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Your plan for Kodagu

Whole year Rain only

We checked 51 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

Your land

Soil

9

out of 10

Soil score

Good

Not in the score: nitrogen.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 1,503 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,336 mm.

Temperature

Days about 27 °C, nights 18 °C in Whole year

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

Your soil test results
All soil results
  • Phosphorus

    From 11,437 soil tests

    Good

    Low 9% Medium 38% High 54%

    Most soil tests here came out high

    If your field is high: you can use about a quarter less DAP than usual.

    What this means

    Builds roots and helps the crop flower and fill grain.

    Low under 10 kg/ha Medium 10–25 kg/ha High over 25 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 10 kg/ha or more.

  • Potassium

    From 11,437 soil tests

    Good

    Low 10% Medium 50% High 40%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    What this means

    Fills grain and fruit, and helps crops stand drought and disease.

    Low under 110 kg/ha Medium 110–280 kg/ha High over 280 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 110 kg/ha or more.

  • Organic carbon

    From 11,437 soil tests

    Good

    Low 12% Medium 45% High 43%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    What this means

    Shows how much organic matter the soil has. It keeps soil loose, holds water and feeds the crop slowly.

    Low under 0.5% Medium 0.5–0.75% High over 0.75%

    Healthy soil has 0.5% or more.

  • pH

    From 11,437 soil tests

    Good

    Acidic 2% Neutral 98%

    Almost every soil test here came out neutral

    What this means

    How sour (acidic) or alkaline the soil is. It decides which nutrients roots can take up.

    Acidic Neutral Alkaline

    In these tests, neutral means about pH 6 to 8, which suits most crops; acidic is below about 6 and alkaline above about 8.

  • Salt

    From 11,437 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 100%

    Almost no soil tests here came out salty

    What this means

    Salt in the soil, shown as EC on the card. Salt makes it hard for roots to drink.

    Not salty Salty

    Under 1 dS/m is fine. Between 1 and 4, only crops that can't take salt lose yield. Above 4 harms most crops.

  • Sulphur

    From 11,437 soil tests

    Good

    Short 9% Enough 91%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    What this means

    Makes oil in oilseeds and protein in pulses.

    Short under 10 ppm Enough 10 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 10 ppm or more.

  • Zinc

    From 11,437 soil tests

    Good

    Short 14% Enough 86%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    What this means

    Needed for growth and healthy leaves. Rice and wheat often run short.

    Short under 0.6 ppm Enough 0.6 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.6 ppm or more.

  • Iron

    From 11,437 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Keeps young leaves green.

    Short under 4.5 ppm Enough 4.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 4.5 ppm or more.

  • Copper

    From 11,437 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.

    Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.

  • Manganese

    From 11,437 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 21% Enough 79%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

    What this means

    Helps leaves make food from sunlight.

    Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 2 ppm or more.

  • Boron

    From 11,437 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Needed for flowers to set seed and fruit.

    Short under 0.5 ppm Enough 0.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.5 ppm or more.

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

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

Good fit 13

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. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹4.0 lakh–₹5.9 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹2.0 lakh–₹4.0 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 950 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 12–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 79 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district). Government figures count it with lime.

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹6,250 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹7,500 a quintal, the middle of 145 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹4.0 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,030 2021
    2. ₹4,050 2022
    3. ₹3,710 2023
    4. ₹6,000 2024
    5. ₹4,410 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.9 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  2. Guava

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹2.6 lakh–₹3.9 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.7 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 86 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹3,800 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹3,000 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.4 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,390 2022
    2. ₹2,800 2023

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.2 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. Jackfruit

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹2.8 lakh–₹4.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹1.2 lakh–₹2.6 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 16–34 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Jackfruit: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 148 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹2,375 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.6 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  4. Litchi

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹2.2 lakh–₹3.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

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

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 15–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Litchi: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 24 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

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

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

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹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.

  5. Aonla (Indian Gooseberry)

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹88,000–₹1.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹42,000–₹86,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 980 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–29 °C on average, and survives 14–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Aonla (Indian Gooseberry): 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 31 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹3,563 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹5,500 a quintal, the middle of 33 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.2 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,900 2021
    2. ₹2,760 2022
    3. ₹3,000 2023
    4. ₹2,760 2024
    5. ₹4,000 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹46,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  6. Sapota (Chikoo)

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.2 lakh–₹1.9 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹31,000–₹93,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Sapota (Chikoo): 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 48 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,250 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹4,250 a quintal, the middle of 4 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,750 2021
    2. ₹2,900 2022
    3. ₹4,000 2023
    4. ₹3,130 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹92,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  7. Tamarind

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹32,000–₹48,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 6

    After typical costs: ₹19,000–₹35,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 4.8 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹8,329 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹11,300 a quintal, the middle of 4 mandis in your state (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹41,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹7,180 2021
    2. ₹6,290 2022
    3. ₹7,530 2024
    4. ₹8,510 2025

    Prices are usually best in January.

    Typical costs are about ₹13,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  8. Pineapple

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.0 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹8,000 to a profit of ₹60,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 490 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 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 21–30 °C on average, and survives 10–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Pineapple: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (July–September 2026): about ₹2,560 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,110 2021
    2. ₹2,700 2022
    3. ₹2,500 2023

    Prices are usually best in March.

    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.

  9. Cashew

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 704 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹23,000–₹34,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹2,000 to a profit of ₹9,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–35 °C on average, and survives 5–46 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Cashew: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.9 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–May 2026): about ₹14,855 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹11,600 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹3,000 a year at typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹8,410 2021
    2. ₹9,250 2023

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹25,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

    • Urea 19%
  10. Dragon Fruit

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    No price yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 490 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 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 18–28 °C on average, and survives 12–34 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Dragon Fruit: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.3–6.7.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 22 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

Possible, with effort 21

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. Pomegranate

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹3.5 lakh–₹5.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.8 lakh–₹3.5 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 980 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–32 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 43 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹10,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹12,000 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.5 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹8,090 2021
    2. ₹8,260 2022
    3. ₹8,810 2023
    4. ₹11,500 2024
    5. ₹8,830 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.7 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. Lime (Kagzi)

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹2.9 lakh–₹4.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.2 lakh–₹2.7 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 950 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 26–32 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Lime (Kagzi): 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 79 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, July–November 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹4,400 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis in your state (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.9 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,800 2021
    2. ₹1,950 2022
    3. ₹2,250 2023
    4. ₹3,500 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 ₹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.

    How to make it work

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

    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 16%
  3. Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow)

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹2.5 lakh–₹3.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹92,000–₹2.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 950 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–34 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow): 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.0–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 84 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹3,700 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,450 2021
    2. ₹4,880 2022
    3. ₹4,500 2023
    4. ₹4,000 2024
    5. ₹3,630 2025

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.6 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):

    • Urea 12%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 12%
  4. Sweet Orange (Mosambi)

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹2.0 lakh–₹3.0 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹68,000–₹1.7 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 950 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.

    Likes pH 5.0–6.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 70 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,550 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹3,500 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,210 2021
    2. ₹4,950 2022
    3. ₹4,550 2023
    4. ₹4,200 2024
    5. ₹3,350 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    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.

  5. Mango

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹91,000–₹1.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹75,000–₹1.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 24–30 °C on average, and survives 8–48 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Mango: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 42 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹2,700 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹16,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 100%
  6. Custard Apple

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.2 lakh–₹1.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹58,000–₹1.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–30 °C on average, and survives 11–41 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Custard Apple: 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 7.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 32 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (September–November 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,575 a quintal, the middle of 30 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹90,000 a year after typical costs.

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

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹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.

  7. Grapes

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹2.1 lakh–₹3.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹3,000 to a profit of ₹1.0 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 960 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Grapes: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 66 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,580 2021
    2. ₹3,500 2022
    3. ₹3,430 2023

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.1 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  8. Ber

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹47,000–₹1.0 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in June
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 980 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 25–42 °C on average, and survives 7–50 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Ber: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–March 2026): about ₹3,127 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,180 2022
    2. ₹2,000 2023
    3. ₹2,230 2024
    4. ₹2,760 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 ₹66,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

  9. Nutmeg

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹63,000–₹94,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 6

    After typical costs: ₹3,000–₹35,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 8 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–34 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 4.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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

    On rain alone it gets about 72% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 72% of this yield.

    Mandi price at an earlier harvest (June–August 2025): about ₹25,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹29,000 2021
    2. ₹29,750 2022
    3. ₹29,250 2023
    4. ₹22,500 2024
    5. ₹29,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in May.

    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.

  10. Coconut

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 5,953 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹40,000–₹60,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹13,000–₹33,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 8 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,020 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–34 °C on average, and survives 14–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 24 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 25 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 27 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 19 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 26 °C / 19 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Coconut: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 11 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, July–November 2026): about ₹4,600 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹4,800 a quintal, the middle of 39 mandis in your state (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹25,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,650 2021
    2. ₹2,650 2022
    3. ₹2,450 2023
    4. ₹2,960 2024
    5. ₹4,980 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹27,000 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 26%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 5%
17 crops won't work here See why for each one

4 more crops aren't judged yet because we don't have their growing needs.

Next steps

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).