Groundnut is the major oilseed of india. It accounts for around 25% of the total oilseed production of the country. Annual production of indian peanuts and indian peanuts oil are around 5-8mln and 1.5 mln tons respectively. Peanuts production is highly vulnerable to rainfall deviations and display huge fluctuation between years. Regional estimates are gujarat (1-3.5 million tons), tamil nadu (1million tons), andhra pradesh (1-2 million tons), karnataka (0.5 million tons), maharashtra (0.5 million tons) are the major producers of peanuts. Around 75% of the crop is produced in khariff (june - september) and remaining 25% in rabi (november - march). India exported around 100000 tons of groundnut oil in 2003-04 after 4 decades, as crop failed in senegal and argentina. Peanuts or groundnut kernels are approx. 70% of weight in shells and kernels have an oil recovery of 40-42%.

Groundnut is the major oilseed of india. It accounts for around 25% of the total oilseed production of the country. Annual production of indian peanuts and indian peanuts oil are around 5-8mln and 1.5 mln tons respectively. Peanuts production is highly vulnerable to rainfall deviations and display huge fluctuation between years. Regional estimates are gujarat (1-3.5 million tons), tamil nadu (1million tons), andhra pradesh (1-2 million tons), karnataka (0.5 million tons), maharashtra (0.5 million tons) are the major producers of peanuts. Around 75% of the crop is produced in khariff (june - september) and remaining 25% in rabi (november - march). India exported around 100000 tons of groundnut oil in 2003-04 after 4 decades, as crop failed in senegal and argentina. Peanuts or groundnut kernels are approx. 70% of weight in shells and kernels have an oil recovery of 40-42%.