🌿 Cumin (Jeera)
Spice · Rabi · Duration 110 days
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All-India recorded figures
9
Farms reporting
49
Total area (acre)
4.58
Avg yield / acre
₹25,251
Avg cost / acre
₹1,23,597
Avg revenue / acre
₹98,346
Avg profit / acre
₹26,958
Avg sale rate
₹28,000
Reference cost per acre
Top states by recorded area
Where the money goes
per acre
Top districts by profit per acre
| District | Farms reporting | Total area | Avg yield / acre | Avg cost / acre | Avg profit / acre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kutch | 3 | 22.4 | 4.59 | ₹19,393 | ₹1,12,614 |
| Banaskantha | 3 | 13.5 | 4.68 | ₹31,254 | ₹93,868 |
| Rajkot | 3 | 13.1 | 4.49 | ₹29,056 | ₹78,580 |
Yield per acre by year / Profit per acre by year
Reference crop schedule
Reference cost per acre: ₹28,000| Days from sowing | Stage | Activity | Category | Indicative cost / acre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -15–-8 | Pre-sowing | Fine seed bed preparation
Cumin needs a very fine tilth. |
Land preparation | ₹2,750 |
| -2–0 | Sowing | Seed treatment
Treat with Carbendazim against wilt. |
Seed | ₹700 |
| 0–2 | Sowing | Broadcasting / line sowing
6 kg seed/acre, 30 cm rows. |
Sowing | ₹6,450 |
| 1–4 | Germination | Light irrigation after sowing
Very light irrigation for germination. |
Irrigation | ₹900 |
| 25–32 | Seedling | First weeding
Hand weeding at 25-30 days. |
Weeding | ₹3,650 |
| 32–38 | Vegetative | Urea top dressing
20 kg urea with second irrigation. |
Fertilizer | ₹1,400 |
| 45–55 | Vegetative | Wilt / blight preventive spray
Mancozeb spray in cloudy weather. |
Plant protection | ₹1,850 |
| 55–62 | Flowering | Irrigation at flowering
Avoid heavy irrigation at flowering. |
Irrigation | ₹900 |
| 65–75 | Seed setting | Aphid control
Spray only if aphids appear. |
Plant protection | ₹1,600 |
| 100–110 | Harvest | Harvesting
Harvest when seeds turn brown. |
Harvest | ₹5,500 |
| 106–115 | Post harvest | Threshing and cleaning
Clean and grade before sale. |
Post harvest | ₹2,300 |
| Total | ₹28,000 | |||