HDR1012000110060228951500Peanut Stocks and Processing
HDR2012000110060228951500Peanut Stocks and Narrative

Released February 28, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.  Stocks
estimates refer to January 31, 1995; all other data are for the month of
January.

                   Peanut Stocks Up 4 Percent From Last Year

Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.86 billion pounds of equivalent
farmer stock, compared to 2.75 billion pounds last year.  This total includes
1.92 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.


Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 868 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock.
Roasting stock totaled 63.6 million pounds.  There were 419 million pounds of
Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of January 31,
1995.


Shelled peanut stocks totaled 653 million pounds of which 633 million pounds
were edible grades and 20.0 million pounds were oil stocks.  Edible grade
stocks by type were:  Virginias, 156 million pounds; Runners, 438 million
pounds; and Spanish, 38.5 million pounds.

January millings totaled 352 million pounds.  Millings by type were
108.6 million pounds of Virginias, 223 million pounds of Runners, and
20.3 million pounds of Spanish.

Commercial processors utilized 109 million pounds of shelled edible grade
peanuts during January.  Utilization for all peanut butter products was
59.9 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 25.8 million pounds, and
utilization for snack peanuts was 20.2 million pounds.  Crushing for oil, cake,
and meal totaled 64.0 million pounds during the month.

Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs
amounted to 2,195,558 pounds of peanut butter, 148,986 pounds of roasted
peanuts, and 23,100 pounds of peanut granules during the month of January.

Stocks of treated seed on hand January 31 totaled 1.18 million pounds, compared
with 395,000 pounds on December 31, 1994.  Of the January total, 1.12 million
pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 60,000 pounds were Runners, and
5,000 pounds were Spanish.  December stocks of treated seed included
330,000 pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 60,000 pounds of Runners, and
5,000 pounds of Spanish.


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

Gr Lg 6 (2-95)


HDR2012000110060228951500Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products

       Table 1.  Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products at Month's End,
                               Crop of 1994-95 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 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     :   1,923,402      652,861       63,633      868,305    2,855,340
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :   1,743,093      728,604       35,940      969,043    2,748,076
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See footnotes on page 8.

       Table 2.  Farmer Stock Peanuts, by Types, on Hand at Month's End,
                               Crop of 1994-95 1/
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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 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  1,406,810      0    2,594   132,205  134,799  1,923,402
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    : 236,615  1,397,283      0    1,196   107,999  109,195  1,743,093
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See footnotes on page 8.



HDR2012000110060228951500Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand

          Table 3.  Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand at Month's End,
                               Crop of 1994-95 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 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/      1,503,965   1,923,402
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :   107,239         16/            16/      1,635,854   1,743,093
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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 1994-95 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 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     : 156,334   438,119   38,453   632,906   19,955  652,861   63,633
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    : 127,577   526,917   36,769   691,263   37,341  728,604   35,940
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See footnotes on page 8.



HDR2012000110060228951500Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight)

         Table 5.  Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight), by Months,
                               Crop of 1994-95 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 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       :
Mar       :
Apr       :
May       :
Jun       :
Jul       :
          :
Same Month:
Last Seas :  82,024    274,772     0         0      3,070     3,070    359,866
          :
Seas Total: 478,760    937,724     0         0     94,062    94,062  1,510,546
          :
93 To Date: 405,574  1,012,862     0         0     63,760    63,760  1,482,196
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     Table 6.  Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (In Shell) Peanuts,
                        by Months, Crop of 1994-95
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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 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       :
Mar       :
Apr       :
May       :
Jun       :
Jul       :
          :
Same Month:
Last Seas :  35,154   171,093   2,264    208,511    44,586    253,097   18,138
          :
Seas Total: 191,283   607,181  56,478    854,942   152,930  1,007,872  176,270
          :
93 To Date: 157,865   641,895  41,548    841,308   166,055  1,007,363  106,040
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See footnotes on page 8.


HDR2012000110060228951500Shelled Peanuts Crushed

     Table 7.  Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production and Stocks of Peanut Oil
                and Cake and Meal, by Months, Crop of 1994-95 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 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          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :    44,303     18,129       26,061        6,507        6,176
             :
Seas Total   :   268,913    112,564      152,752         --           --
             :
93 To Date   :   196,478     83,896      115,958         --           --
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     Table 8.  Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products, by Months,
                              Crop of 1994-95 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 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     :   186,311    41,448     227,759     26,793    27,243     31,265
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :   156,188    36,370     192,558     15,140    15,809     23,137
             :
Seas Total   :   901,675   175,029   1,076,704    146,322   113,824    142,790
             :
93 To Date   : 1,021,252   172,474   1,193,726    142,038    97,168    121,177
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See footnotes on page 8.


HDR2012000110060228951500Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis)

     Table 9.  Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
               And In Shell Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 1994-95 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 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     :  25,794   20,222   59,855     2,875   108,746   172,764   12,347
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :  28,549   19,965   56,777     3,195   108,486   152,789    9,153
             :
Seas Total   : 182,452  180,896  377,474    20,426   761,248 1,030,161   68,449
             :
93 To Date   : 188,589  193,756  378,934    19,795   781,074   977,552   69,124
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   Table 10.  Virginias Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
                         by Months, Crop of 1994-95 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 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     :      1,196       7,114       3,909        1,439      13,658
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :      2,304       5,344       4,964        1,181      13,793
             :
Seas Total   :     13,415      59,583      24,390        7,309     104,697
             :
93 To Date   :     21,899      62,140      40,701        6,255     130,995
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See footnotes on page 8.


HDR2012000110060228951500Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis)

    Table 11.  Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
                         by Months, Crop of 1994-95 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 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      11,604      54,925         1,419      91,936
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :     25,132      13,498      49,952         1,998      90,580
             :
Seas Total   :    161,055     108,880     344,645        12,627     627,207
             :
93 To Date   :    156,803     119,299     322,297        11,548     609,947
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    Table 12.  Spanish Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
                         by Months, Crop of 1994-95 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 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     :        610       1,504      1,021           17         3,152
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :      1,113       1,123      1,861           16         4,113
             :
Seas Total   :      7,982      12,433      8,439          490        29,344
             :
93 To Date   :      9,887      12,317     15,936        1,992        40,132
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See footnotes on page 8.


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.


The next "Peanut Stocks and Processing" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET
on March 28, 1995.


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