Groundnuts is 7600 years older crop in the world.Groundnuts seeds(kernels) contains 40-50% oil

and 10-20% Carbohydrates.Its is one of the most popular and universal crops

cultivated in more than 100 countries and six continents.

Major groundnut producing countries are china 40%, India 16.4% , Nigeria 8.2%, USA 5.9% and Indonesia 4.1%

India about 75% of the groundnut are lies in a moderate rainfall zone cultivated

India peanuts is due to their “Nutty taste”Peanuts production Indian States in top in

Gujarat

Introduction

Khariff: Khariff is seasons of cultivation seasons in this seasons 80% cultivated in Khariff in the month of June to September.Rabi: Rabi seasons is post rainfall cultivation in the month of October to march.

Season of GroundnutsGroundnuts

Khariff Rabi

Key markets of Indian peanuts: Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines.Other exporting countries: US and Argentina this two countries more exporting in EU Countries. Major producing states in India: Gujarat, TN, AP, KA and MA

Demand for Indian peanuts

S.No

Famous Varity Indian Varity

1 Runner Bold2 Spanish Java3 Valencia Java long4 Virginia

Types Of peanuts

BoldOrigin: Gujrat

Count: 40/50,50/60,60

/70,70/80 Skin: red skin and wrinkles, easily remove

the skin in thatShape: oval and bulgeOil: high

Uses: Salted peanuts

snacks, candy, chocolate etc.

JavaOrigin: Tamil

NaduCount:

50/60,60/70,70/80,80/90,90/1

00Skin: Pale pinkish and skin is not

removed easilyShape: small

round and bulge

Oil: lessUses: Oils ,

Snacks, candy, chocolate coatings.

Java long

Origin: Tamil Nadu

Count: 40/50,50/60,70

/80,80/90Skin: Pale pinkish and skin is not

removed easilyShape: long oval shape

Oil: lessUses: Oils ,

Snacks, candy, chocolate coatings.

KalyaniOrigin: Tamil

NaduCount:

110/120,120/130,130/140,140/150,150/160

Skin: Pale pinkish,

Wrinkles and skin is not

removed easilyShape: small size in javaOil: less

Uses: Oils .

Indian Types of peanuts Specification

Uses of Peanuts: Oil, Peanut butter, Peanut powder, Sweet

Candy, Cooking Purpose, Shoe polish, shampoo and Medicine, Soaps.

Custom of products and processing:Blanching

• Uniformity of colour.

• Less foreign material

• Fewer splits

Cleaning and sizing

• Greeter uniformity is provided

• Removal of defects and foreign material

Cleaned

Cargo

•Suppler can cleaned every thing•Sizing also givenUncle

anCargo

•Direct Purchase from former in auction method •Stones, Foreign materials, shelled peanuts

Purchased Types

Gate Pass

Computer weighment check(In and Out)• Compare

weighment in supplier weighment

• Put lorry empty weighment check

Random

sample

check in

vehicle in

cargo

Unloading cargo

in warehouse

Product

Processing

Quality

checkPacki

ng

Put Fumigation in

Container

Stuffing

into Container

Ready to ship

ment

Overview of PH Processing

• Remove splits• Remove foreign

material• Remove sprouts

Scoring

• Removal of shelled peanuts

Round Shaker

• Missed splits, stones and foreign material removed in this section

Conveyer belt process

Our PH House Processing in Machine

Count of peanuts to classify grades: Standard weight:28.5g count the peanuts10 to 15 times to check the samples in this

weight and get the average from that its fixedMoisture content is <8% below is good and after

8%> is wait for dry from the packing process before.

Weight age of Per bags(Net weight and Gross weight)

Country policyHealth Certificate and Aflatoxin levels Check

certificate.

Quality checking

Challenges of Peanuts ExportAlfa toxin levelForex PriceCompetitors price /qualityLicensing issues/ government tax Market conditions of international marketSeason and peak time of market for export:Before Ramzan (if buyer stockings are sold and

continue after ramzan also continue)Before charismas and after ChristmasModerate in normal daysIf possible to international market slow down is

also affect the market

Alangudi is famous for peanuts producing area in Tamil Nadu. Its traditional way of auction is done in alangudi. Around 40 miles at alangudi.

Auction Timings: 8.00am to 11.am(normal days) 18 hrs in season time(Jan to apr) Working days: Mon to sat Sun(leave) Formers side: Auction before the day evening formers came to the

village trader mills for removed shells in peanuts. Each former bags having 40kg of shelled peanuts.

(small calu:120kg shelled peanuts put into shell removing machine. after its gets 90kg nuts will comes. get some times 100kg to 110kg in season time in the month of January).(100g shelled peanuts gets 75g its good quality).

Alangudi Overview of process

SEE IT FEEL IT/TASTE IT

BASIC PRICE FIX IT

RAISE PRICE

SOLD IT

MOSITURE WATCH THE BUYER

SIZING GESTURE(EYE,HAND SIGHS) NOTE IT

Process Of AlangudiAuction •First check the peanuts and quality, quantity and moisture check

•Trader to allowanced the basic rate.•Buyer can increase the rates to purchase the product with competition

Jute bags distributed•After wining places from the trader side to asked the jute bags for packing •Number of Count jute bags to gave the slip and we count and give.

Collection of peanuts •Wining areas from place to collected the packed peanuts and counting for loading •Each bags having 81.5kg(Net weight) and 80kg(product weight)

Marking and loading •After packed bags to Check the one bags to verify the products •After packed bags we put the marking for our identification and count the bags(Best, Medium best , Medium)

We Paid For Alangudi:

Pricing of peanuts:Price fixing is depend upon the counts of peanuts (eg:40/50) in the market

rate of Chennai and Gujarat local price of the market.(Rs1350)(50-60)Forex prices: Forex pricing is an dollars rate to conversation of Indian money.Fright charges: Concern customer port to deliver charges Note:Local charges price =Forex charges price = Fright charges price =

s.no Pay for Amount1 Trader Charges Rs.50-55(per pur

bag)2 Loading charges Rs.10(per bag)3 Lorry Charges(16 tons per vehicle) Rs.1000(per ton)