<p>"With favourable conditions, southwest monsoon has further advanced on Sunday into some more parts of Karnataka, entire Goa and some parts of Konkan," the IMD said.<br /><br />The weatherman had earlier forecast that rains will hit Goa on June 5 and Mumbai by June 7 or 8, two days before the usual time, but the arrival of cyclone 'Aila' had put all the predictions haywire.<br /><br />Southwest monsoon, set in at Andaman Nicobar Islands on May 20 and Kerala on May 23 almost a week before time, was slowed down due to the cyclone Aila which hit West Bengal.<br /><br />But the east and the northeast received good rainfall during the last week of May due to the cyclone.<br /><br />The June-September monsoon rains are a major influence on the farm-dependent economy as two-thirds of Indians depend on agriculture and related businesses for a living.<br /><br />Timely rain helps boost crop yields including rice which are planted after the onset of the monsoon.<br /><br />Rain may also aid the health of sugar cane already planted in Maharashtra, the nation's biggest producer.<br /><br />Sowing of monsoon crops including rice, oilseeds, cotton and corn begins in June and ends mostly by July. Harvesting starts in September.</p>
<p>"With favourable conditions, southwest monsoon has further advanced on Sunday into some more parts of Karnataka, entire Goa and some parts of Konkan," the IMD said.<br /><br />The weatherman had earlier forecast that rains will hit Goa on June 5 and Mumbai by June 7 or 8, two days before the usual time, but the arrival of cyclone 'Aila' had put all the predictions haywire.<br /><br />Southwest monsoon, set in at Andaman Nicobar Islands on May 20 and Kerala on May 23 almost a week before time, was slowed down due to the cyclone Aila which hit West Bengal.<br /><br />But the east and the northeast received good rainfall during the last week of May due to the cyclone.<br /><br />The June-September monsoon rains are a major influence on the farm-dependent economy as two-thirds of Indians depend on agriculture and related businesses for a living.<br /><br />Timely rain helps boost crop yields including rice which are planted after the onset of the monsoon.<br /><br />Rain may also aid the health of sugar cane already planted in Maharashtra, the nation's biggest producer.<br /><br />Sowing of monsoon crops including rice, oilseeds, cotton and corn begins in June and ends mostly by July. Harvesting starts in September.</p>