The National Ag Statistics Service, the USDA, says the U.S. peanut crop condition is 1% very poor, 6% poor, 34 fair, 54 good, and 5 excellent as we get to July the 7th.
Checking on the states, Georgia is showing 62% of their crop is pegging down. That’s the five-year average at 63. They said the peanut crop has improved over the last two weeks.
We had a dry spell that allowed everyone to get back into the field and try to catch up on their weed control and fungicide applications. The oldest peanuts are now approaching 60 to 80 days with a good crop of peanuts about 50% left in the middle. Tomato spotted wilt virus, they said, has been on the lighter side this year.
Conditions are ideal for disease development, so growers need to be as timely as possible in making their application.
Audio Reporting by Tyron Spearman for Southeast AgNet.