When to sow Groundnut in Andhra Pradesh

A monsoon crop in Andhra Pradesh: sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Oct–Nov. Andhra Pradesh is number 5 of the 24 states that grow it.

Season here
Kharif
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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Andhra Pradesh
4.3 quintals an acre
India: 8.0 quintals an acre
Mandi price here
₹7,699 a quintal
The middle price at 21 mandis, as of yesterday.
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Grown here on
10.5 lakh acres
8% of India's groundnut

When to sow and harvest in Andhra Pradesh

Kharif 84% of its area here
Rabi 16% of its area here
Today: kharif harvest
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Sow Growing Harvest
The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.

Before you sow

Will it grow on your land?

Check it against your village's soil, rain and water.

How to grow groundnut

Fertiliser for one acre, pests, and what an acre can earn.

Where in Andhra Pradesh it grows most

  1. 1 Ananthapuramu 2.6 quintals an acre 34% 3.5 lakh acres
  2. 2 Sri Sathya Sai 2.5 quintals an acre 27% 2.9 lakh acres
  3. 3 Kurnool 5.2 quintals an acre 12% 1.3 lakh acres
  4. 4 Annamayya 5.7 quintals an acre 7% 69,886 acres
  5. 5 Chittoor 5.7 quintals an acre 6% 59,124 acres
  6. 6 Y.S.R. Kadapa 6.0 quintals an acre 5% 50,317 acres
  7. 7 Nandyal 4.8 quintals an acre 2% 25,967 acres
  8. 8 Tirupati 2% 18,270 acres

Groundnut in other states

Gujarat Rajasthan Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Telangana West Bengal Odisha Jharkhand Chhattisgarh

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2022-23 to 2024-25.