🌱 Castor

Location: Gujarat

Demo data — sample figures for demonstration only

Farms reporting

60.9

Total area (acre)

9.98

Avg yield / acre (quintal)

₹23,609

Avg cost / acre

₹60,584

Avg revenue / acre

₹36,976

Avg profit / acre

156.6%

Average ROI

₹6,070

Avg sale rate / quintal

Fertilizer

₹7,854

Harvest

₹3,528

Sowing

₹2,800

Land preparation

₹2,777

Plant protection

₹2,681

Weeding

₹2,273

Post harvest

₹1,004

Irrigation

₹691

per acre · Total ₹23,609

District	Farms reporting	Total area	Avg yield / acre	Avg cost / acre	Avg profit / acre
Amreli	3	14.8	10.46	₹21,462	₹39,847
Banaskantha	3	15.1	10.37	₹23,510	₹39,046
Kutch	3	20.0	9.64	₹28,485	₹34,138

Kharif

60.9 acre

Days from sowing

Days from sowing	Stage	Activity	Category	Indicative cost / acre
-25–-15	Pre-sowing	Ploughing and harrowing One deep ploughing and two harrowings.	Land preparation	₹2,550
-10–-4	Pre-sowing	FYM basal dose 6 t FYM + 50 kg DAP per acre.	Fertilizer	₹5,050
0–3	Sowing	Sowing Spacing 4x2 ft, 3 kg seed per acre.	Sowing	₹2,700
20–28	Vegetative	First inter-culturing Hoeing at 20-25 days.	Weeding	₹2,200
30–35	Vegetative	First urea top dressing 30 kg urea per acre.	Fertilizer	₹1,450
35–45	Vegetative	Semilooper / leafhopper watch Scout weekly and spray on ETL.	Plant protection	₹1,350
55–65	Spike formation	Irrigation at spike emergence Critical stage for main spike.	Irrigation	₹850
58–66	Spike formation	Second urea top dressing 30 kg urea at spike emergence.	Fertilizer	₹1,450
80–95	Capsule development	Capsule borer control Spray at capsule formation if needed.	Plant protection	₹1,500
120–135	Harvest	First spike picking Pick main spike when capsules dry.	Harvest	₹3,700
150–165	Harvest	Second spike picking Secondary spikes after 30 days.	Harvest	₹3,350
165–180	Post harvest	Drying and threshing Sun dry and decorticate.	Post harvest	₹1,850
Total				₹28,000

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