Karnataka kharif sowing up 13% on year at 7.0 mln ha as of Fri
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MUMBAI – Farmers in Karnataka have sown crops over 7.0 mln ha as of Friday, nearly 13% higher than the 6.2 mln ha sown during the corresponding period last year, according to the sowing data from the state government. The normal kharif acreage, which is the average of the last five years, as of Friday is 6.3 mln ha.
According to the state's report, 85% of the targeted kharif sowing area of 8.3 mln ha has been covered so far. Kharif crops are sown during the first rains of the southwest monsoon around June, and harvested at the end of the monsoon season around October. The main kharif crops sown in Karnataka are paddy, maize, ragi, tur, cotton, and sugarcane.
As of Friday, the state received 694 mm rainfall, 27% above the normal rainfall of 545 mm, the report said.
The area sown under maize so far is 1.51 mln ha, up from 1.4 mln ha a year ago, the report said.
Paddy acreage so far has been 515,000 ha, up from 445,900 ha covered a year ago. Nearly 49% of the targeted paddy acreage has been covered against the target of 1.06 mln ha.
The area sown under pulses so far rose to 2.2 mln ha from 1.6 mln ha a year ago, the report said. In pulses, the acreage under tur so far is 1.6 mln ha, up from 1.3 mln ha last year. The acreage under green gram, or moong, rose sharply to 435,000 ha from 173,000 ha a year ago.
The acreage under oilseeds so far is 781,000 ha, up from 771,600 ha a year ago, according to the report. The area under groundnut fell to 284,000 ha from 293,700 ha a year ago. The acreage under soybean so far is 422,000 ha, up from 407,700 ha last year.
Sugarcane acreage fell to 634,000 ha from 652,900 ha a year ago. Cotton acreage rose to 664,000 ha from 644,800 ha a year ago, according to the report. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj
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