Your plan for Alappuzha

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 490 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,250 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,070 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 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 25 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

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 ₹8,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹8,000 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.7 lakh a season after typical costs.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,120 mm it can use in a normal year, and 890 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 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 25 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 58 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹4,525 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹4,600 a quintal, the middle of 13 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.1 lakh a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹59,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 520 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,300 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,110 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 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

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 ₹4,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹4,225 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.5 lakh a season after typical costs.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 350 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 930 mm it can use in a normal year, and 770 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 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 54 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 ₹4,050 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in June.

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

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 360 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 820 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 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 23 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 ₹7,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹7,000 a quintal, the middle of 11 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.3 lakh a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹38,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 520 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,300 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,110 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 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

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 ₹5,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹5,000 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.5 lakh a season after typical costs.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 250 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

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

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 58 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (August–September 2026): about ₹2,700 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹63,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 850 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,770 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,500 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 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 32 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 13 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 ₹17,600 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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 ₹1.3 lakh a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹1.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,160 mm it can use in a normal year, and 920 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 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.

Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

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.

Prices are usually best in June.

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

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 550 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,220 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 18–38 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 32 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of potassium.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 6.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹11,325 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹9,500 a quintal, the middle of 96 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹43,000 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 June.

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 is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 360 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 930 mm it can use in a normal year, and 770 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 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

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 ₹5,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹1.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 790 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 16–25 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

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 ₹7,300 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in May.

Typical costs are about ₹1.2 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 360 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 930 mm it can use in a normal year, and 770 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 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

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 ₹3,700 a quintal at mandis in your district.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 160 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 550 mm it can use in a normal year, and 440 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):

• Jun 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

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

Mandi price at last season's harvest (August–September 2026): about ₹3,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹71,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,180 mm it can use in a normal year, and 980 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 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 35 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 ₹3,363 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹3,600 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹80,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in June.

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

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 460 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,000 mm it can use in a normal year, and 840 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 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

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 ₹2,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹5,200 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.3 lakh a season after typical costs.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 360 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 820 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 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 30 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 ₹2,075 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹1,850 a quintal, the middle of 2 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹31,000 a season after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹24,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 930 mm it can use in a normal year, and 770 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 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Niger Seed: 8 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• 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 potassium.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 1.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

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.

Prices are usually best in August.

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

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 930 mm it can use in a normal year, and 770 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 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• Most fields here are short of potassium.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 9.3 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 ₹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 leave about ₹3,000 a season after typical costs.

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

Prices are usually best in November.

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

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 860 mm it can use in a normal year, and 710 mm in a dry year.

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

Temperature

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

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

• Jun 31 °C / 25 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 25 °C

Soil

Soil for Sesame (Til): 8 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• The pH here suits it.
• 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 potassium.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 1.1 quintals an acre here (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹12,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹14,050 a quintal, the middle of 81 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1,000 a season after typical costs.

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

Prices are usually best in November.

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