“The gain in area has been offset by reduced productivity, keeping overall output at last year’s level,” he added. The SEA Groundnut Promotion Council conducted crop assessments across Gujarat from October 9 to 11.
In the 2024-25 season, Gujarat’s groundnut production was initially estimated at 4.22 MT, but later revised upward to 4.6 MT—a 10% increase from the first forecast. Nationwide groundnut sowing declined 3% year-on-year to 4.83 million hectares this season, according to preliminary data from the agriculture ministry. The ministry is yet to release its first advance estimates for kharif crop output for the 2025-26 season.
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India’s total groundnut production—including both kharif and rabi crops—stood at 11.89 MT in the 2024-25 crop year, up 17% from the previous year. Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana are the leading producers.