Tur acreage goes up by 12% in Karnataka

The region less than tur (arhar or pigeon pea), the most important kharif pulses crop, has elevated by 12 for every cent in Karnataka, supporting in offsetting the drop in Maharashtra. As of mid July, tur has been planted on 10.03 lakh hectares (lh) in Karnataka in opposition to eight.ninety seven lh in the same period of time past 12 months. In Maharashtra, another major generating Condition, tur acreage is marginally decreased at 10.eighty five lh in comparison with 11.02 lh in the 12 months-ago period of time.

The coverage in other States this sort of as Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh has elevated, pushing up the overall acreage marginally to 32.seventy nine lh in comparison with 32.twenty lh in the 12 months-ago period of time. Tur has been planted in Telangana on 3.08 lh (two.82 lh until July fifteen past 12 months), Madhya Pradesh on 3.01 lh (two.65 lh), Gujarat on one.31 lh (.87 lh) and Uttar Pradesh on one.ninety nine lh (one.92 lh).

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So considerably, between kharif pulses, only tur has witnessed a marginal progress in region in comparison to moong and urad (black matpe), whose acreage is decreased than past 12 months. Deficit rains in States this sort of as Rajasthan, pieces of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra have affected kharif pulses acreage, even though rainfall has picked up in some locations this week. Trade resources claimed a clearer photograph on the pulses acreages will emerge by early August.

Extra rainfall

Meanwhile, excess rainfall in Karnataka’s most important tur growing location of Kalaburagi and bordering districts this sort of as Bidar and Yadgir is threatening to impact the crop, triggering worries between growers.

According to Karnataka Natural Catastrophe Checking Centre, Kalaburgi district has received excess rains all through July. Rainfall is 132 for every cent far more than ordinary so considerably this thirty day period. Against ordinary rainfall of 80 mm, Kalaburagi district has received 185 mm rainfall. Throughout the recent monsoon year, Kalaburagi has received sixty nine for every cent far more rainfall. Likewise, the neighbouring district of Bidar has received fifty seven for every cent far more rainfall, when Yadgir has received fifty three for every cent excess precipitation in July.

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“Excess rains in the latest weeks has triggered flooding in many pieces, submerging the standing crop. We believe that that about eight-10 for every cent of the cropped region has been affected in these districts and the govt ought to assess the damage swiftly to compensate the growers,” claimed Basavaraj Ingin, President, Karnataka Pradesh Red Gram Growers Association.

Sources in Karnataka Agriculture Department, based mostly on preliminary survey, estimate that about 3,000 hectares of tur crop, predominantly in the lower-lying places of Kalaburagi district, would have been impacted by the recent wet spell. If the rainfall continues, then there could be far more damage. Tur has been planted on some 91 for every cent of the targetted 7.five lh in the district, resources claimed.