Your plan for Ratlam

Water

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

Needs about 510 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• May 41 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 11 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (your district's own figure looked wrong).

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

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

Prices are usually best in June.

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

Water

Rain is enough 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 710 mm it can use in a normal year, and 420 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 90 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October 2026): about ₹1,200 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in April.

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

Water

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

Needs about 630 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 430 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C
• Oct 35 °C / 19 °C
• Nov 32 °C / 14 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Green Chillies: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 64 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 (November 2026): about ₹2,100 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹1.1 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 660 mm it can use in a normal year, and 400 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Okra (Bhindi): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

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 last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹1,613 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹72,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 490 mm it can use in a normal year, and 300 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 21–36 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C

Soil

Soil for Moong (Green Gram): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.2–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 4.1 quintals an acre here (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹7,470 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Minimum support price: ₹8,780 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 320 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 590 mm it can use in a normal year, and 370 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):

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C

Soil

Soil for Cowpea (Lobia): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 2.8 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹9,700 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in October.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 440 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 710 mm it can use in a normal year, and 420 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 22–32 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 8.5 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹6,362 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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

Prices are usually best in June.

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

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 320 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 590 mm it can use in a normal year, and 370 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Sesame (Til): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 2.1 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹12,300 a quintal at mandis in your district.

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

Prices are usually best in November.

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

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 660 mm it can use in a normal year, and 400 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–33 °C on average, and survives 10–47 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 12 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹2,424 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Minimum support price: ₹2,410 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹22,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 710 mm it can use in a normal year, and 420 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 37 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C

Soil

Soil for Jowar (Sorghum): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 7.9 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,565 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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

Prices are usually best in March.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 530 mm it can use in a normal year, and 320 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 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Beans (Vegetable): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 40 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 ₹9,475 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹1.1 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 1,000 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 780 mm it can use in a normal year, and 440 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 41 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C
• Oct 35 °C / 19 °C
• Nov 32 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 11 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Days in May get hotter than it likes. Time sowing so it flowers before then.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 67 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

On rain alone it gets about 77% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 77% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February 2026): about ₹4,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹1.0 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 660 mm it can use in a normal year, and 400 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 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Days in June get hotter than it likes. Time sowing so it flowers before then.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 95 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 ₹1,800 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in July.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 1,000 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 780 mm it can use in a normal year, and 440 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–28 °C on average, and survives 18–32 °C.

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

• May 41 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C
• Oct 35 °C / 19 °C
• Nov 32 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 11 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Days in May get hotter than it likes. Time sowing so it flowers before then.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 15 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

On rain alone it gets about 77% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 77% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹16,925 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹1.4 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 350 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 660 mm it can use in a normal year, and 400 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–26 °C on average, and survives 11–34 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Niger Seed: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 1.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹11,150 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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

Prices are usually best in August.

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

Water

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

Needs about 430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 660 mm it can use in a normal year, and 400 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 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Days in June get hotter than it likes. Time sowing so it flowers before then.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 88 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 ₹1,675 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in July.

Typical costs are about ₹1.4 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 470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 420 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 15–30 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C
• Oct 35 °C / 19 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 5.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 8.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (November 2026): about ₹2,662 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in May.

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

Water

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

Needs about 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 710 mm it can use in a normal year, and 420 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 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Bitter Gourd: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 55 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 ₹1,600 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in January.

Typical costs are about ₹90,000 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 500 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 420 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 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C
• Oct 35 °C / 19 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Sweet Potato: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 31 quintals an acre here (district figures).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹1,800 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 520 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–32 °C on average, and survives 6–38 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 22 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 67 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 ₹1,050 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in January.

Typical costs are about ₹74,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.