Your plan for Theni

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 390 mm it can use in a normal year, and 240 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Aug 33 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 23 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 22 °C

Soil

Soil for Ragi (Finger Millet): 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 6.1 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (your district's own figure looked wrong).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹3,808 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Minimum support price: ₹5,205 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹21,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 570 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 250 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 33 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 23 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 22 °C

Soil

Soil for Capsicum: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 94 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 77% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 77% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹6,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in July.

Typical costs are about ₹1.7 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 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 610 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 260 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 33 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 23 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 22 °C
• Dec 30 °C / 21 °C

Soil

Soil for Brinjal: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 54 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 74% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 74% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹4,250 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹51,000 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 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 610 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 260 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 33 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 23 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 22 °C
• Dec 30 °C / 21 °C

Soil

Soil for Green Chillies: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
• Most fields here are short of sulphur.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

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

On rain alone it gets about 74% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 74% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹5,250 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹75,000 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 3 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 gives about 400 mm it can use in a normal year, and 260 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 12–25 °C on average, and survives 4–33 °C.

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

• Aug 33 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 33 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 30 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 30 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Onion: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 35 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

On rain alone it gets about 77% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 77% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹3,406 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in September.

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.

Water

Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 260 mm it can use in a normal year, and 160 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 33 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 23 °C

Soil

Soil for Jowar (Sorghum): 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 8.3 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹2,729 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Minimum support price: ₹4,023 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in March.

Typical costs are about ₹12,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 610 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 270 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 15–39 °C.

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

• Jul 33 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 23 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 22 °C
• Dec 30 °C / 21 °C

Soil

Soil for Castor Seed: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• 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 nitrogen.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 7.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (your district's own figure looked wrong).

On rain alone it gets about 74% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 74% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹6,218 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹24,000 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 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 620 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 470 mm it can use in a normal year, and 330 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–38 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

• Jul 33 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 23 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 22 °C
• Dec 30 °C / 21 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
• Most fields here are short of zinc.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 4.3 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

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 (January–February 2026): about ₹6,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Minimum support price: ₹8,450 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in January.

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 falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 640 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 270 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

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

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

• Jul 33 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 23 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 22 °C
• Dec 30 °C / 21 °C

Soil

Soil for Chillies (Dry): 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 2.4 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

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

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹13,638 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹1.1 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 13 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,100 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 480 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 15–36 °C.

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

• Jul 33 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 23 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 22 °C

Soil

Soil for Rice: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 24 quintals of paddy an acre here in this season (district figures).

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

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025): about ₹2,138 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Minimum support price: ₹2,441 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹29,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

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

Needs about 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year, and 120 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):

• Jul 33 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 33 °C / 23 °C
• Sep 33 °C / 23 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 23 °C

Soil

Soil for Maize: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 24 quintals an acre here (district figures).

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

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,770 a quintal across mandis in your state.

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

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

Prices are usually best in January.

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.