The area sown under kharif groundnut across the country for 2017-18 (Jul-Jun) is at 11,000 ha, up 124% on year. The total area under groundnut rise on the back of higher sowing in Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. In Karnataka, groundnut is sown over 8,000 ha, up from 2,500 ha a year ago, while the acreage is 700 ha in Arunachal Pradesh, up 16.7% from previous year. Acreage in Tamil Nadu was around 1,500 ha up from 1,200 ha last year.