Groundnut
Sow in November, harvest around March
Sowing time is now.
Grown on 4,056 acres here. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.
₹27,000–₹41,000
per acre a season, before costs
At typical costs, from a loss of ₹13,000 to a profit of ₹585 an acre a season
- Needs care: Risky: 8 irrigations short
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 9/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain falls about 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.
Needs about 410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 20 mm it can use in a normal year, and 0 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 22–32 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Nov 28 °C / 18 °C
- Dec 27 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
- Jan 29 °C / 16 °C
- Feb 31 °C / 17 °C
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Soil for Groundnut: 9 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
- Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
- Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of zinc.
Likes pH 5.5–6.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 5.5 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹6,200 a quintal at mandis in your district.
This week: about ₹8,024 a quintal, the middle of 21 mandis in your state (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹4,000 a season after typical costs.
Minimum support price: ₹7,517 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
Prices are usually best in March.
Typical costs are about ₹40,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.
How to make it work
The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 8.7 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
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Short of zinc Your soil is likely short of zinc.
Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.
Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.
What local farmers put on it (share of fields):
- Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 79%
- Urea 34%
- Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 3%
- Muriate of Potash (MOP) 1%