Output of the oilseed in the state for kharif season is estimated to be higher because of adequate and timely rainfall with no reports of crop disease. Output of groundnut in the state in 2016-17 kharif was also at a high of 2.94 metric tonne. Output of groundnut in the state in 2016-17 kharif was also at a high of 2.94 metric tonne. Meanwhile, carryover stocks of the oilseed as of September end are estimated at around 160,000 metric tonne. The association also sees lower export of groundnut seed and oil in Oct-Sep because of disparity in the international market.