Turmeric
Sow in May, harvest around January
This season's sowing time (May–June) is over.
Grown on 46 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.
₹2.7 lakh–₹4.0 lakh
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹1.3 lakh–₹2.6 lakh an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Needs care: Soil 7/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 810 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,670 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,340 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 32 °C / 23 °C
- Jun 28 °C / 22 °C
- Jul 26 °C / 21 °C
- Aug 26 °C / 21 °C
- Sep 27 °C / 21 °C
- Oct 28 °C / 21 °C
- Nov 29 °C / 19 °C
- Dec 29 °C / 17 °C
Soil
Soil for Turmeric: 7 out of 10 (okay).
- The pH here suits it.
- Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
- Most fields here are short of boron.
Likes pH 6.0–7.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 25 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹13,621 a quintal across mandis in your state.
- ₹11,200 2021
- ₹11,500 2022
- ₹11,000 2023
- ₹15,520 2024
- ₹11,750 2025
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.
How to make it work
The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 14 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
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Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.
Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of boron Your soil is likely short of boron.
Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.