Area under tur crop for the 2017-18 kharif season across the country 10,300 ha till now, up 37% on year. Sowing of pulses gains pace with the onset of the monsoon in June, though it commences earlier in some irrigated areas and places receiving good pre-monsoon showers. Area under the tur crop in Karnataka 7,000 ha, up 40% on year, while in Assam, area 3,000 ha vs 2,000 ha LY. In Tamil Nadu, the area under tur 300 ha. Sowing has not yet started in Gujarat so far this year. Karnataka, the average acreage for the last five years at 774,000 ha. Maharashtra, with an average annual acreage of 1.21 mln ha.