USDA Reports 7.4% Increase in Peanut Acreage for 2025 Growing Season
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has released its final peanut acreage report for the 2025 growing season, based on grower reports submitted by July 15. The data shows a 7.4% increase in total U.S. peanut acres planted, with several key peanut-producing states reporting strong growth.
“Alabama has got 192,938 acres of peanuts and that is an increase of 1.5 percent. Florida went to 170,360 acres and that is an increase of 3.2 percent. Georgia went to 908,532 acres of peanuts and that is a 6.9 percent increase in Georgia this year.”
Georgia, already the nation’s top peanut-producing state, continues to expand its lead, contributing nearly 1 million acres to the national total. Texas also posted a dramatic rise:
“Texas went up 15.4 percent. South Carolina went up 7.6 percent and the only one going down was Oklahoma down 6.5 percent.”
This year’s increase wasn’t limited to the Southeast. Smaller but notable plantings came from other regions as well.
“We also had additions added in Louisiana, 3,734 new peanuts growing. Nebraska even plowed for 135 acres and New Mexico had 15,036 acres.”
Despite Oklahoma being the only state to report a decline, the nationwide peanut acreage is still up significantly.
“But overall an increase in peanut acreage this year so far of 7.4 percent.”
Alongside the acreage increase, crop conditions are strong, with growers optimistic about yields.
“The crop is doing well running about 70 to 80 percent on the good to excellent category and a few more rains this will have a lot of peanuts to deliver to the buying points this year.”
With favorable weather conditions continuing, the 2025 peanut crop could be one of the most abundant in recent years, reinforcing the U.S. as a global leader in peanut production.
Audio Reporting by Tyron Spearman for Southeast AgNet.