Districts with soil like Latur

Ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
  1. Amravati, Maharashtra Grows Cotton, Soybean, Tur (Arhar) Compare
  2. Jalna, Maharashtra Grows Cotton, Soybean, Jowar (Sorghum) Compare
  3. Nagpur, Maharashtra Grows Cotton, Soybean, Wheat Compare
  4. Parbhani, Maharashtra Grows Soybean, Cotton, Gram (Chana) Compare
  5. Satara, Maharashtra Grows Jowar (Sorghum), Sugarcane, Soybean Compare
  6. Dindigul, Tamil Nadu Grows Jowar (Sorghum), Maize, Coconut Compare
  7. Solapur, Maharashtra Grows Jowar (Sorghum), Sugarcane, Maize Compare
  8. Pune, Maharashtra Grows Sugarcane, Jowar (Sorghum), Rice Compare
  9. Madurai, Tamil Nadu Grows Rice, Maize, Potato Compare
  10. Bemetara, Chhattisgarh Grows Rice, Gram (Chana), Wheat Compare

Yields also depend on water, weather, seeds and farming practice, not only soil.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).