ABSTRACT
Cultivated peanut, also known as groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), is grown on 25.5 million hectares between latitudes 40° N and 40° S with a total global production of 35 million tons (Mt)(1). Peanuts originated in South America; however, the vast majority of peanut is produced in Asia (66.8%: 23.4 Mt) and Africa (24.6%: 8.6 Mt). The remaining 8.6% (3 Mt) comes from North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Oceania.
