HDR1012000110061027951500Peanut Stocks and Processing                           
HDR2012000110061027951500Peanut Stocks and Processing Narrative                 
                                                                                
Released October 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 September 30, 1995; all other data are  
for the month of September.                                                     
                                                                                
                   Peanut Stocks Down 3 Percent From Last Year                  
                                                                                
Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 1.68 billion pounds of equivalent   
farmer stock, compared to 1.73 billion pounds last year.  This total includes   
933 million pounds of actual farmer stock.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 714 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock.  
Roasting stock totaled 35.1 million pounds.  There were 114 million pounds of   
Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of September 30,     
1995.                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 537 million pounds of which 481 million pounds    
were edible grades and 55.8 million pounds were oil stocks.  Edible grade stocks
by type were:  Virginias, 136 million pounds; Runners, 318 million pounds; and  
Spanish, 27.1 million pounds.                                                   
                                                                                
September millings totaled 49.6 million pounds.  Millings by type were          
11.9 million pounds of Virginias, 37.5 million pounds of Runners, and           
180,000 pounds of Spanish.                                                      
                                                                                
Commercial processors utilized 125 million pounds of shelled edible grade       
peanuts during September.  Utilization for all peanut butter products was       
61.3 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 34.7 million pounds, and  
utilization for snack peanuts was 26.2 million pounds.  Crushing for oil, cake, 
and meal totaled 39.3 million pounds during the month.                          
                                                                                
Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs   
amounted to 3,615,630 pounds of peanut butter and 226,368 pounds of roasted     
peanuts during September.  There were no deliveries of peanut granules during   
the month.  Refer to page 9 for allocation of deliveries by program.            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Stocks of treated seed on hand September 30 totaled 140,000 pounds, unchanged   
from the level on August 31, 1995.  Of the September total, 81,000 pounds were  
Virginias and Valencias, 54,000 pounds were Runners, and 5,000 pounds were      
Spanish.  August stocks of treated seed included 81,000 pounds of Virginias and 
Valencias, 56,000 pounds of Runners, and 3,000 pounds of Spanish.               
                                                                                
Gr Lg 6 (10-95)                                                                 
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061027951500Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products               
                                                                                
       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      536,922       35,055      714,106    1,682,564  
Oct          :                                                                  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :     996,964      534,128       20,167      710,390    1,727,521  
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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          :                                                                  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :  66,873    912,026      0      999    17,066   18,065    996,964 
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061027951500Total 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/        933,403     933,403  
Oct          :                                                                  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :   151,546          16/           16/        845,418     996,964  
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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          : 135,813   318,199   27,097   481,109   55,813  536,922   35,055  
Oct          :                                                                  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :  67,310   426,417   20,949   514,676   19,452  534,128   20,167  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061027951500Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight)               
                                                                                
         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       :                                                                     
Nov       :                                                                     
Dec       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Jan 1996  :                                                                     
Feb       :                                                                     
Mar       :                                                                     
Apr       :                                                                     
May       :                                                                     
Jun       :                                                                     
Jul       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Same Month:                                                                     
Last Seas :  22,500    114,558       0         0    4,998     4,998    142,056  
          :                                                                     
Seas Total:  16,074     70,738       0         0      506       506     87,318  
          :                                                                     
94 To Date:  27,780    150,836       0         0    5,796     5,796    184,412  
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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       :                                                                     
Nov       :                                                                     
Dec       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Jan 1996  :                                                                     
Feb       :                                                                     
Mar       :                                                                     
Apr       :                                                                     
May       :                                                                     
Jun       :                                                                     
Jul       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Same Month:                                                                     
Last Seas :   7,048    70,097   3,644     80,789    19,690    100,479    8,444  
          :                                                                     
Seas Total:   3,847    27,682     268     31,797    35,082     66,879    8,306  
          :                                                                     
94 To Date:   8,080    84,553   4,144     96,777    34,077    130,854   10,610  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061027951500Shelled 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          :                                                                  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :    40,882     16,543       23,419        5,013       11,194      
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :    95,988     42,216       52,495         --           --        
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :    77,435     32,393       44,021         --           --        
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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          :   129,912    37,610     167,522     24,013    16,378     24,209  
Oct          :                                                                  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :   152,440    31,493     183,933     16,571    16,716     26,682  
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :   303,502    37,457     340,959     43,871    42,045     56,957  
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :   261,740    56,679     318,419     24,128    31,652     46,232  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061027951500Shelled 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          :  34,650   26,164   61,325     2,647   124,786   164,069   12,789 
Oct          :                                                                  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :  33,961   36,242   64,941     3,020   138,164   179,046   11,002 
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :  70,335   47,586  139,616     5,596   263,133   359,121   23,638 
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :  68,297   63,038  139,034     6,340   276,709   354,144   19,139 
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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          :      3,100       9,534       7,110          896      20,640      
Oct          :                                                                  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :      2,602      10,113       4,465        1,138      18,318      
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :      7,243      15,902      13,836        2,573      39,554      
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :      7,272      17,379       8,983        2,269      35,903      
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061027951500Runners 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          :     29,461      15,492      53,308         1,326      99,587     
Oct          :                                                                  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :     29,945      23,788      58,927         1,814     114,474     
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :     58,468      29,062     123,619         2,150     213,299     
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :     57,657      41,237     126,829         3,975     229,698     
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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          :      2,089       1,138        907          425         4,559     
Oct          :                                                                  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :      1,414       2,341      1,549           68         5,372     
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :      4,624       2,622      2,161          873        10,280     
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :      3,368       4,422      3,222           96        11,108     
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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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