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Your plan for Dadra And Nagar Haveli

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 2,550 mm in Kharif

June–September, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,804 mm.

Temperature

Days about 31 °C, nights 25 °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 36

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. 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 530 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,860 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,280 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 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °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.

  2. Turmeric

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in May, harvest around January

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

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

    ₹2.5 lakh–₹3.7 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.3 lakh an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 930 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,350 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 20–28 °C on average, and survives 18–32 °C.

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

    • May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °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

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

    Money

    Yield: about 23 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹13,513 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹20,813 a quintal, the middle of 22 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.4 lakh a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹7,100 2021
    2. ₹6,250 2022
    3. ₹7,250 2023
    4. ₹13,200 2024
    5. ₹11,770 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹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.

  3. 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.

    ₹1.6 lakh–₹2.4 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹68,000–₹1.5 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 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,830 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,240 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 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 57 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 ₹3,550 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 ₹1.1 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 ₹93,000 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 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,270 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 20–37 °C on average, and survives 13–45 °C.

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

    • May 37 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °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. 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.

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.1 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹62,000–₹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 570 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,870 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,280 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 20–35 °C on average, and survives 9–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 34 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 78 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    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 ₹97,000 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 ₹81,000 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) 1%
    • Urea 1%
  6. 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 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,250 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 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    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.

  7. Okra (Bhindi)

    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.

    ₹1.2 lakh–₹1.8 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹54,000–₹1.2 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 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,190 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 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 56 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    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. ₹2,200 2021
    2. ₹2,100 2022
    3. ₹2,340 2023
    4. ₹2,720 2024
    5. ₹2,720 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    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

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

    • Urea 1%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 1%
  8. 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.

    ₹1.3 lakh–₹1.9 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹49,000–₹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 570 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,870 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,280 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 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 34 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 45 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    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 ₹1.1 lakh 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 ₹77,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  9. Ginger

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in May, harvest around January

    This season's sowing time (April–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.

    ₹1.6 lakh–₹2.5 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹60,000–₹1.4 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 930 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,350 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 19–29 °C on average, and survives 13–35 °C.

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

    • May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 41 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹5,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,850 2021
    2. ₹3,180 2022
    3. ₹7,960 2023
    4. ₹7,750 2024
    5. ₹4,010 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in July.

    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.

  10. Chillies (Dry)

    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.

    ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.2 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹38,000–₹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 600 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,410 mm it can use in a normal year, and 930 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):

    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C

    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 (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹13,638 a quintal across India's mandis.

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹10,650 2021
    2. ₹14,980 2022
    3. ₹16,750 2023
    4. ₹12,910 2024
    5. ₹12,120 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    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.

Possible, with effort 18

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. Tomato

    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.

    ₹1.9 lakh–₹2.8 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹51,000–₹1.4 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm 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 510 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,270 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 20–27 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °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 104 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 ₹2,250 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹2,200 a quintal, the middle of 666 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹92,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,320 2021
    2. ₹1,850 2022
    3. ₹1,380 2023
    4. ₹2,250 2024
    5. ₹1,990 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    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.

    How to make it work

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

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 20%
    • Urea 20%
  2. 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.

    ₹1.8 lakh–₹2.8 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹48,000–₹1.4 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm 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 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,190 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 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 84 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    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 ₹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.

  3. Beans (Vegetable)

    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.

    ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.2 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹45,000–₹1.2 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm 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 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,550 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,030 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):

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 39 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹4,750 a quintal across India's mandis.

    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 ₹1.0 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  4. 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.

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.2 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹44,000–₹1.2 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm 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 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,190 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 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °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 97 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    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 ₹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.

  5. Radish

    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.

    ₹96,000–₹1.4 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹31,000–₹79,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm 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 160 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 640 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 12–26 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

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

    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 66 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹1,800 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹990 2021
    2. ₹1,090 2022
    3. ₹1,130 2023
    4. ₹1,360 2024
    5. ₹1,280 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹65,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  6. 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.

    ₹79,000–₹1.2 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹26,000–₹65,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm 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 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,830 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,240 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 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 66 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 ₹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 ₹46,000 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 ₹53,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  7. Niger Seed

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around September

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

    Grown on 144 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹20,000–₹30,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹11,000–₹21,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm 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 310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,190 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 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °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 2.3 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 ₹10,750 a quintal across India's mandis.

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,600 2021
    2. ₹6,380 2022
    3. ₹8,000 2023
    4. ₹8,000 2024
    5. ₹8,130 2025

    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.

  8. Tobacco

    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.

    ₹18,000–₹27,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹6,000 to a profit of ₹3,000 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 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,840 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,250 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 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C

    Soil

    Likes pH 5.0–6.5. We have no pH figures for this place.

    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 (October–November 2026): about ₹2,609 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹3,136 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,650 2021
    2. ₹4,490 2022
    3. ₹4,570 2023
    4. ₹5,130 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    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.

  9. 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 India.

    ₹77,000–₹1.1 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹24,000 to a profit of ₹14,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm 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 500 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,410 mm it can use in a normal year, and 930 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 12–25 °C on average, and survives 4–33 °C.

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

    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 34 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 64 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹1,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,200 a quintal, the middle of 605 mandis across India (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. ₹2,000 2021
    2. ₹1,480 2022
    3. ₹1,510 2023
    4. ₹2,580 2024
    5. ₹1,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    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.

  10. Maize

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around September

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

    Grown on 82 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹8,000–₹12,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    Likely a loss at typical costs: ₹10,000–₹14,000 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 1,750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,190 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 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Money

    Yield: about 4.2 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 ₹2,350 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹2,700 a quintal, the middle of 495 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹11,000 a season at typical costs.

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,580 2021
    2. ₹2,020 2022
    3. ₹2,010 2023
    4. ₹2,230 2024
    5. ₹2,150 2025

    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.

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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).