Your plan for Akola

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 410 mm it can use in a normal year, and 340 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Okra (Bhindi): 7 out of 10 (okay).

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 34 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 ₹2,593 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹41,000 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 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 320 mm it can use in a normal year, and 230 mm in a dry year.

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 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 45 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 ₹1,875 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹49,000 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 430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 350 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 22–30 °C on average, and survives 15–38 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Bitter Gourd: 7 out of 10 (okay).

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

Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 36 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 ₹2,375 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹2,500 a quintal, the middle of 38 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹31,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in December.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 400 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 410 mm it can use in a normal year, and 340 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 4.9 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹6,273 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹7,020 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹18,000 a season after typical costs.

Minimum support price: ₹5,708 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹16,000 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 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 350 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 42 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 ₹1,175 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹1,200 a quintal, the middle of 16 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹15,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹36,000 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 330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 380 mm it can use in a normal year, and 320 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 25–35 °C on average, and survives 15–40 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C

Soil

Soil for Cowpea (Lobia): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.

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 ₹8,700 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹6,705 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹9,000 a season after typical costs.

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.

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 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 350 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 22–32 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 6.3 quintals an acre here (district figures).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹8,071 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹7,170 a quintal, the middle of 137 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹5,000 a season after typical costs.

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

Prices are usually best in November.

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 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 410 mm it can use in a normal year, and 340 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 25–35 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C

Soil

Soil for Guar Seed (Cluster Bean): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.

Likes pH 7.5–8.0.

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.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 400 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 350 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–28 °C on average, and survives 17–35 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Horse Gram (Kulthi): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 2.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October 2026): about ₹6,610 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹4,882 a quintal, the middle of 12 mandis across India (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹4,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹8,000 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 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 320 mm it can use in a normal year, and 230 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 24–32 °C on average, and survives 13–45 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C

Soil

Soil for Moth Bean: 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.

Likes pH 6.5–8.2.

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 ₹9,675 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 630 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 9–40 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 32 °C / 17 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 62 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 75% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 75% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹3,800 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹2,225 a quintal, the middle of 44 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹39,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in December.

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.

Water

Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 530 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 410 mm it can use in a normal year, and 340 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 43 °C / 28 °C
• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 11 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

On rain alone it gets about 78% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 78% of this yield.

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 ₹82,000 a season after typical costs.

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 falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 590 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 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 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 21 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 44 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 80% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 80% of this yield.

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 ₹52,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in October.

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

Needs about 630 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 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 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 32 °C / 17 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Green Chillies: 7 out of 10 (okay).

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

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 47 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 75% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 75% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹3,550 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹4,000 a quintal, the middle of 43 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹61,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in February.

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.

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 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 350 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 19–27 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Bottle Gourd: 7 out of 10 (okay).

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

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 74 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 ₹1,275 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹1,200 a quintal, the middle of 26 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹29,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹60,000 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 190 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year, and 190 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 12–26 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 42 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 mandis in your state.

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

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹41,000 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 310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 330 mm it can use in a normal year, and 240 mm in a dry year.

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 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Beans (Vegetable): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 18 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 ₹4,250 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹4,250 a quintal, the middle of 20 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹29,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹49,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 650 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–38 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 32 °C / 17 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 15 °C

Soil

Soil for Tur (Arhar): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 5.5 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹6,891 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹9,288 a quintal, the middle of 4 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹32,000 a season after typical costs.

Minimum support price: ₹8,450 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 2 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 510 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 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 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 21 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Sweet Potato: 7 out of 10 (okay).

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

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 33 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 89% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 89% of this yield.

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,375 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹2,600 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹18,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in August.

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

Needs about 680 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 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 38 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 31 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 32 °C / 17 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 4.3 quintals of kapas (raw cotton) an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹7,950 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹9,350 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹12,000 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.

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.