Crop Report
Karnataka final summer crop area up 157% on yr as of Mar 29
This story was originally published at 12:38 IST on 11 April 2025
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MUMBAI – Summer crops were sown across 572,000 hectares in Karnataka as of Mar. 29, a near-157% increase in area under cultivation from 223,000 hectares a year ago, according to the final summer crop acreage report released by the state agriculture department. The state covered 88.3% of its targetted area of 648,000 hectares, the report showed.
Paddy acreage in the state rose a whopping 332.5% on year to 365,000 hectares from 84,000 hectares a year ago, according to the report. Similarly, the area sown under maize also rose to 49,000 hectares from 30,000 hectares last year.
The total area sown under oilseeds so far was 94,000 hectares, up from 72,000 hectares sown a year ago, according to the report. Under oilseeds, the acreage under groundnut rose to 90,000 hectares from 59,000 hectares last year.
The total area sown under urad remains unchanged from last year at 500 hectares, while moong acreage fell to 400 hectares from 500 hectares last year, the report showed. The total area sown under all pulses so far was 6,000 hectares, unchanged from the corresponding period last year.
Sugarcane acreage in the state so far rose to 39,000 hectares from 21,000 hectares sown in the previous year.
In Karnataka, summer crops are sown in January and February, and harvested from March to June. Rice and sugarcane are some of the main crops grown in the state during the summer. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj
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