Groundnut production in Gujarat, which accounts for more than half of India’s total output of the oilseed, is likely to remain flat at 4.6 million tonnes (MT) during the 2025-26 kharif season despite a rise in acreage, as adverse weather conditions have weighed on yields, according to a field survey by the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA).
Farmers in the state planted groundnut over 2.2 million hectares this season, up from 1.9 million hectares a year earlier. However, overall productivity declined to 20.9 quintals per hectare from 22.1 quintals, following a dry spell from mid-July to mid-August, and subsequent excessive rainfall, said BV Mehta, executive director of SEA.
“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.
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.