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For example, in farm in Khambha taluka, the cotton yield was assessed to be 12 kg and groundnut yield 4 kg. The crop-cutting exercise in Amreli district started around two weeks ago and is likely to go on for three more weeks. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna) The crop-cutting exercise in Amreli district started around two weeks ago and is likely to go on for three more weeks. The yield estimates in Amreli does not augur well for farmers of Gujarat, the largest cotton and groundnut producing state of India. Farmers in Amreli have sown cotton in 4.02 lakh hectare (lh) out of the total 5.55 lh sown in the district..