USDA’s latest Peanut Stocks and Processing Report, for the month of April, shows shelled edible grade utilization is up 4% from last year. Tyron Spearman has the new numbers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Peanut Planting Update
While planting continues across the Southeast, Tyron Spearman reports getting peanut seed in the ground is slightly behind the 5-year average. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
$16 Billion in USDA Aid Now Available; Commissioner Fried Urges Farmers to Apply
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Tallahassee, Fla. – Applications opened on Tuesday for $16 billion in U.S. Department of Agriculture financial support through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to help American farmers impacted by COVID-19. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is urging all eligible Florida farmers and ranchers to apply immediately through their county Farm Service Agency (FSA) office. …
Peanut Market Update
Tyron Spearman has a look at the current market for peanuts and where contracts being offered now stand. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Peanut Butter Bids Accepted; Grants Being Offered
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has awarded a request for the procurement of peanut butter products. Tyron Spearman has more details about that, along with information about grant dollars that have been announced for unique agriculture projects. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …
Peanut Crop Update
Tyron Spearman has a look at how peanut planting is progressing. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Alabama Peanut Referendum Vote Rescheduled
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alabama Peanut Producers Association had to delay the 2020 Alabama Peanut Referendum vote that was originally scheduled for April. The vote will now be held on July 23. According to a prior story, the Peanut Referendum vote will cover the crop for the 2020-22 production seasons. All growers who produced peanuts in 2017, 2018 …
Cotton, Peanut Planting Update
According to new numbers from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), last week was another good week for cotton planting, while progress for peanut planting has been slow. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says cotton planting progress is slightly ahead of average. But Rippey says there has been slow planting progress for peanuts. In Alabama, 63% of the cotton crop …
Empty Baseball Stadiums Affecting Peanut Sales
Baseball fans typically consume many bags of peanuts each year when attending games across the country. But according to a story from Tyron Spearman, without baseball the peanut industry has seen a shift in sales. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Commodity Prices Remain Low
By Clint Thompson Commodity prices for high value row crops hasn’t changed much recently, says Adam Rabinowitz, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Ag economist. The only positive is that prices have stopped decreasing. “There really has been little change on anything. The downward movement at least appears to be subsiding. But we’re not seeing any upward movement. I think that’s …