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Details on Peanut Stocks and Processing

More details have been released on the peanut stocks and processing report from USDA. They said this past year the shellers milled 441 million pounds during the month of July. That’s 13.3 percent more than last year. Commercial processors utilized 206 million pounds and that is up 6.8 percent, so the market looks pretty good. Considering categories, they said the …

USDA Reports Good News About Peanuts

Good news on the peanut market according to the analysis by USDA. Farmers have planted 1.5 million acres of peanuts this season. That is down 22 percent from last year, mainly due to suppressed prices from large carry-on stocks from last year. They said as a result the peanut stocks and processing is revising their numbers. They said food use …

Positive Developments for California Citrus
Jacob Villagomez, director of governmental affairs for California Citrus Mutual, recently discussed developments that could benefit California citrus growers. Among the topics he addressed in the AgNet News Hour podcast were the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent modernization of the federal standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice (OJ) and HLB research in […]
Fruit Split Showing in Georgia; Color Break Likely Soon
Fruit split issues are starting to show up in some Georgia citrus groves, University of Georgia Assistant Professor and Citrus Extension Specialist Mary Sutton reported recently. She also noted that color break is likely to begin soon in Georgia citrus fruit. According to Sutton, fruit splits typically start at the stylar end (bottom end) of […]