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Peanut Crops In the Ground

Peanut farmers are making their final rounds on the field this year to get the peanut crop planted. This week we were at 72% nationwide. Georgia’s showing 82 to 85% of their crop is planted. Alabama’s about 71. They should be at 76 as the five-year average, so a little bit behind. Florida’s finishing up with 82 to 85% of …

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Peanut Market Updates

Well peanut farmers are trying to get the rest of this crop planted in. Only about 65 percent of the peanuts were in the ground this week and the conditions are too wet in Georgia, Florida and Alabama to finish right now. We are showing on exports that they are trying to increase exports because of the pileup of peanuts …

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Updates on Peanut Crop Numbers

Well, rain showers slow down action in the peanut field, but farmers are moving right along. Georgia has reported 61 percent of their crop is planted. That compares to 41 last week, 71 percent last year. Alabama is up to 57 percent planted, 37 last week, and 52 percent of their crop was last year. Florida, they say, has 71 …