Despite flooding in some regions, Gujarat should have a record kharif groundnut production of 3.14 million tonnes, from 2.94 mt in last year's season, according to the Solvent Extractors' Association of India's (SEA)'s survey. Sowing had marginally decreased to 1.6 mn hectares, from 1.64 mn ha last year.
"Rainfall was satisfactory and timely and this has resulted in the bumper crop," said B V Mehta, executive director of SEA. This level of output would mean a yield of 1,960 kg a ha, against 1,790 kg/ha last year.
The findings come from a three-day field survey by the SEA Oilseed Crop Estimate Committee,
