Peanut Stocks

and Processing

National

Agricultural

Statistics

Service

USDA

Washington, D.C.

Released April 30, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For

information on “Peanut Stocks and Processing” call Herman Ellison at (202) 720-7688, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Stocks estimates 

refer to March 31, 1999; all other data are for the month of March.

Peanut Stocks Up From Last Year

Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.74 billion pounds of equivalent 

farmer stock, up from last year. This total includes 1.49 billion pounds of 

actual farmer stock.

Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 1.19 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock.

Roasting stock totaled 59.3 million pounds. There were 164 million pounds of

Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of March 31, 1999.

Shelled peanut stocks totaled 894 million pounds of which 874 million pounds 

were edible grades and 20.4 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks

by type were: Virginias, 167 million pounds; Runners, 669 million pounds; and

Spanish, 37.0 million pounds.

March millings totaled 403 million pounds. Millings by type were 71.6 million

pounds of Virginias, 330 million pounds of Runners, and 1.81 million pounds of

Spanish.

Commercial processors utilized 157 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts

during March. Utilization for all peanut butter products was 65.9 million

pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 32.4 million pounds, and utilization for

snack peanuts was 29.6 million pounds. Crushing for oil, cake, and meal totaled

27.9 million pounds during the month.

Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs

amounted to 320,640 pounds of peanut butter, and 172,584 pounds of roasted

peanuts during March. There were no deliveries of peanut granules during the

month.

Stocks of treated seed on hand March 31, totaled 10.7 million pounds, compared

with 1.66 million pounds on February 28, 1999. Of the March total, 5.33 million

pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 5.13 million pounds were Runners, and

277,000 pounds were Spanish. February stocks of treated seed included 936,000

pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 592,000 pounds of Runners, and 133,000 pounds

of Spanish.

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 *This report contains revisions for August 1998 through December 1998.*

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Peanut Stocks and Processing Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1999 2 NASS, USDA

 Table 1. Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products at Month's End, 

 Crop of 1998-99 1/ 20/ 

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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 1998 : 9,250 482,220 18,330 641,353 668,933

Sep : 565,292 330,692 12,153 439,820 1,017,265 

Oct : 2,528,996 408,890 23,656 543,824 3,096,476 

Nov : 2,779,385 477,446 35,514 635,003 3,449,902 

Dec : 2,542,403 576,400 38,900 766,612 3,347,915 

 : 

Jan 1999 : 2,245,870 691,163 48,065 919,247 3,213,182

Feb : 1,902,930 774,274 51,036 1,029,784 2,983,750 

Mar : 1,486,638 894,313 59,332 1,189,436 2,735,406 

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month :

Last Seas : 833,466 639,674 48,642 850,766 1,732,874

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See footnotes on page 8.

 Table 2. Farmer Stock Peanuts, by Types, on Hand at Month's End, 

 Crop of 1998-99 1/ 20/ 

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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 1998 : 3,588 5,662 0 0 0 0 9,250

Sep : 41,774 522,616 0 12 890 902 565,292

Oct : 403,842 2,096,960 0 122 28,072 28,194 2,528,996

Nov : 430,896 2,314,887 0 122 33,480 33,602 2,779,385

Dec : 378,987 2,148,609 0 122 14,685 14,807 2,542,403

 : 

Jan 1999 : 340,752 1,894,709 0 122 10,287 10,409 2,245,870

Feb : 289,306 1,610,033 0 122 3,469 3,591 1,902,930

Mar : 228,918 1,255,939 0 122 1,659 1,781 1,486,638

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month :

Last Seas : 138,440 683,638 0 0 11,388 11,388 833,466

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 Table 3. Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand at Month's End, 

 Crop of 1998-99 1/ 20/ 

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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 1998 : 0 16/ 16/ 9,250 9,250

Sep : 18,844 16/ 16/ 546,448 565,292 

Oct : 101,644 16/ 16/ 2,427,352 2,528,996 

Nov : 266,319 16/ 16/ 2,513,066 2,779,385 

Dec : 292,328 16/ 16/ 2,250,075 2,542,403 

 : 

Jan 1999 : 309,023 16/ 16/ 1,936,847 2,245,870

Feb : 292,424 16/ 16/ 1,610,506 1,902,930 

Mar : 163,820 16/ 16/ 1,322,818 1,486,638 

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month :

Last Seas : 0 16/ 16/ 833,466 833,466

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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 1998-99 1/ 20/ 

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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 1998 : 72,501 370,559 29,794 472,854 9,366 482,220 18,330

Sep : 51,773 248,118 22,388 322,279 8,413 330,692 12,153 

Oct : 84,191 278,959 24,947 388,097 20,793 408,890 23,656 

Nov : 111,037 319,804 27,299 458,140 19,306 477,446 35,514 

Dec : 132,064 382,541 38,335 552,940 23,460 576,400 38,900 

 : 

Jan 1999 : 149,818 466,558 52,526 668,902 22,261 691,163 48,065

Feb : 161,204 554,720 39,222 755,146 19,128 774,274 51,036 

Mar : 167,380 669,476 37,020 873,876 20,437 894,313 59,332 

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month :

Last Seas : 121,343 447,207 50,897 619,447 20,227 639,674 48,642

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See footnotes on page 8.
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April 1999 4 NASS, USDA

 Table 5. Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight), by Months, 

 Crop of 1998-99 18/ 20/ 

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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 1998 : 3,486 15,438 0 0 0 0 18,924

Sep : 20,356 91,328 0 0 890 890 112,574 

Oct : 144,576 319,556 0 0 17,712 17,712 481,844 

Nov : 104,354 259,604 0 0 13,584 13,584 377,542 

Dec : 86,694 237,642 0 0 23,794 23,794 348,130 

 : 

Jan 1999 : 80,370 266,376 0 0 4,540 4,540 351,286

Feb : 62,126 271,082 0 0 6,796 6,796 340,004 

Mar : 71,574 329,952 0 0 1,810 1,810 403,336 

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month:

Last Seas : 73,778 245,368 0 0 22,546 22,546 341,692

 :

Seas Total: 573,536 1,790,978 0 0 69,126 69,126 2,433,640

 :

97 To Date: 505,700 1,452,188 0 0 118,942 118,942 2,076,830 

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 Table 6. Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (In Shell) Peanuts, 

 by Months, Crop of 1998-99 20/ 

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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 1998 : 461 10,232 0 10,693 3,196 13,889 880

Sep : 6,515 40,632 624 47,771 10,512 58,283 6,114 

Oct : 54,297 205,682 11,190 271,169 26,217 297,386 52,418 

Nov : 45,911 183,603 9,193 238,707 23,032 261,739 32,181 

Dec : 41,217 175,435 15,681 232,333 19,320 251,653 23,225 

 : 

Jan 1999 : 35,074 202,186 3,010 240,270 26,768 267,038 27,812

Feb : 29,436 193,174 3,933 226,543 28,561 255,104 17,075 

Mar : 31,198 227,901 1,442 260,541 28,611 289,152 23,145 

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month:

Last Seas : 33,510 156,083 14,260 203,853 44,420 248,273 21,835

 :

Seas Total: 244,109 1,238,845 45,073 1,528,027 166,217 1,694,244 182,850

 :

97 To Date: 197,326 969,671 79,054 1,246,051 177,052 1,423,103 176,788

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See footnotes on page 8.
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 Table 7. Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production and Stocks of Peanut Oil 

 and Cake and Meal, by Months, Crop of 1998-99 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 1998 : 13,711 5,640 7,138 28,597 21,245

Sep : 11,010 4,803 6,193 19,508 23,901 

Oct : 14,647 6,346 8,300 15,321 10,551 

Nov : 28,244 11,329 16,829 10,425 11,534 

Dec : 32,428 13,344 19,085 9,375 8,398 

 : 

Jan 1999 : 37,462 16,193 21,269 12,147 9,368

Feb : 38,156 16,468 20,721 13,053 6,445 

Mar : 27,940 11,459 15,299 10,550 6,380 

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month :

Last Seas : 48,602 20,806 27,601 18,505 23,518

 :

Seas Total : 203,598 85,582 114,834 -- --

 :

97 To Date : 260,474 111,782 144,061 -- -- 

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 Table 8. Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products, by Months, 

 Crop of 1998-99 9/ 20/ 

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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 1998 : 118,209 7,921 126,130 13,118 6,340 9,897

Sep : 198,346 11,465 209,811 12,291 13,892 3,537 

Oct : 205,351 13,837 219,188 40,915 10,533 21,650 

Nov : 168,664 24,519 193,183 20,323 16,225 15,846 

Dec : 137,533 15,166 152,699 19,839 14,394 22,221 

 : 

Jan 1999 : 124,308 27,967 152,275 18,647 13,421 20,299

Feb : 140,299 31,694 171,993 14,104 15,562 23,644 

Mar : 141,811 27,302 169,113 14,849 13,962 15,364 

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month :

Last Seas : 135,246 44,510 179,756 21,552 15,327 33,447

 :

Seas Total : 1,234,521 159,871 1,394,392 154,086 104,329 132,458

 :

97 To Date : 1,125,558 197,825 1,323,383 181,917 116,213 128,834 

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 Table 9. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, 

 And in Shell Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 1998-99 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 1998 : 33,491 28,391 66,918 3,083 131,883 145,594 12,235

Sep : 36,898 35,334 63,289 2,939 138,460 149,470 13,398

Oct : 46,349 32,569 65,906 2,544 147,368 162,015 15,377

Nov : 28,671 31,865 57,457 1,756 119,749 147,993 12,801

Dec : 22,553 31,540 60,503 1,296 115,892 148,320 12,394

 : 

Jan 1999 : 30,795 23,277 57,257 1,185 112,514 149,976 14,864

Feb : 27,573 19,265 61,744 1,441 110,023 148,179 8,794

Mar : 32,403 29,614 65,907 1,412 129,336 157,276 10,856

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month :

Last Seas : 30,484 22,840 59,405 2,974 115,703 164,305 12,068

 :

Seas Total : 258,733 231,855 498,981 15,656 1,005,225 1,208,823 100,719

 :

97 To Date : 234,050 206,342 516,243 23,231 979,866 1,240,340 101,584

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 Table 10. Virginias Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, 

 by Months, Crop of 1998-99 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 1998 : 3,459 6,426 4,118 115 14,118

Sep : 2,502 9,744 4,949 664 17,859 

Oct : 7,422 6,685 5,987 775 20,869 

Nov : 3,009 7,746 5,068 121 15,944 

Dec : 2,133 8,187 3,556 72 13,948 

 : 

Jan 1999 : 1,449 6,823 5,049 96 13,417

Feb : 2,598 5,677 5,787 272 14,334 

Mar : 2,664 10,597 6,178 494 19,933 

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month :

Last Seas : 2,503 5,247 5,436 1,909 15,095

 :

Seas Total : 25,236 61,885 40,692 2,609 130,422

 :

97 To Date : 16,557 57,075 40,400 10,998 125,030 

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See footnotes on page 8. 

 
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 Table 11. Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, 

 by Months, Crop of 1998-99 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 1998 : 28,189 20,441 61,106 2,921 112,657

Sep : 31,968 24,249 56,100 2,175 114,492 

Oct : 37,219 23,966 58,538 1,670 121,393 

Nov : 23,962 21,921 50,473 1,569 97,925 

Dec : 18,927 21,581 54,804 1,125 96,437 

 : 

Jan 1999 : 27,125 15,316 51,240 1,011 94,692

Feb : 23,027 12,738 53,444 1,105 90,314 

Mar : 26,893 18,087 58,934 842 104,756 

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month :

Last Seas : 26,171 16,244 52,978 1,054 96,447

 :

Seas Total : 217,310 158,299 444,639 12,418 832,666

 :

97 To Date : 205,562 134,854 457,470 11,690 809,576 

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 Table 12. Spanish Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, 

 by Months, Crop of 1998-99 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 1998 : 1,843 1,524 1,694 47 5,108

Sep : 2,428 1,341 2,240 100 6,109 

Oct : 1,708 1,918 1,381 99 5,106 

Nov : 1,700 2,198 1,916 66 5,880 

Dec : 1,493 1,772 2,143 99 5,507 

 : 

Jan 1999 : 2,221 1,138 968 78 4,405

Feb : 1,948 850 2,513 64 5,375 

Mar : 2,846 930 795 76 4,647 

Apr : 

May : 

Jun : 

Jul : 

 :

Same Month :

Last Seas : 1,810 1,349 991 11 4,161

 :

Seas Total : 16,187 11,671 13,650 629 42,137

 :

97 To Date : 11,931 14,413 18,373 543 45,260 

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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.

20/ Data for August through December 1998 were revised to include missing data.

 Data for the prior two years are not comparable. 
 

The next “Peanut Stocks and Processing ” report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on May 28, 1999.

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