Archive · 9 Jan 2026
Indonesia Lifts Ban on Indian Peanuts
Indonesia has allowed India to send peanuts again after a ban.
But many Indian peanut sellers don't want to send peanuts to Indonesia because the rules are too strict.
Indonesia said the peanuts had problems, but Indian sellers think the testing methods are not fair.
Only a small amount of peanuts have been sent to Indonesia since the ban was lifted.
India grows a lot of peanuts, and the price has gone up.
Indonesia buys a lot of peanuts from India, but now fewer peanuts are being sent there.
Indonesia lifted the suspension on Indian peanut imports in October 2025.
Indian exporters are reluctant to ship peanuts to Indonesia due to strict regulations.
Indonesia reduced the list of approved exporters to around 75.
Only 800 tonnes of groundnuts have been exported to Indonesia since the suspension was lifted.
India's groundnut production is expected to be a record high of 11.09 million tonnes in the kharif season.
- Who
- Indonesia and India
- What
- Lifting of suspension on Indian peanut imports
- When
- October 2025
- Where
- Indonesia and India
- Why
- Non-compliance with quality standards, particularly higher aflatoxin levels
- Date of Suspension
- September 2, 2025
- Date of Lifting
- October 2025
- Approved Exporters
- 75
- Groundnut Exports to Indonesia
- 800 tonnes
- India's Groundnut Production (2024-25)
- 11.94 million tonnes
- Indonesia's Groundnut Imports (2024-25)
- 2.77 lakh tonnes
- Groundnut Price (2025)
- ₹68,000 per tonne
- Minimum Support Price
- ₹72,630 per tonne