The state of Sao Paulo in the Southern part of Brazil accounts for 95% of the total peanuts produced. The two main peanut-producing regions within Sao Paulo are Alta Mogiana and Alta Paulista.
Minas Gerais, to the North of Sao Paulo, is the second largest producing state, at around 4% of the national total.
The rest of the country's peanut production is scattered.