HDR1012000110061227951500Peanut Stocks & Processing                             
HDR2012000110061227951500Peanut Stocks Narrative                                
                                                                                
Released December 27, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service     
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Peanut Stocks and Processing" call Barbara Soltes at            
(202) 720-7688, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.  For assistance with    
general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or        
services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail:     
NASS@AG.GOV. Stocks estimates refer to November 30, 1995; all other data are    
for the month of November.                                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
           Peanut Stocks Down 8 Percent From Last Year                          
                                                                                
Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.96 billion pounds of equivalent   
farmer stock, compared to 3.21 billion pounds last year.  This total includes   
2.33 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 593 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock.  
Roasting stock totaled 37.8 million pounds.  There were 653 million pounds of   
Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of November 30,      
1995.                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 446 million pounds of which 401 million pounds    
were edible grades and 44.9 million pounds were oil stocks.  Edible grade       
stocks by type were:  Virginias, 128 million pounds; Runners, 248 million       
pounds; and Spanish, 25.3 million pounds.                                       
                                                                                
November millings totaled 252 million pounds.  Millings by type were            
76.9 million pounds of Virginias, 157 million pounds of Runners, and            
17.9 pounds of Spanish.                                                         
                                                                                
Commercial processors utilized 129 million pounds of shelled edible grade       
peanuts during November.  Utilization for all peanut butter products was        
61.4 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 39.3 million pounds,      
and utilization for snack peanuts was 26.4 million pounds. Crushing for oil,    
cake, and meal totaled 45.1 million pounds during the month.                    
                                                                                
Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs   
amounted to 2,077,550 pounds of peanut butter and 405,828 pounds of roasted     
peanuts during November.  There were no deliveries of peanut granules during    
the month.                                                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Stocks of treated seed on hand November 30 totaled 151,000 pounds, compared     
with 162,000 on October 31, 1995.  Of the November total, 92,000 pounds were    
Virginias and Valencias, 54,000 pounds were Runners, and 5,000 pounds were      
Spanish.  October stocks of treated seed included 81,000 pounds of Virginias    
and Valencias, 76,000 pounds of Runners, and 5,000 pounds of Spanish.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Gr Lg 6 (12-95)                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061227951500Stocks of Peanuts and Specified                        
                                                                                
      Table 1.  Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products at Month's End,        
                               Crop of 1995-96 1/                               
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             :            :            :            : Farmer Stock Equivalent   
  Month      :   Farmer   :  Shelled   :  Roasting  :-------------------------- 
  Ending     :   Stock    :  Peanuts   :   Stock    :   Shelled   :  Total      
             :            :    2/      : (In Shell) :   Peanuts   :    3/       
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             :                          1,000 Pounds                            
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :      17,850      667,132       53,871      887,286      959,007  
Sep          :     933,403      537,061       35,063      714,291    1,682,757  
Oct          :   2,119,319      483,274       34,772      642,754    2,796,845  
Nov          :   2,328,542      446,231       37,800      593,487    2,959,829  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :   2,338,974      616,554       46,959      820,017    3,205,950  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
       Table 2.  Farmer Stock Peanuts, by Types, on Hand at Month's End,        
                               Crop of 1995-96 1/                               
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             :         :         :         Spanish (by Areas)        :          
  Month      :         :         :-----------------------------------:  Total   
  Ending     :Virginias: Runners :Virginia:       :        :         :   All    
             :         :         :  North : South :  South :  Total  :  Types   
             :         :         :Carolina: East  :  West  :         :          
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             :                           1,000 Pounds                           
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :   5,272     12,578      0        0         0        0     17,850 
Sep          :  37,544    888,947      0    1,887     5,025    6,912    933,403 
Oct          : 402,006  1,621,401      0    4,061    91,851   95,912  2,119,319 
Nov          : 457,619  1,724,349      0    4,164   142,410  146,574  2,328,542 
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    : 498,489  1,687,437      0    4,034   149,014  153,048  2,338,974 
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061227951500Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand                     
                                                                                
          Table 3.  Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand at Month's End,          
                               Crop of 1995-96 1/                               
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             :             :             Commercial Stocks        : Equivalent  
  Month      :     CCC     :--------------------------------------------------- 
  Ending     : Uncommitted : Restricted  :    Other     :         :Total Farmer 
             :   Stocks    :   Use 17/   :  Commercial  :  Total  :   Stock     
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             :                             1,000 Pounds                         
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :         0    16/            16/              17,850      17,850  
Sep          :   114,129    16/            16/             819,274     933,403  
Oct          :   444,218    16/            16/           1,675,101   2,119,319  
Nov          :   652,876    16/            16/           1,675,666   2,328,542  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :   556,554    16/            16/           1,782,420   2,338,974  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
 Table 4.  Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (In Shell) on Hand at Month's     
                             End, Crop of 1995-96 1/                            
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             :           Shelled Edibles 19/      : Shelled :        :          
  Month      :------------------------------------:   Oil   :  Total :Roasting  
  Ending     :Virginias: Runners :Spanish : Total :Stocks 4/: Shelled:Stocks 5/ 
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             :                           1,000 Pounds                           
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     : 153,869   398,019   32,654   584,542   82,590  667,132   53,871  
Sep          : 135,963   318,190   27,095   481,248   55,813  537,061   35,063  
Oct          : 128,606   270,982   26,353   425,941   57,333  483,274   34,772  
Nov          : 128,369   247,620   25,342   401,331   44,900  446,231   37,800  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    : 126,141   435,595   32,594   594,330   22,224  616,554   46,959  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061227951500 Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled                           
                                                                                
         Table 5.  Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight), by Months,         
                               Crop of 1995-96 18/                              
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          :         :         :         Spanish (by Areas)          :           
          :         :         :-------------------------------------:   Total   
 Month    :Virginias: Runners :Virginia:        :         :         :    All    
 Ending   :         :         :  North :  South :  South  :  Total  :   Types   
          :         :         :Carolina:  East  :  West   :         :           
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          :                            1,000 Pounds                             
          :                                                                     
Aug 1995  :   4,212     33,202       0         0      326       326     37,740  
Sep       :  11,862     37,536       0         0      180       180     49,578  
Oct       :  82,870    125,994       0         0   17,488    17,488    226,352  
Nov       :  76,930    157,378       0         0   17,926    17,926    252,234  
Dec       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Jan 1996  :                                                                     
Feb       :                                                                     
Mar       :                                                                     
Apr       :                                                                     
May       :                                                                     
Jun       :                                                                     
Jul       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Same Month:                                                                     
Last Seas : 121,868    191,030       0         0   16,700    16,700    329,598  
          :                                                                     
Seas Total: 175,874    354,110       0         0   35,920    35,920    565,904  
          :                                                                     
94 To Date: 286,142    518,360       0         0   57,296    57,296    861,798  
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     Table 6.  Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (In Shell) Peanuts,     
                        by Months, Crop of 1995-96                              
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          :           Shelled Edibles 18/       : Shelled :         :           
  Month   :-------------------------------------:   Oil   :  Total  :Roasting   
  Ending  :Virginias: Runners :Spanish:  Total  :Stocks 4/: Shelled :Stocks 5/  
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          :                          1,000 Pounds                               
          :                                                                     
Aug 1995  :     679     4,469     170      5,318    24,249     29,567    3,109  
Sep       :   3,168    23,213      98     26,479    10,833     37,312    5,197  
Oct       :  35,462    83,610  12,369    131,441    17,638    149,079   33,065  
Nov       :  31,824   102,052  10,503    144,379    23,319    167,698   33,137  
Dec       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Jan 1996  :                                                                     
Feb       :                                                                     
Mar       :                                                                     
Apr       :                                                                     
May       :                                                                     
Jun       :                                                                     
Jul       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Same Month:                                                                     
Last Seas :  49,352   130,590  10,692    190,634    22,766    213,400   43,883  
          :                                                                     
Seas Total:  71,133   213,344  23,140    307,617    76,039    383,656   74,508  
          :                                                                     
94 To Date: 105,449   343,259  34,727    483,435    78,970    562,405  114,110  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061227951500Shelled Peanuts Crushed                                
                                                                                
     Table 7.  Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production and Stocks of Peanut Oil     
                and Cake and Meal, by Months, Crop of 1995-96 7/                
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             : Shelled  :        Production        :   Stocks (End of Period)   
  Month      : Peanuts  :------------------------------------------------------ 
  Ending     :Crushed 8/:  Crude Oil : Cake & Meal :Crude Oil 7/:Cake & Meal 7/ 
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             :                            1,000 Pounds                          
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :    56,705     25,473       31,056       19,569       13,218      
Sep          :    39,283     16,743       21,439       19,934       10,448      
Oct          :    32,414     13,156       18,216       14,195        6,321      
Nov          :    45,126     19,053       22,273       12,720        3,711      
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :    43,547     18,019       25,101        1,846       12,975      
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :   173,528     74,425       92,984         --           --        
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :   149,446     61,815       85,797         --           --        
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     Table 8.  Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products, by Months,     
                              Crop of 1995-96 9/                                
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             :         Shelled Peanuts         :          :         :           
  Month      :---------------------------------: Roasting : Crude   : Cake &    
  Ending     :  Edible  :   Oil    :           :  Stock   : Peanut  :  Meal     
             :  Grades  :  Stocks  :   Total   :          : Oil 7/  :   7/      
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             :                            1,000 Pounds                          
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :   173,590     (153)     173,437     19,858    25,667     32,748  
Sep          :   129,773    37,610     167,383     24,005    16,378     24,209  
Oct          :   186,748    16,118     202,866     33,356    18,895     22,343  
Nov          :   168,989    35,752     204,741     30,109    20,528     24,883  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :   165,188    29,686     194,874     35,124    19,395     21,596  
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :   659,100    89,327     748,427    107,328    81,468    104,183  
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :   568,744    98,800     667,544    100,836    64,241     86,227  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061227951500Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis)                            
                                                                                
        Table 9.  Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,         
           And In Shell Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 1995-96 6/                  
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             :        Edible Grades Used In 19/             :         :         
             :----------------------------------------------:         :         
  Month      :         :       :          :        :        :  Total  :         
  Ending     : Peanut  : Snack :  Peanut  : Other  :        :   All   :In Shell 
             : Candy   :Peanuts:  Butter  :Products:  Total :  Grades : Peanuts 
             :  11/    :  10/  :    12/   :        :        :   13/   :   14/   
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             :                           1,000 Pounds                           
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :  35,685   21,422   78,291     2,949   138,347   195,052   10,849 
Sep          :  34,503   26,161   61,321     2,648   124,633   163,916   12,783 
Oct          :  25,884   30,189   61,478     3,505   121,056   153,470   14,370 
Nov          :  39,338   26,416   61,350     2,179   129,283   174,409   11,629 
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :  24,844   35,860   56,658     4,814   122,176   165,723   11,173 
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   : 135,410  104,188  262,440    11,281   513,319   686,847   49,631 
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   : 122,934  134,027  258,051    14,727   529,739   679,185   44,460 
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  Table 10.  Virginias Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,    
                         by Months, Crop of 1995-96 15/                         
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             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/                 
             :----------------------------------------------------------------- 
   Month     :             :            :          :            :               
   Ending    :   Peanut    :   Snack    :  Peanut  :   Other    :               
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts   :  Butter  :  Products  :   Total       
             :    11/      :    10/     :   12/    :            :               
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             :                             1,000 Pounds                         
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :      4,143       6,368       6,726        1,677      18,914      
Sep          :      2,955       9,534       7,106          896      20,491      
Oct          :      1,958      10,306       7,347        1,852      21,463      
Nov          :      2,226      10,134       6,663        1,168      20,191      
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :      1,369      12,982       4,142        1,415      19,908      
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :     11,282      36,342      27,842        5,593      81,059      
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :     10,541      42,009      16,521        5,122      74,193      
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061227951500Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis)                    
                                                                                
  Table 11.  Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,      
                         by Months, Crop of 1995-96 15/                         
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             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/                 
             :----------------------------------------------------------------- 
   Month     :             :           :           :              :             
   Ending    :   Peanut    :   Snack   :   Peanut  :    Other     :             
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts  :   Butter  :   Products   :  Total      
             :    11/      :    10/    :     12/   :              :             
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             :                             1,000 Pounds                         
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :     29,007      13,570      70,311           824     113,712     
Sep          :     29,460      15,490      53,308         1,327      99,585     
Oct          :     21,876      17,969      52,342         1,511      93,698     
Nov          :     35,410      14,820      52,054         1,000     103,284     
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :     22,092      20,472      51,176         3,322      97,062     
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :    115,753      61,849     228,015         4,662     410,279     
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :    106,486      82,629     235,742         9,160     434,017     
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   Table 12.  Spanish Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,     
                         by Months, Crop of 1995-96 15/                         
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             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/                 
             :----------------------------------------------------------------- 
    Month    :             :           :          :            :                
    Ending   :   Peanut    :   Snack   :  Peanut  :   Other    :                
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts  :  Butter  :  Products  :     Total      
             :    11/      :    10/    :    12/   :            :                
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             :                             1,000 Pounds                         
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :      2,535       1,484      1,254          448         5,721     
Sep          :      2,088       1,137        907          425         4,557     
Oct          :      2,050       1,914      1,789          142         5,895     
Nov          :      1,702       1,462      2,633           11         5,808     
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :      1,383       2,406      1,340           77         5,206     
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :      8,375       5,997      6,583        1,026        21,981     
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :      5,907       9,389      5,788          445        21,529     
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
These Statistics are collected and presented according to the Peanut            
Statistics Act which requires shellers, crushers and processors of raw          
peanuts to submit periodic reports for their operations.  These reports         
are usually based on a complete enumeration of all shellers and crushers        
and all of the larger processors of raw peanuts.  However, reports are          
occasionally received too late to be included in the first tabulation.          
Allowances are made for these missing reports and revised totals are            
published in the next report.                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 1/  Excludes stocks on farms.  Includes stocks owned by or held for account    
     of CCC in commercial storages.  Farmer stock on net weight basis.          
                                                                                
 2/  Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed        
     (untreated).                                                               
                                                                                
 3/  Actual farmer stock, plus roasting stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.     
                                                                                
 4/  Includes straight run oil stock peanuts.                                   
                                                                                
 5/  Cleaned and unshelled.                                                     
                                                                                
 6/  Excludes peanuts milled for seed.                                          
                                                                                
 7/  Relates to oil mills only.                                                 
                                                                                
 8/  All crushings regardless of grade.                                         
                                                                                
 9/  Includes in transit, exports and domestic use.                             
                                                                                
10/  Formerly titled 'Salted Peanuts'.  Includes salted, unsalted,              
     dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted.                        
                                                                                
11/  Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy.         
                                                                                
12/  Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies        
     and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy.                  
                                                                                
13/  Includes all shelled peanuts crushed regardless of grade.                  
                                                                                
14/  Includes peanuts re-packaged, roasted in shell, salted in shell,           
     and raw in shell.                                                          
                                                                                
15/  Crushings by type not available.                                           
                                                                                
16/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.                   
                                                                                
17/  Purchased from CCC for crushing or export.                                 
                                                                                
18/  Includes peanuts milled for seed.                                          
                                                                                
19/  Beginning in February 1988, shelled edible grades include blanched         
     and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion      
     factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively.  This should be considered         
     when comparing with previous years.                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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