Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Black Soils Support Soya Yields Despite Adilabad Dry Spell
Farmers in parts of Adilabad are harvesting soya even though there has been a long dry spell.
Some say their harvest is about 10 quintals per acre.
The crop is doing better in black soil, which holds rainwater and keeps the ground moist.
Soya and cotton in red soil are not doing as well, farmers say.
One farmer, Bhumanna, harvested 30 quintals from three acres.
But some areas saw soya crops dry up by about 20%.
Farmers in a few mandals have had enough rain for their crops.
Last year, bad weather also caused soya losses and lower yields.
Some Adilabad farmers report soya yields around 10 quintals per acre despite a prolonged dry spell and rainfall deficit.
Farmers say soya and cotton are performing better in moisture-retaining black soils than in red soils.
Bhumanna of Muktapur said he harvested 30 quintals from three acres of soya after planting the crop on 3.5 acres.
Soya crops dried up by about 20% in parts of Indravelli, Tamasi, Talamadugu, Bheempur and Adilabad mandals.
Officials estimated that the district's farmers planted cotton on 4.30 lakh acres and soya on 56,000 acres.
- Who
- Soya farmers in Adilabad district, including farmer Bhumanna of Muktapur.
- What
- Some farmers are reporting soya yields around 10 quintals per acre, with crops doing better in black soils than red soils.
- When
- During the Kharif season; no specific date is stated.
- Where
- Adilabad district, Telangana, including Muktapur and several named mandals.
- Why
- Black soils absorb rainfall and retain moisture, while the district has also faced a long dry spell and rainfall deficit.
- Typical soya yield
- Farmers generally average 10–12 quintals per acre.
- Soya minimum support price
- ₹5,708.
- Bhumanna's soya harvest
- 30 quintals from three harvested acres; he had cultivated soya on 3.5 acres.
- Estimated soya area
- 56,000 acres in Adilabad district.
- Estimated cotton area
- 4.30 lakh acres in Adilabad district.
- Other estimated crop areas
- Red gram: 42,000 acres; maize: 21,000 acres.
- Reported crop damage
- Soya dried up by about 20% in some parts of Indravelli, Tamasi, Talamadugu, Bheempur and Adilabad mandals.