Mumbai, Oct. 13 -- Solvent Extractor's Association or SEA Groundnut Promotion Council Groundnut crop survey stated that in the last Kharif season (2024-25), the initial groundnut crop estimate for Gujarat was assessed at 42.2 lakh MT, which after field verification revised upward to 46 lakh MT, indicating a 10% higher production than the initial estimate. During the current Kharif season (2025-26), Gujarat is estimated to have a groundnut production of 46.07 lakh tonnes. For the current year (2025-26), while the area under groundnut cultivation has expanded by approximately 3 lakh hectares, overall productivity has declined-from 2,210 kg/ha last year to 2,092 kg/ha. This drop is largely attributed to a dry spell from mid-July to mid-August,...