HDR1012000110060428951500PEANUT STOCKS AND PROCESSING
HDR2012000110060428951500PEANUT STOCKS AND PROCESSING NARRATIVES
Released April 28, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.  Stocks
estimates refer to March 31, 1995; all other data are for the month of March.

                   Peanut Stocks Up 2 Percent From Last Year

Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.20 billion pounds of equivalent
farmer stock, compared to 2.16 billion pounds last year.  This total includes
1.06 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.

Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 1.05 million pounds of equivalent farmer
stock.
Roasting stock totaled 87.8 million pounds.  There were 123 million pounds of
Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of March 31, 1995.

Shelled peanut stocks totaled 792 million pounds of which 769 million pounds
were edible grades and 22.9 million pounds were oil stocks.  Edible grade
stocks by type were:  Virginias, 197 million pounds; Runners, 527 million
pounds; and Spanish, 45.2 million pounds.

March millings totaled 407 million pounds.  Millings by type were 94.7 million
pounds of Virginias, 306 million pounds of Runners, and 6.01 million pounds of
Spanish.

Commercial processors utilized 113 million pounds of shelled edible grade
peanuts during March.  Utilization for all peanut butter products was
60.3 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 29.7 million pounds, and
utilization for snack peanuts was 19.7 million pounds.  Crushing for oil,
cake,
and meal totaled 96.3 million pounds during the month.

Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs
amounted to 1,872,510 pounds of peanut butter and 36,864 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 18.4 million pounds, compared
with 3.26 million pounds on February 28, 1995.  Of the March total, 6.35
million
pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 11.9 million pounds were Runners, and
223,000 pounds were Spanish.  February stocks of treated seed included
2.08 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 1.18 million pounds of
Runners,
and 5,000 pounds of Spanish.

For information call Barbara Soltes at (202) 720-7688.  Office hours are 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.

GrLg 6 (4-95)
HDR2012000110060428951500STOCKS OF PEANUTS AND SPECIFIED PRODUCTS
       Table 1.  Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products at Month's End,
                               Crop of 1994-95 1/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :            :            :            : Farmer Stock Equivalent
  Month      :   Farmer   :  Shelled   :  Roasting  :--------------------------
  Ending     :   Stock    :  Peanuts   :   Stock    :   Shelled   :  Total
             :            :    2/      : (In Shell) :   Peanuts   :    3/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                          1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1994     :      41,869      589,822       28,294      784,463      854,626
Sep          :     996,964      520,098       20,167      691,730    1,708,861
Oct          :   2,080,974      583,268       38,200      775,746    2,894,920
Nov          :   2,338,974      600,400       46,959      798,532    3,184,465
Dec          :   2,282,665      640,044       57,385      851,259    3,191,309
             :
Jan 1995     :   1,924,144      652,794       63,380      868,216    2,855,740
Feb          :   1,535,028      713,950       84,536      949,554    2,569,118
Mar          :   1,056,034      792,267       87,797    1,053,715    2,197,546
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :   1,008,933      825,659       50,568    1,098,126    2,157,627
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes on page 8.

       Table 2.  Farmer Stock Peanuts, by Types, on Hand at Month's End,
                               Crop of 1994-95 1/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :         :         :         Spanish (by Areas)        :
  Month      :         :         :-----------------------------------:  Total
  Ending     :Virginias: Runners :Virginia:       :        :         :   All
             :         :         :  North : South :  South :  Total  :  Types
             :         :         :Carolina: East  :  West  :         :
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                           1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1994     :   2,882     38,285      0        0       702      702     41,869
Sep          :  66,873    912,026      0      999    17,066   18,065    996,964
Oct          : 470,558  1,498,835      0    3,954   107,627  111,581  2,080,974
Nov          : 498,489  1,687,437      0    4,034   149,014  153,048  2,338,974
Dec          : 458,573  1,666,395      0    4,034   153,663  157,697  2,282,665
             :
Jan 1995     : 381,793  1,407,552      0    2,594   132,205  134,799  1,924,144
Feb          : 280,759  1,164,186      0    2,594    87,489   90,083  1,535,028
Mar          : 192,942    797,389      0        0    65,703   65,703  1,056,034
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    : 118,633    818,974      0      152    71,174   71,326  1,008,933
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes on page 8.
HDR2012000110060428951500TOTAL FARMER STOCK PEANUTS ON HAND AT MONTH'S END
          Table 3.  Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand at Month's End,
                               Crop of 1994-95 1/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :             :             Commercial Stocks        : Equivalent
  Month      :     CCC     :---------------------------------------------------
  Ending     : Uncommitted : Restricted  :    Other     :         :Total Farmer
             :   Stocks    :   Use 17/   :  Commercial  :  Total  :   Stock
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                             1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1994     :       565    16/            16/              41,304      41,869
Sep          :   151,546    16/            16/             845,418     996,964
Oct          :   372,111    16/            16/           1,708,863   2,080,974
Nov          :   556,554    16/            16/           1,782,420   2,338,974
Dec          :   579,194    16/            16/           1,703,471   2,282,665
             :
Jan 1995     :   419,437    16/            16/           1,504,707   1,924,144
Feb          :   298,022    16/            16/           1,237,006   1,535,028
Mar          :   123,208    16/            16/             932,826   1,056,034
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :    64,282    16/            16/             944,651   1,008,933
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes on page 8.


   Table 4.  Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (In Shell) on Hand at Month's
                             End, Crop of 1994-95 1/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :           Shelled Edibles 19/      : Shelled :        :
  Month      :------------------------------------:   Oil   :  Total :Roasting
  Ending     :Virginias: Runners :Spanish : Total :Stocks 4/: Shelled:Stocks 5/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                           1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1994     :  66,371   467,425   24,771   558,567   31,255  589,822   28,294
Sep          :  67,431   412,266   20,949   500,646   19,452  520,098   20,167
Oct          : 106,758   414,811   32,555   554,124   29,144  583,268   38,200
Nov          : 126,141   419,441   32,594   578,176   22,224  600,400   46,959
Dec          : 146,223   439,745   34,826   620,794   19,250  640,044   57,385
             :
Jan 1995     : 156,332   438,061   38,446   632,839   19,955  652,794   63,380
Feb          : 176,843   475,426   45,222   697,491   16,459  713,950   84,536
Mar          : 197,039   527,097   45,233   769,369   22,898  792,267   87,797
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    : 123,438   618,264   45,882   787,584   38,075  825,659   50,568
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes on page 8.
HDR2012000110060428951500FARMER STOCK PEANUTS MILLED (NET WEIGHT)
         Table 5.  Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight), by Months,
                               Crop of 1994-95 18/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :         :         :         Spanish (by Areas)          :
          :         :         :-------------------------------------:   Total
 Month    :Virginias: Runners :Virginia:        :         :         :    All
 Ending   :         :         :  North :  South :  South  :  Total  :   Types
          :         :         :Carolina:  East  :  West   :         :
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                            1,000 Pounds
          :
Aug 1994  :   5,280     36,278       0         0      798       798     42,356
Sep       :  22,500    114,558       0         0    4,998     4,998    142,056
Oct       : 136,494    176,494       0         0   34,800    34,800    347,788
Nov       : 121,868    191,030       0         0   16,700    16,700    329,598
Dec       :  84,040    195,934       0         0   16,510    16,510    296,484
          :
Jan 1995  : 108,578    223,430       0         0   20,256    20,256    352,264
Feb       :  87,704    241,972       0         0   22,718    22,718    352,394
Mar       :  94,710    305,992       0         0    6,014     6,014    406,716
Apr       :
May       :
Jun       :
Jul       :
          :
Same Month:
Last Seas :  64,980    319,576       0     1,044   17,474    18,518    403,074
          :
Seas Total: 661,174  1,485,688       0         0  122,794   122,794  2,269,656
          :
93 To Date: 537,798  1,603,938       0     1,044   94,850    95,894  2,237,630
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Table 6.  Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (In Shell) Peanuts,
                        by Months, Crop of 1994-95
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :           Shelled Edibles 18/       : Shelled :         :
  Month   :-------------------------------------:   Oil   :  Total  :Roasting
  Ending  :Virginias: Runners :Spanish:  Total  :Stocks 4/: Shelled :Stocks 5/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                          1,000 Pounds
          :
Aug 1994  :   1,032    14,456     500     15,988    14,387     30,375    2,166
Sep       :   7,048    70,097   3,644     80,789    19,690    100,479    8,444
Oct       :  48,017   128,116  19,891    196,024    22,127    218,151   59,617
Nov       :  49,352   130,590  10,692    190,634    22,766    213,400   43,883
Dec       :  35,220   128,169   9,695    173,084    31,807    204,891   29,119
          :
Jan 1995  :  50,614   135,753  12,056    198,423    42,153    240,576   33,041
Feb       :  36,500   152,838  14,605    203,943    50,949    254,892   30,184
Mar       :  35,930   169,004   4,679    209,613    75,190    284,803   31,546
Apr       :
May       :
Jun       :
Jul       :
          :
Same Month:
Last Seas :  24,523   191,940   9,865    226,328    45,214    271,542   21,851
          :
Seas Total: 263,713   929,023  75,762  1,268,498   279,069  1,547,567  238,000
          :
93 To Date: 209,918 1,008,819  60,412  1,279,149   250,480  1,529,629  147,314
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes on page 8.
HDR2012000110060428951500SHELLED PEANUTS CRUSHED, PRODUCTION AND STOCKS
    Table 7.  Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production and Stocks of Peanut Oil
                and Cake and Meal, by Months, Crop of 1994-95 7/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             : Shelled  :        Production        :   Stocks (End of Period)
  Month      : Peanuts  :------------------------------------------------------
  Ending     :Crushed 8/:  Crude Oil : Cake & Meal :Crude Oil 7/:Cake & Meal 7/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                            1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1994     :    36,553     15,850       20,602        5,186       14,457
Sep          :    40,882     16,543       23,419        5,013       11,194
Oct          :    28,464     11,403       16,675        3,222        9,470
Nov          :    43,547     18,019       25,101        1,846       12,975
Dec          :    55,449     23,619       31,323        3,125       19,000
             :
Jan 1995     :    64,018     27,130       35,632        3,012       23,367
Feb          :    67,580     29,354       37,551        5,961       21,350
Mar          :    96,280     41,713       54,326        9,952       23,060
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :    50,235     20,602       29,434        6,274        8,550
             :
Seas Total   :   432,773    183,631      244,629         --           --
             :
93 To Date   :   289,107    122,453      169,344         --           --
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Table 8.  Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products, by Months,
                              Crop of 1994-95 9/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :         Shelled Peanuts         :          :         :
  Month      :---------------------------------: Roasting : Crude   : Cake &
  Ending     :  Edible  :   Oil    :           :  Stock   : Peanut  :  Meal
             :  Grades  :  Stocks  :   Total   :          : Oil 7/  :   7/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                            1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1994     :   137,060    25,186     162,246      7,557    14,936     19,550
Sep          :   138,710    31,493     170,203     16,571    16,716     26,682
Oct          :   142,546    12,435     154,981     41,584    13,194     18,399
Nov          :   166,582    29,686     196,268     35,124    19,395     21,596
Dec          :   130,466    34,781     165,247     18,693    22,340     25,298
             :
Jan 1995     :   186,378    41,448     227,826     27,046    27,243     31,265
Feb          :   139,291    54,445     193,736      9,028    26,405     39,568
Mar          :   137,735    68,751     206,486     28,285    37,722     52,616
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :   206,609    48,414     255,023     13,196    18,822     27,870
             :
Seas Total   : 1,178,768   298,225   1,476,993    183,888   177,951    234,974
             :
93 To Date   : 1,362,772   256,165   1,618,937    168,684   135,958    172,189
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes on page 8.
HDR2012000110060428951500SHELLED PEANUTS (RAW BASIS)
    Table 9.  Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
               And In Shell Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 1994-95 6/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :        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/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                           1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1994     :  34,336   26,829   73,248     3,320   137,733   174,286    8,158
Sep          :  33,961   36,241   64,569     3,020   137,791   178,673   11,002
Oct          :  29,793   35,129   61,756     3,573   130,251   158,715   14,148
Nov          :  24,844   35,860   56,658     4,814   122,176   165,723   11,173
Dec          :  33,724   26,615   61,388     2,824   124,551   180,000   11,621
             :
Jan 1995     :  25,803   20,176   59,855     2,875   108,709   172,727   12,300
Feb          :  27,964   14,246   54,788     2,166    99,164   166,744    7,203
Mar          :  29,737   19,736   60,288     2,810   112,571   208,851    9,687
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :  27,291   33,382   60,428     3,044   124,145   174,380    9,965
             :
Seas Total   : 240,162  214,832  492,550    25,402   972,946 1,405,719   85,292
             :
93 To Date   : 241,512  248,732  495,649    25,130 1,011,023 1,300,130   86,203
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


   Table 10.  Virginias Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
                         by Months, Crop of 1994-95 15/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/
             :-----------------------------------------------------------------
   Month     :             :            :          :            :
   Ending    :   Peanut    :   Snack    :  Peanut  :   Other    :
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts   :  Butter  :  Products  :   Total
             :    11/      :    10/     :   12/    :            :
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                             1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1994     :      4,857       7,266       4,518        1,131      17,772
Sep          :      2,794      10,113       4,465        1,138      18,510
Oct          :      2,089      11,648       3,396        1,438      18,571
Nov          :      1,369      12,982       4,142        1,415      19,908
Dec          :      1,110      10,460       3,960          748      16,278
             :
Jan 1995     :      1,199       7,114       3,909        1,439      13,661
Feb          :      1,197       4,354       5,086        1,484      12,121
Mar          :      2,423       5,873       3,663          876      12,835
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :      3,591      10,968       4,254        1,685      20,498
             :
Seas Total   :     17,038      69,810      33,139        9,669     129,656
             :
93 To Date   :     28,553      78,819      48,863        9,290     165,525
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes on page 8.
HDR2012000110060428951500RUNNERS SHELLED PEANUTS (RAW BASIS)
    Table 11.  Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
                         by Months, Crop of 1994-95 15/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/
             :-----------------------------------------------------------------
   Month     :             :           :           :              :
   Ending    :   Peanut    :   Snack   :   Peanut  :    Other     :
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts  :   Butter  :   Products   :  Total
             :    11/      :    10/    :     12/   :              :
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                             1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1994     :     27,525      17,449      67,058         2,161     114,193
Sep          :     29,753      23,788      58,555         1,814     113,910
Oct          :     26,548      20,920      57,135         1,863     106,466
Nov          :     22,092      20,472      51,176         3,322      97,062
Dec          :     31,149      14,647      55,796         2,048     103,640
             :
Jan 1995     :     23,988      11,559      54,925         1,419      91,891
Feb          :     24,966       8,878      49,240           409      83,493
Mar          :     25,541      12,433      55,888         1,828      95,690
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :     21,540      20,977      54,375         1,341      98,233
             :
Seas Total   :    211,562     130,146     449,773        14,864     806,345
             :
93 To Date   :    200,480     154,618     427,558        13,806     796,462
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Table 12.  Spanish Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
                         by Months, Crop of 1994-95 15/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/
             :-----------------------------------------------------------------
    Month    :             :           :          :            :
    Ending   :   Peanut    :   Snack   :  Peanut  :   Other    :
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts  :  Butter  :  Products  :     Total
             :    11/      :    10/    :    12/   :            :
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                             1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1994     :      1,954       2,114      1,672           28         5,768
Sep          :      1,414       2,340      1,549           68         5,371
Oct          :      1,156       2,561      1,225          272         5,214
Nov          :      1,383       2,406      1,340           77         5,206
Dec          :      1,465       1,508      1,632           28         4,633
             :
Jan 1995     :        616       1,503      1,021           17         3,157
Feb          :      1,801       1,014        462          273         3,550
Mar          :      1,773       1,430        737          106         4,046
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :      2,160       1,437      1,799           18         5,414
             :
Seas Total   :     11,562      14,876      9,638          869        36,945
             :
93 To Date   :     12,479      15,295     19,228        2,034        49,036
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes on page 8.
HDR2012000110060428951500FOOTNOTES
These  Statistics are  collected and  presented according to the Peanut Statis-
tics  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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 ET on May 26, 1995.

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