When to sow Groundnut in Karnataka

A monsoon crop in Karnataka: sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Oct–Nov. Karnataka is number 3 of the 24 states that grow it.

Season here
Kharif
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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Karnataka
3.8 quintals an acre
India: 8.0 quintals an acre
Mandi price here
₹7,419 a quintal
The middle price at 17 mandis, as of 13 Nov.
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Grown here on
12.3 lakh acres
9% of India's groundnut

When to sow and harvest in Karnataka

Kharif 62% of its area here
Rabi 21% of its area here
Summer 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 Karnataka it grows most

  1. 1 Chitradurga 2.8 quintals an acre 26% 3.2 lakh acres
  2. 2 Tumakuru 3.1 quintals an acre 12% 1.5 lakh acres
  3. 3 Vijayanagara 4.5 quintals an acre 9% 1.1 lakh acres
  4. 4 Koppal 4.5 quintals an acre 8% 94,384 acres
  5. 5 Gadag 2.9 quintals an acre 8% 93,404 acres
  6. 6 Bagalkote 5.4 quintals an acre 6% 73,554 acres
  7. 7 Belagavi 4.3 quintals an acre 5% 62,435 acres
  8. 8 Chikkaballapura 3.6 quintals an acre 5% 57,977 acres

Groundnut in other states

Gujarat Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Andhra 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). 2020-21 to 2024-25.