Your plan for Panchkula

Nothing fits well this season. Look at the crops below that are possible with effort, or try another season.

1. Grapes

   Holds the land all year

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

   ₹4.3 lakh–₹6.4 lakh

   per acre a year, before costs

   once bearing, from about year 2

   After typical costs: ₹1.8 lakh–₹3.9 lakh an acre a year

   • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 9/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 87% of its need dry year

   Needs about 920 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 32 °C / 24 °C
   • Aug 31 °C / 24 °C
   • Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
   • Oct 29 °C / 17 °C
   • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C
   • Dec 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jan 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
   • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
   • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
   • May 37 °C / 23 °C
   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

   Soil for Grapes: 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 organic carbon.

   Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 77 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 87% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 87% of this yield.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹8,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   1. ₹6,880 2021
   2. ₹5,750 2022
   3. ₹6,500 2023
   4. ₹6,250 2024
   5. ₹8,500 2025

   Prices are usually best in October.

   Typical costs are about ₹2.5 lakh 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 organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

2. Tapioca (Cassava)

   Holds the land all year

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

   ₹3.6 lakh–₹5.4 lakh

   per acre a year, before costs

   After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.9 lakh an acre a year

   • Suits: Rain is enough
   • Needs care: Frost risk in January
   • Suits: Soil 9/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 95% of its need dry year

   Needs about 840 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 32 °C / 24 °C
   • Aug 31 °C / 24 °C
   • Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
   • Oct 29 °C / 17 °C
   • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
   • Dec 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jan 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
   • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
   • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
   • May 37 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

   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 organic carbon.

   Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 149 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

   Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

   This week: about ₹3,500 a quintal, the middle of 70 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.8 lakh a year after typical costs.

   1. ₹1,680 2021
   2. ₹3,000 2022
   3. ₹3,100 2023
   4. ₹3,000 2024
   5. ₹3,000 2025

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

   Prices are usually best in September.

   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.

   How to make it work

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

3. Pear

   Holds the land all year

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

   ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.1 lakh

   per acre a year, before costs

   once bearing, from about year 4

   After typical costs: ₹60,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a year

   • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 9/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 71% of its need dry year

   Needs about 1,120 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

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

   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C
   • Jul 32 °C / 24 °C
   • Aug 31 °C / 24 °C
   • Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
   • Oct 29 °C / 17 °C
   • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
   • Dec 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jan 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
   • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
   • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
   • May 37 °C / 23 °C
   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

   Soil for Pear: 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 organic carbon.

   Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 40 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 71% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 71% of this yield.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (July–September 2026): about ₹6,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   1. ₹2,350 2022
   2. ₹4,580 2024

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

   Prices are usually best in May.

   Typical costs are about ₹78,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

4. Mango

   Holds the land all year

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

   ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.6 lakh

   per acre a year, before costs

   once bearing, from about year 4

   After typical costs: ₹89,000–₹1.4 lakh an acre a year

   • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Frost risk in January
   • Suits: Soil 9/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 71% of its need dry year

   Needs about 1,130 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 24–30 °C on average, and survives 8–48 °C.

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

   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 32 °C / 24 °C
   • Aug 31 °C / 24 °C
   • Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
   • Oct 29 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
   • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
   • Dec 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jan 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
   • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
   • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
   • May 37 °C / 23 °C
   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

   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.
   • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

   Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 41 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 71% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 71% of this yield.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   1. ₹8,500 2022
   2. ₹5,050 2023
   3. ₹7,500 2024
   4. ₹6,500 2025

   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.

   How to make it work

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

5. Peach

   Holds the land all year

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

   ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.1 lakh

   per acre a year, before costs

   once bearing, from about year 3

   After typical costs: ₹37,000–₹1.1 lakh an acre a year

   • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
   • Suits: Ideal temperatures
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 74% of its need dry year

   Needs about 1,070 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C
   • Jul 32 °C / 24 °C
   • Aug 31 °C / 24 °C
   • Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
   • Oct 29 °C / 17 °C
   • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
   • Dec 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jan 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
   • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
   • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
   • May 37 °C / 23 °C
   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Soil

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

   Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

   Likes pH 5.5–6.3.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 47 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 74% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 74% of this yield.

   Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹5,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   Prices are usually best in July.

   Typical costs are about ₹1.0 lakh 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 organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

6. Lemon

   Holds the land all year

   Counted with lime in government figures. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

   ₹1.9 lakh–₹2.9 lakh

   per acre a year, before costs

   once bearing, from about year 3

   After typical costs: ₹79,000–₹1.7 lakh an acre a year

   • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Frost risk in January
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 79% of its need dry year

   Needs about 1,000 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 32 °C / 24 °C
   • Aug 31 °C / 24 °C
   • Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
   • Oct 29 °C / 17 °C
   • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C
   • Dec 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jan 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C
   • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
   • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
   • May 37 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

   Soil

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

   Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

   Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 46 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state). 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 79% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 79% of this yield.

   Mandi price through the year (January–June 2026): about ₹6,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

   This week: about ₹7,800 a quintal, the middle of 11 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.7 lakh a year after typical costs.

   Prices are usually best in March.

   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.

   How to make it work

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

7. Pomegranate

   Holds the land all year

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

   ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.3 lakh

   per acre a year, before costs

   once bearing, from about year 3

   After typical costs: ₹61,000–₹1.4 lakh an acre a year

   • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Frost risk in January
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 78% of its need dry year

   Needs about 1,020 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 36 °C / 25 °C
   • Jul 32 °C / 24 °C
   • Aug 31 °C / 24 °C
   • Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
   • Oct 29 °C / 17 °C
   • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
   • Dec 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jan 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
   • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
   • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
   • May 37 °C / 23 °C
   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

   Soil

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

   Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

   Likes pH 6.5–7.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 23 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 78% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 78% of this yield.

   Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹10,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   This week: about ₹13,250 a quintal, the middle of 20 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.5 lakh a year after typical costs.

   1. ₹6,000 2021
   2. ₹6,500 2022
   3. ₹7,250 2023
   4. ₹8,000 2024
   5. ₹8,750 2025

   Prices are usually best in November.

   Typical costs are about ₹91,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

   How to make it work

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

8. Apple

   Holds the land all year

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

   ₹1.7 lakh–₹2.6 lakh

   per acre a year, before costs

   once bearing, from about year 5

   After typical costs: ₹30,000–₹1.2 lakh an acre a year

   • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Warm in June
   • Suits: Soil 8/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 71% of its need dry year

   Needs about 1,120 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 14–27 °C on average, and survives 8–33 °C.

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

   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jul 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
   • Aug 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
   • Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
   • Oct 29 °C / 17 °C
   • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C
   • Dec 21 °C / 8 °C
   • Jan 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C
   • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
   • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
   • May 37 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   It needs a cold winter to flower: a coldest month averaging 12 °C or less. Here the coldest month averages 12 °C. The district's cooler, higher villages get colder, about 11 °C: enough to grow it there.

   Soil

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

   Not in the score: nitrogen.

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

   Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 38 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.

   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 (August–October 2026): about ₹8,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   This week: about ₹7,250 a quintal, the middle of 32 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹52,000 a year after typical costs.

   1. ₹7,130 2021
   2. ₹5,750 2022
   3. ₹6,500 2023
   4. ₹7,750 2024
   5. ₹7,750 2025

   Prices are usually best in July.

   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.

   How to make it work

   • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

9. Litchi

   Holds the land all year

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

   ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.3 lakh

   per acre a year, before costs

   once bearing, from about year 5

   After typical costs: ₹51,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a year

   • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
   • Needs care: Frost risk in January
   • Suits: Soil 9/10

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   Water

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

   Rain covers 71% of its need dry year

   Needs about 1,130 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 mm in a dry year.

   Temperature

   Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 15–40 °C.

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

   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C
   • Jul 32 °C / 24 °C
   • Aug 31 °C / 24 °C
   • Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
   • Oct 29 °C / 17 °C
   • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
   • Dec 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
   • Jan 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
   • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
   • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
   • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
   • May 37 °C / 23 °C
   • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C

   Months in orange are outside its best range.

   Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

   Soil

   Soil for Litchi: 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 organic carbon.

   Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

   How the soil score works

   Money

   Yield: about 24 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.

   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 (May–June 2026): about ₹11,438 a quintal across mandis in your state.

   Prices are usually best in July.

   Typical costs are about ₹1.0 lakh 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 organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

     Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

10. Pineapple

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.9 lakh–₹2.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹42,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 9/10

    Why, and how to make it work Hide details

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Rain covers 100% of its need dry year

    Needs about 540 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 700 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 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 32 °C / 24 °C
    • Aug 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 29 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
    • May 37 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 36 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    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.
    • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 66 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.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (July–September 2026): about ₹3,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    1. ₹3,310 2022
    2. ₹3,210 2023
    3. ₹3,280 2024
    4. ₹3,000 2025

    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.

    How to make it work

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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