Groundnut
Sow in June, harvest around October
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
Grown on 435 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.
₹50,000–₹75,000
per acre a season, before costs
After typical costs: ₹10,000–₹35,000 an acre a season
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 9/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.
Needs about 470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 310 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):
- Jun 40 °C / 29 °C (outside its best range)
- Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
- Aug 32 °C / 25 °C
- Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Soil for Groundnut: 9 out of 10 (good).
Not in the score: nitrogen, sulphur and boron.
- The pH here suits it.
Likes pH 5.5–6.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
Yield: about 9.0 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).
Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹6,992 a quintal across mandis in your state.
Minimum support price: ₹7,517 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.
- ₹5,170 2021
- ₹5,330 2022
- ₹6,220 2023
- ₹5,020 2024
- ₹4,600 2025
Prices are usually best in September.
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 9.7 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.
What local farmers put on it (share of fields):
- Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 78%
- Urea 13%