Red chillies are grown across India on 792,000 hectares of land in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The crop is planted in August and September, and harvested in March and April. Of the 1,376,000 million tons of red chilli produced in India every year, 70% are consumed domestically, while 30% are exported. Dried chilli exports make up 22% of all the spices exported from India.