Groundnut crop in Gujarat is estimated to be around 46 lakh tonne (lt) during kharif 2025-26, despite an increase of around 3 lakh hectares in area under groundnut cultivation in Gujarat. However, the surprising fact behind the story is that despite the increase in area under the cultivation the groundnut crop remains same as that of 2024-25. Earlier Gujarat government expected approx. 66 Lakh Tons Of Groundnut Production this Year.
SEA Travelled Across Gujarat to Evaluate Groundnut Crop Size & Quality
The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) executive director BV Mehta said that Groundnut Promotion Council travelled across Gujarat from October 9 to 11 to evaluate groundnut crop’s size, quality, seed varieties used and other critical factors. SEA has been carrying out vital tasks for Indian farmers for over two decades. The SEA team has been on the ground in Saurashtra for the past three days assessing Gujarat agriculture system related to groundnut crop size and quality in Gujarat’s leading groundnut-producing districts, he further said.
Extensive Discussions with Millers & Traders the Estimated Groundnut Crop Remains at Around 46 lt for 2025-26
After extensive filed visits and discussions with millers, traders, brokers, and farmers in the leading groundnut production areas in Gujarat the estimated groundnut yield remains at around 46 lt for 2025-26, similar to the previous season, said The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) executive director BV Mehta.
The total area under groundnut crop increased to 22.02 lakh hectares in 2025-26 from 19.09 lakh hectares in 2024-25, an increase of 2.93 lakh hectares. While the area under groundnut cultivation expanded by approximately 3 lakh hectares in kharif 2025-26, overall productivity declined from 2,210 kg per hectare in 2024-25 to 2,092 kg per hectare in 2025-26.
Among the leading districts for groundnut production in India, Rajkot is likely to produce 7.43 lakh tonne in 2025-26 (5.36 lt in 2024-25) from 3.30 lakh hectares (2.68 lakh hectares). The crop yield is estimated to rise from 2,000 kg per hectare in 2024-25 to 2,250 kg per hectare in 2025-26. Crop production in Jamnagar is estimated at 6.33 lt in 2025-26 (4.78 lt) from 2.25 lakh hectares (1.82 lakh hectares). The survey estimated crop yield from Jamnagar at 2,812.50 kg per hectare (2,625 kg per hectare) during the season.
The groundnut yield is estimated to decline in districts such as Amreli, Bhavnagar, Dwarka, Junagadh, and Gir Somnath, among others.