Your plan for Viluppuram

Water

Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 630 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

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

Temperature

Grows best at 21–30 °C on average, and survives 10–36 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 35 °C / 25 °C
• Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 21 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• May 37 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, 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 4.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 124 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 (September 2026): about ₹4,750 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in April.

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

Needs about 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 35 °C / 25 °C
• Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 21 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• May 37 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, 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 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 104 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 77% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 77% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹11,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹3.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,190 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 23–32 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 35 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 35 °C / 25 °C
• Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 21 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 36 °C / 26 °C
• May 37 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, 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 6.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 45 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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 (January–May 2026, August–November 2026): about ₹19,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹10,400 a quintal, the middle of 134 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.6 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹1.8 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 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,190 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–29 °C on average, and survives 14–35 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 35 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 33 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 21 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• May 37 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Aonla (Indian Gooseberry): 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, 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 6.0–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 82 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.

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 at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹8,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹8,000 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.5 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in January.

Typical costs are about ₹1.2 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 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–29 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 35 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 33 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 21 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• May 37 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 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 iron.

Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 158 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

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 through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹3,750 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.5 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in March.

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 falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 12–36 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 35 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 21 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• May 37 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of iron, 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 60 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.

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 through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹9,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹14,000 a quintal, the middle of 8 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 October.

Typical costs are about ₹1.5 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 18 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,720 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 22–34 °C on average, and survives 14–38 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 35 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 35 °C / 25 °C
• Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 21 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 36 °C / 26 °C
• May 37 °C / 27 °C
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 5.0–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 23 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, July–November 2026): about ₹5,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹5,400 a quintal, the middle of 9 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹96,000 a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in January.

Typical costs are about ₹27,000 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 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 35 °C / 25 °C
• Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 21 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• May 37 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Sweet Orange (Mosambi): 6 out of 10 (okay).

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

Likes pH 5.0–6.0.

Money

Yield: about 59 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.

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 through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹4,438 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹3,600 a quintal, the middle of 124 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹44,000 a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in May.

Typical costs are about ₹1.1 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 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 26–32 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 35 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 35 °C / 25 °C
• Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 32 °C / 21 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 36 °C / 26 °C
• May 37 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Lime (Kagzi): 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of iron, 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 60 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.

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 through the year (May 2026, August 2026): about ₹4,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹6,000 a quintal, the middle of 39 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.4 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in May.

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

Water

Rain falls about 10 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–35 °C on average, and survives 5–46 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 35 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 35 °C / 25 °C
• Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 21 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 36 °C / 26 °C
• May 37 °C / 27 °C
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
• Most fields here are short of iron.

Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 5.0 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 ₹14,855 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹11,600 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹33,000 a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in February.

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

Needs about 1,190 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 610 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 25–42 °C on average, and survives 7–50 °C.

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

• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 35 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 35 °C / 25 °C
• Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
• Oct 33 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
• Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
• Jan 30 °C / 21 °C
• Feb 32 °C / 21 °C
• Mar 34 °C / 23 °C
• Apr 36 °C / 26 °C
• May 37 °C / 27 °C
• Jun 37 °C / 26 °C

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, 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 5.5–7.5.

Money

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

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 72% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 72% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–March 2026): about ₹3,127 a quintal across India's mandis.

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 ₹66,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.