When to sow Sunflower in Karnataka

A monsoon crop in Karnataka: sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Sep–Oct. Karnataka grows more sunflower than any other state.

Season here
Kharif
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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Karnataka
3.8 quintals an acre
India: 4.2 quintals an acre
Mandi price here
₹7,550 a quintal
The middle price at 17 mandis, as of 13 Nov.
Every mandi's price →
Grown here on
3.5 lakh acres
63% of India's sunflower

When to sow and harvest in Karnataka

Kharif 70% of its area here
Rabi 28% of its area here
Today: rabi sowing time
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Sow Growing Harvest
The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.

Before you sow

Will it grow on your land?

Check it against your village's soil, rain and water.

How to grow sunflower

Fertiliser for one acre, pests, and what an acre can earn.

Where in Karnataka it grows most

  1. 1 Gadag 2.5 quintals an acre 13% 45,188 acres
  2. 2 Bagalkote 4.0 quintals an acre 13% 43,733 acres
  3. 3 Raichur 4.7 quintals an acre 11% 37,493 acres
  4. 4 Vijayapura 3.5 quintals an acre 10% 33,626 acres
  5. 5 Koppal 2.8 quintals an acre 10% 33,548 acres
  6. 6 Chamarajanagar 4.2 quintals an acre 10% 33,219 acres
  7. 7 Belagavi 3.7 quintals an acre 9% 30,939 acres
  8. 8 Haveri 5.3 quintals an acre 6% 21,186 acres

Sunflower in other states

Maharashtra Haryana Andhra Pradesh Telangana Bihar Tamil Nadu West Bengal Uttar Pradesh Punjab

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2020-21 to 2024-25.