Southeast Peanut Crop Update

Randall Weiseman August 16, 2010 Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Last week, peanut shellers and buying points were given updates on how the peanut crop is doing across the southeast, and Tyron Spearman has that information in two seperate reports. In report one he looks at the crop in Florida and Georgia while in report two talks about South Carolina and Alabama.
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