PUNE: The kharif groundnut crop of 2016-17 is estimated at 54.80 lakh tonnes against 32.30 lakh tonnes in 2015-16 up by 70%, according to the estimate of industry body Solvent Extractors Association (SEA).
Groundnut is one of the major crops in kharif season and Gujarat is the prominent state growing groundnut. Since last 9 years, SEA Groundnut Promotion Council conducting the Groundnut crop survey to assess the size and quality of the groundnut crop.
This year under leadership of Shri G.G. Patel, Convener, SEA Oilseed Crop Estimate Committee and Past President, a 20 members team visited the leading groundnut producing districts in Gujarat during 12th to 16th October 2016.
"Gujarat Government has reported that 16.44 lakh hectares under Groundnut crop sown during kharif season compared to 12.95 lakh ha in 2015-16, " stated the SEA release.
Average yield per hectare has increased to 1790 Kg. per hectare against 1155 Kg. per hectare last year.Gujarat is expected to harvest 29.40 lakh tonnes during kharif season.We have also worked out All India Kharif Groundnut Crop data based on SEA primary survey of Gujarat, GGN Research data and secondary survey.
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