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Your plan for Thrissur

Rabi Rain only

We checked 50 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

It's November: 39 of the crops that suit can still be sown this season. For 7 the sowing time is over.

Your land

Soil

8

out of 10

Soil score

Good

Short in most fields here: sulphur.

Not in the score: nitrogen.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 471 mm in Rabi

October–February, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 368 mm.

Temperature

Days about 32 °C, nights 24 °C in Rabi

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

What's short in your soil, and what to do (1 nutrient)
  • Sulphur

    From 7,330 soil tests

    Poor

    Short 61% Enough 39%

    6 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

    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.

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

Other soil results
  • Phosphorus

    From 7,357 soil tests

    Good

    Low 2% Medium 6% High 92%

    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 7,360 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 35% Medium 38% High 27%

    4 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

    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 7,347 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 49% Medium 28% High 23%

    5 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

    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 7,454 soil tests

    Good

    Acidic 9% Neutral 91%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out acidic

    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 7,343 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.

  • Zinc

    From 7,329 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 7,334 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    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 7,334 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 7,335 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 7,332 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 22% Enough 78%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

    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.

Too few tests here to judge nitrogen (3 tests), out of 7,454 soil samples.

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. Sweet Potato

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 6.4 acres here. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.2 lakh–₹1.9 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹70,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a season

    • 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 440 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–28 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Sweet Potato: 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 sulphur.

    Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,650 2023
    2. ₹3,900 2024
    3. ₹2,900 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹55,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  2. Moong (Green Gram)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around December

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 0.2 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹35,000–₹52,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹21,000–₹38,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 210 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (130 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 21–36 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Moong (Green Gram): 9 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.

    Likes pH 6.2–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 4.0 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 ₹10,975 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹8,050 a quintal, the middle of 152 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹18,000 a season after typical costs.

    Minimum support price: ₹8,780 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹9,900 2021
    2. ₹9,760 2022
    3. ₹10,550 2023
    4. ₹11,550 2024
    5. ₹10,900 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹14,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  3. Urad (Black Gram)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of December.

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

    ₹22,000–₹34,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹8,000–₹20,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (140 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–35 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Urad (Black Gram): 9 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.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.6 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 ₹10,850 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹12,800 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹19,000 a season after typical costs.

    Minimum support price: ₹8,200 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹10,100 2021
    2. ₹10,500 2022
    3. ₹11,430 2023
    4. ₹12,900 2024
    5. ₹10,850 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹14,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 2.6 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  4. Cowpea (Lobia)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹21,000–₹32,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹11,000–₹22,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (140 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Cowpea (Lobia): 9 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.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.8 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹9,600 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹8,781 a quintal, the middle of 24 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹14,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹8,100 2021
    2. ₹8,380 2022
    3. ₹9,550 2023
    4. ₹8,350 2024
    5. ₹6,060 2025

    Prices are usually best in January.

    Typical costs are about ₹10,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  5. Lentil (Masoor)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹20,000–₹30,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹4,000–₹14,000 an acre a season

    • 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 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–29 °C on average, and survives 5–32 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Lentil (Masoor): 9 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.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 4.1 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹6,027 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹6,950 a quintal, the middle of 10 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹13,000 a season after typical costs.

    Minimum support price: ₹7,390 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,000 2021
    2. ₹6,220 2022
    3. ₹5,860 2023
    4. ₹6,660 2024
    5. ₹6,740 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹16,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  6. Gram (Chana)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹20,000–₹29,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹1,000–₹11,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–29 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Gram (Chana): 9 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.

    Likes pH 6.0–8.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.0 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 (February–March 2026): about ₹8,300 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹7,000 a quintal, the middle of 268 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2,000 a season after typical costs.

    Minimum support price: ₹5,958 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,840 2021
    2. ₹6,650 2022
    3. ₹6,500 2023
    4. ₹8,100 2024
    5. ₹8,330 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  7. Rapeseed & Mustard

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    This season's sowing time (October) is over.

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

    ₹19,000–₹28,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹1,000 to a profit of ₹8,000 an acre a season

    • 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 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 7–40 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Rapeseed & Mustard: 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.

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.9 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 (February–March 2026): about ₹5,975 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹8,200 a quintal, the middle of 171 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹12,000 a season after typical costs.

    Minimum support price: ₹6,613 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,280 2021
    2. ₹6,220 2022
    3. ₹5,210 2023
    4. ₹5,400 2024
    5. ₹6,200 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹20,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  8. Safflower

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in September, harvest around January

    This season's sowing time (September–October) is over.

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

    ₹15,000–₹23,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹374–₹8,000 an acre a season

    • 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 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 330 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–32 °C on average, and survives 5–45 °C.

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

    • Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Safflower: 9 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.

    Likes pH 6.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.1 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹6,200 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹6,080 a quintal, the middle of 12 mandis across India (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹4,000 a season after typical costs.

    Minimum support price: ₹7,215 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,640 2021
    2. ₹4,960 2022
    3. ₹4,000 2023
    4. ₹4,220 2024
    5. ₹6,520 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  9. Tobacco

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹21,000–₹31,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹2,000 to a profit of ₹8,000 an acre a season

    • 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 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–30 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

    Likes pH 5.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 6.5 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 (February–March 2026): about ₹3,978 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹3,136 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹2,000 a season at typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,650 2021
    2. ₹4,490 2022
    3. ₹4,570 2023
    4. ₹5,130 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹23,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2022–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  10. Horse Gram (Kulthi)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹8,000–₹11,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹2,000–₹6,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 340 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Horse Gram (Kulthi): 9 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.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹3,830 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,882 a quintal, the middle of 12 mandis across India (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹6,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,230 2021
    2. ₹4,350 2022
    3. ₹5,550 2023
    4. ₹5,920 2024
    5. ₹4,280 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 ₹6,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

Possible, with effort 33

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. Capsicum

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around March

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 3 mandis in your district.

    ₹2.8 lakh–₹4.2 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹1.9 lakh–₹3.3 lakh an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 520 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Capsicum: 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 sulphur.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 62 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    On rain alone it gets about 81% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 81% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March 2026): about ₹7,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,880 2021
    2. ₹6,000 2022
    3. ₹5,500 2023
    4. ₹6,500 2024

    Prices are usually best in March.

    Typical costs are about ₹91,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  2. Cabbage

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in September, harvest around December

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 13 mandis in your district.

    ₹2.4 lakh–₹3.6 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹1.7 lakh–₹2.9 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm in September
    • 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 360 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 330 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–24 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

    • Sep 30 °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 32 °C / 23 °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.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 97 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹3,100 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,200 2022
    2. ₹3,300 2024

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹71,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  3. Garlic

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around March

    This season's sowing time (October) is over.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹2.1 lakh–₹3.2 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹1.2 lakh–₹2.3 lakh an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 500 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Garlic: 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.

    Likes pH 6.0–6.6.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 21 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    On rain alone it gets about 83% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 83% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹15,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹19,750 a quintal, the middle of 18 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.6 lakh a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹11,300 2021
    2. ₹16,000 2023
    3. ₹13,750 2025

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹88,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  4. Beans (Vegetable)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 3 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.1 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹56,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (140 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 16–25 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Beans (Vegetable): 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 sulphur.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    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 (January–February 2026): about ₹3,925 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,900 2021
    2. ₹4,600 2022
    3. ₹4,900 2023
    4. ₹4,900 2024
    5. ₹5,200 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹85,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  5. Brinjal

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around March

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 19 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.2 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹73,000–₹1.5 lakh an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 560 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 230 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Brinjal: 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 sulphur.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 78 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    On rain alone it gets about 76% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 76% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹3,150 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,500 2021
    2. ₹3,000 2022
    3. ₹3,000 2023
    4. ₹3,200 2024
    5. ₹3,430 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹76,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

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

    • NPK Mixture 6%
    • Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate / Nitrogen Phosphate 1%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 1%
    • Urea 1%
  6. Cauliflower

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in September, harvest around December

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    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 season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹40,000–₹97,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm in September
    • 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 360 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 330 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 10–25 °C on average, and survives 5–30 °C.

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

    • Sep 30 °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 32 °C / 23 °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.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 84 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹1,700 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,650 2021
    2. ₹1,930 2022
    3. ₹1,510 2023
    4. ₹2,180 2024
    5. ₹2,030 2025

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹74,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  7. Green Chillies

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around March

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 17 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.3 lakh–₹1.9 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹34,000–₹99,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 560 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 230 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 26 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Green Chillies: 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 sulphur.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    On rain alone it gets about 76% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 76% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹4,700 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,500 2021
    2. ₹4,650 2022
    3. ₹5,000 2023
    4. ₹5,430 2024
    5. ₹5,350 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹95,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  8. Tomato

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 15 mandis in your district.

    ₹66,000–₹1.0 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹40,000–₹73,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Warm in October
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 500 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–27 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tomato: 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 sulphur.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 35 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    On rain alone it gets about 84% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 84% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹2,850 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,300 2021
    2. ₹2,400 2022
    3. ₹2,900 2023
    4. ₹3,200 2024
    5. ₹3,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹27,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  9. Carrot

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹72,000–₹1.1 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹23,000–₹59,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm in October
    • 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 360 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (150 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–24 °C on average, and survives 3–30 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Carrot: 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 sulphur.

    Likes pH 5.8–6.8.

    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).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹1,375 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,790 2021
    2. ₹2,050 2022
    3. ₹2,090 2023
    4. ₹2,240 2024
    5. ₹2,240 2025

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹50,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  10. Green Peas

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹47,000–₹70,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹12,000–₹35,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 220 mm it can use in a normal year (140 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 10–24 °C on average, and survives 4–30 °C.

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

    • Oct 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Green Peas: 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 sulphur.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 26 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 (January–February 2026): about ₹2,244 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,300 2021
    2. ₹4,640 2022
    3. ₹3,820 2023
    4. ₹5,000 2024
    5. ₹4,550 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹35,000 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

    • Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.

      Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

      About 27% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

    • Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate / Nitrogen Phosphate 27%
    • Urea 4%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 2%
    • NPK Mixture 0%
4 crops won't work here See why for each one

10 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).