The area under the tur crop across the country down 2% on year at 2.2 mln ha. For the week ended Jul 4, the area under tur was down 20% on year. The recover in acreage in the week ended Wednesday was due to conducive rains. The acreage in key growing states Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana increased, while that in Karnataka was lower. In Karnataka, the area under tur was down 22% on year at 553,000 ha.