Groundnut is the major summer oilseed crop. Sowing of summer oilseeds has been reported from the state of Karnataka (2.19 lakh ha), West Bengal (1.85 lakh ha), Odisha (1.26 lakh ha), (Gujarat (0.98 lakh ha), Tamil Nadu (0.68 lakh ha), Maharashtra (0.38 lakh ha), AP (0.34 lakh ha), Chhatisgarh (0.25 lakh ha) and Telangana (0.21).
