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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 …
Well, the Stocks and Processing Report gives us more details on how peanuts are being utilized. According to USDA in their 10th month report, they said that raw peanuts in primary products are up an amazing 6.3 percent. That’s August through May compared to last year. Peanut usage is up; peanut butter usage is up 6.3 percent for the period. …
Checking on the peanut market, USDA’s Peanut Stocks and Processing Report has been released. For the 10th month of the marketing year, they’re saying that commercial storage is holding 4.07 billion pounds of farmer stock peanuts. That compares to 2.54 last year billion pounds, and that is up 60% on last year, and that’s the reason the market is down. …
Well, peanut farmers are busy in the field now as they have irrigation, apply and water as the peanuts get ready to peg down for the year. The Peanut Institute, which works on all the nutrition of peanuts, reminds you that peanuts are brain boosters. Maintaining brain health in men requires attention to health care, hormone regulation, and regular mental …
Checking on the peanut crop and it’s advanced with the temperatures getting higher and higher. Earlier this week they evaluated the crop at two percent very poor, six percent poor, 30 fair and 56 good with six excellent and that is nationwide. On the southeast they’re showing Georgia 50 percent of their crop they say is pegging. The five-year average …
USDA’s Ag Statistics Service has issued their first estimating of plantings for this year. On peanuts, it’s estimated at 1.53 million acres for this year. That’s down 22 percent from last year. The area to be harvested will be 1.48 million acres this year. That’s down 23 percent on the harvested area. In Georgia, they said the largest peanut producing …
The Georgia Peanut Commission and other members of the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation remind growers and industry specialists about this year’s 27th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference scheduled for July 21st through 23rd at the Edgewater Beach Resort Conference Center in Panama City Beach, Florida. Online registration will close on July 15th and after that date registration will be available …
The average price for peanuts received by farmers is yet to be determined for the full year because we have it posted May, June, or July. But after that, farmers are thinking about a PLC payment that will come, or price loss coverage payment, that will come after October the 1st. That’s the new peanut program payout if farmers do …
An update on the peanut crop in the Southeast. In Georgia they’re saying that crop is 33% pegging, 32 is the 5-year average, average condition is 3% very poor, 8 poor, 33 fair, 50 good, and 6% excellent. The industry is waiting for an estimate on planted acres coming up next week. Alabama says they are 1% very poor, 1% …
At the USA Peanut Congress recently, the Hershey Company, who buys lots of peanuts and peanut butter, Kyle Feaster said the industry needs to continue their efforts to show they’re sustainable in the future and be able to talk about it and prove it. He said their goal at Hershey is to know their source of resilient ingredients. Will they …
