Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

The primary data was collected by personal interviewing processor. Therefore the attempt was done to estimate per unit cost and returns of processing unit. An attempt, also been done to determine the break-even point of agro processing unit and optimum size of value addition in groundnut. In the light of the empirical evidences brought out from the study, the following result are drawn. In almost all size groups of groundnut, the investment in land constituted the main items of investment followed by factory building and machinery. The net returns per quintal for groundnut processing were found to be higher in case of large size oil mills as compared to medium and small size oil mills. Benefit cost ratio was also found to be higher in large sized mills. Break-even point of ground mills was higher in small size oil mills as compared to medium and large size oil mills. Value addition in processing unit of oilseed for groundnut was higher in large size oil mills followed by small & medium size groundnut oil mills.