Groundnut is the major oilseed of India. It accounts for
around *5% of the total oilseed production of the country.
Annual production of Indian Peanuts and Indian Peanuts oil
are around **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 (**3.5 million tons), Tamil
Nadu (1million tons), Andhra Pradesh (**2 million tons),
Karnataka (0.5 million tons), Maharashtra (0.5 million
tons) are the major producers of Peanuts.
Around *5% of the crop is produced in khariff (June -
September) and remaining *5% in rabi (November - March).
India exported around *****0 tons of groundnut oil in ******4
after 4 decades, as crop failed in Senegal and Argentina.
Peanuts or Groundnut kernels are approx. *0% of weight in
shells and kernels have an oil recovery of ****2%.
China (**2.5 million tons), India (1.**2 million tons) is the
major producers of groundnut oil, followed by Sub-Saharan
African countries and Central and South America.
Global trade of Indian Peanuts or Indian Groundnut oil is to
the maximum of *****0 tons a year. EU and US are major
importers. Senegal and Argentina are the major Peanuts
exporters.
