TNAU anticipates ₹65-70 per kg during harvest for groundnut, in pre-sowing forecast
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) forecasts groundnut prices to range between ₹65 and ₹70 per kg during the upcoming harvest season. This projection is based on historical market data and current production trends across major groundnut-growing districts in Tamil Nadu.
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The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, in its pre-sowing forecast for groundnut, anticipates the prices of good quality crop to be around ₹65-₹70 per kg at the time of harvest.
Based on analyses of groundnut prices in Tindivanam and Sevur regulated markets for the past 25 years and current market survey, the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell (DEMIC) of the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS), TNAU, foresees decline in arrival due to recent monsoon fluctuations.
One of the major producers of groundnut in India with an area of 3.15 lakh hectares and production of 7.69 lakh tonnes with a productivity of 2439 kg/ha during the year 2024-25, Tamil Nadu’s output accrues from Tiruvannamalai, Namakkal, Villupuram, Salem, Cuddalore, and Ariyalur districts, a press release from TNAU said.
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