad (Black Gram)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

    No recent figures for your district. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹30,000–₹44,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹15,000–₹30,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in July
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 230 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 270 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 22–35 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)

    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 4.5 quintals an acre here (older figures, 2018-19).

    Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹8,113 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹7,850 a quintal, the middle of 172 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹22,000 a season after typical costs.

    Minimum support price: ₹8,200 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,930 2021
    2. ₹5,700 2022
    3. ₹7,310 2023
    4. ₹8,230 2024
    5. ₹6,290 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹14,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

  6. Castor Seed

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around December

    This season's sowing time (July–August) is over.

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

    ₹37,000–₹56,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹13,000–₹32,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • Not known: No soil data
    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 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 500 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 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 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

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

    Soil

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

    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.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,670 2021
    2. ₹6,580 2022
    3. ₹5,720 2023
    4. ₹5,530 2024
    5. ₹6,000 2025

    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.

  7. Cotton

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around December

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹29,000–₹44,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹2,000–₹17,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Not known: No soil data
    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 500 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 670 mm it can use in a normal year, and 480 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 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

    Yield: about 5.0 quintals of kapas (raw cotton) an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    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 ₹16,000 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.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,180 2021
    2. ₹9,050 2022
    3. ₹7,000 2023
    4. ₹7,050 2024
    5. ₹7,130 2025

    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.

  8. Guar Seed (Cluster Bean)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around September

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹13,000–₹19,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹6,000–₹13,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 520 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 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 25–35 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Likes pH 7.5–8.0. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

    Yield: about 2.4 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹6,556 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹7,725 a quintal, the middle of 26 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹12,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,780 2021
    2. ₹5,300 2022
    3. ₹5,150 2023
    4. ₹4,900 2024
    5. ₹4,640 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹6,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  9. Moth Bean

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around September

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹8,000–₹13,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹5,000–₹9,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in July
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 220 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 420 mm it can use in a normal year, and 260 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 24–32 °C on average, and survives 13–45 °C.

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

    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Likes pH 6.5–8.2. We have no pH figures for this place.

    Money

    Yield: about 1.1 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹9,525 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹9,750 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis across India (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹7,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,910 2021
    2. ₹6,570 2022
    3. ₹6,320 2023
    4. ₹5,950 2024
    5. ₹6,330 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹4,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  10. Jowar (Sorghum)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

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

    ₹14,000–₹21,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹1,000–₹8,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Not known: No soil data
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 320 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 550 mm it can use in a normal year, and 410 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 22–35 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 25 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)

    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 4.6 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 ₹3,701 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹3,700 a quintal, the middle of 125 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹5,000 a season after typical costs.

    Minimum support price: ₹4,023 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,820 2021
    2. ₹2,180 2022
    3. ₹3,330 2023
    4. ₹2,760 2024
    5. ₹2,590 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 ₹12,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

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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).