Pre-monsoon (April-May) showers have facilitated early sowing of pulses, oilseeds, maize, cotton and potato in few districts such as Chamarajanagar, Mysore, Hassan, Chikmagalur, Dharwad, Bijapur, Belgaum and Haveri.

According to Agriculture Department, 74.65 lakh hectares target has been set for this kharif season. As per the data (as on May 31) about 2.65 lakh hectares has been covered in the State as against the normal coverage of 2.82 lakh hectares, in the same period last year 3.61 lakh hectares was achieved.

Total food grains (cereals+ pulses) coverage is down 29.62 per cent at 1.14 lakh hectare as against last year coverage (target for the season is 51.58 lakh hectares).

Cereals coverage is down by 33.87 per cent at 0.41 lakh hectares as against last year coverage. Jowar area coverage is 0.26 lakh hectare (last year 0.39 lakh hectare), ragi 0.02 lakh hectare (0.03 lakh hectare) maize 0.13 lakh hectare (0.16 lakh hectare).

Pulses coverage is down by 27 per cent at 0.73 lakh hectares as against last year coverage.

Tur coverage is 0.05 lakh hectare (last year 0.11 lakh hectare), blackgram 0.14 lakh hectare (0.15 lakh hectare), Greengram 0.23 lakh hectare (0.34 lakh hectare), Cow pea and others 0.30 lakh hectare (0.40 lakh hectare).

Oil seeds coverage is down 32.46 per cent at 0.52 lakh hectare as against previous year coverage. (Target for the season is 13.75 lakh hectares).

Groundnut 0.12 lakh hectare (0.10 lakh hectare), Seasum 0.30 lakh hectare (0.41 lakh hectare), Sunflower 0.08 lakh hectare (0.21 lakh hectare), Castor 0.02 lakh hectare (0.05 lakh hectare).

Cashcrops - Cotton 0.57 lakh hectare (0.48 lakh hectare), Sugar 0.12 lakh hectare (0.15 lakh hectare) and Tobacco 0.29 lakh hectare (0.59 lakh hectare).

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