Your plan for Kottayam

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 930 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 20–29 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 9 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 boron.

Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 199 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹3,050 a quintal, the middle of 4 mandis in your district (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.6 lakh a year after typical costs.

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 ₹2.4 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 1,170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 16–34 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Jackfruit: 9 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.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 85 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures 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–June 2026): about ₹2,425 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹93,000 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 1,490 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 22–34 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 2.9 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 (July–August 2026): about ₹48,675 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in May.

Typical costs are about ₹40,000 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 540 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Pineapple: 9 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.

Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 39 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures 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 (July–September 2026): about ₹6,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

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

Prices are usually best in February.

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 1,040 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 20–29 °C on average, and survives 14–35 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Aonla (Indian Gooseberry): 8 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 19 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 ₹5,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹5,750 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹81,000 a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹29,000 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 1,010 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 26–32 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 10 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 ₹8,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹10,700 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹87,000 a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹20,000 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 1,170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 24–30 °C on average, and survives 8–48 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Mango: 9 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.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 22 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures 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 ₹3,154 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in October.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 1,010 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 15–28 °C on average, and survives 12–36 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 10 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 ₹7,425 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹7,000 a quintal, the middle of 2 mandis in your district (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹46,000 a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in May.

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 1,170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 20–33 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Guava: 9 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.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 13 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 ₹5,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹4,000 a quintal, the middle of 130 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹34,000 a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹19,000 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 1,170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 20–34 °C on average, and survives 11–42 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Sapota (Chikoo): 8 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 19 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 ₹4,250 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹4,500 a quintal, the middle of 48 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹48,000 a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in September.

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 falls about 9 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,340 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 930 mm it can use in a normal year, and 870 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 12–44 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Papaya: 9 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.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 156 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹2,825 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹4,500 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹4.7 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹2.3 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 falls about 9 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,570 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,130 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 22–30 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.5–6.0.

Money

Yield: about 1.8 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.

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 through the year (December 2025–May 2026, August–October 2026): about ₹2,40,000 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 August.

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.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 1,170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 15–35 °C on average, and survives 5–46 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Cashew: 9 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 boron.

Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 1.0 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

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 ₹12,500 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 ₹13,000 a year at typical costs.

Prices are usually best in April.

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.

Water

Rain falls about 10 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 940 mm it can use in a normal year, and 870 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 23–33 °C on average, and survives 12–42 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Banana: 9 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.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 38 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

On rain alone it gets about 67% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 67% of this yield.

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹4,850 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹6,500 a quintal, the middle of 19 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹46,000 a year at typical costs.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹2.1 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 falls about 9 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,550 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,110 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,050 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 22–27 °C on average, and survives 17–31 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Betel Leaves: 8 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• Soil here is often too alkaline for it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.0–5.6.

Money

Yield: about 155 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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 through the year (December 2024, November 2025): about ₹6,488 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹9,500 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis across India (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹57,000 a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹9.9 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 9 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,490 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,090 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,030 mm in a dry year.

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

Temperature

Grows best at 16–33 °C on average, and survives 7–39 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• Soil here is often too alkaline for it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 5.5–6.0.

Money

Yield: about 2.8 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

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 73% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 73% of this yield.

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹40,425 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹40,200 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹5.1 lakh a year at typical costs.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹5.9 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 falls about 12 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 910 mm it can use in a normal year, and 840 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 24–37 °C on average, and survives 15–41 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Sugarcane: 9 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 boron.

Likes pH 5.0–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 96 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

Priced at the government's fair and remunerative price for cane, ₹365 a quintal.

Prices are usually best in May.

Typical costs are about ₹61,000 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 1,040 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 30–42 °C on average, and survives 5–49 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °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 / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 28 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.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 1,490 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 2,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 2,160 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 20–35 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• Soil here is often too alkaline for it.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of boron.

Likes pH 4.0–5.6.

Money

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

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 7 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

Water

Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,000 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 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 20–30 °C on average, and survives 18–34 °C.

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

• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C
• Jul 30 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
• Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
• Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 24 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 25 °C
• Apr 33 °C / 25 °C
• May 33 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 31 °C / 24 °C

Soil

Soil for Passion Fruit: 8 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: nitrogen.

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 19 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.

On rain alone it gets about 71% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 71% of this yield.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.