HDR1012000110060228961500PEANUT STOCKS AND PROCESSING                           
HDR2012000110060228961500PEANUT STKS & PROC. NARR. & TABLES                     
Released February 28, 1996, 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@NASS.USDA.GOV.  Stocks estimates refer to    
January 31, 1996; all other data are for the month of January.                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Peanut Stocks Down 14 Percent From Last Year                        
                                                                                
Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.49 billion pounds of equivalent   
farmer stock, compared to 2.88 billion pounds last year.  This total includes   
1.79 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.                                     
                                                                                
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 659 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock.  
Roasting stock totaled 39.7 million pounds. There were 525 million pounds of    
Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of January 31, 1996. 
                                                                                
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 495 million pounds of which 474 million pounds    
were edible grades and 21.4  million pounds were oil stocks.  Edible grade      
stocks by type were:  Virginias, 136 million pounds;  Runners, 310 million      
pounds; and Spanish, 27.5 million pounds.                                       
                                                                                
January millings totaled 321 million pounds.  Millings by type were 68.5 million
pounds of Virginias, 239 million pounds of Runners, and 14.1 million pounds of  
Spanish.                                                                        
                                                                                
Commercial processors utilized 110 million pounds of shelled edible grade       
peanuts during January. Utilization for all peanut butter products was          
60.3 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 25.1 million pounds, and  
utilization for snack peanuts was 21.6 million pounds.  Crushing for oil, cake, 
and meal totaled 67.4 million pounds during the month.                          
                                                                                
Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs   
amounted to 1,801,008 pounds of peanut butter, and 268,920 pounds of roasted    
peanuts during January.  There were no deliveries of peanut granules during the 
month.                                                                          
                                                                                
Stocks of treated seed on hand January 31 totaled 273,000 pounds, compared with 
327,000 pounds on December 31, 1995.  Of the January total, 213,000 pounds were 
Virginias and Valencias, 54,000 pounds were Runners, and 6,000 pounds were      
Spanish.  December stocks of treated seed included 267,000 pounds of Virginias  
and Valencias, 54,000 pounds of Runners, and 6,000 pounds of Spanish.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Gr Lg 6 (2-96)                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
       Table 1.  Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products at Month's End,       
                               Crop of 1995-96 1/                               
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             :            :            :            : Farmer Stock Equivalent   
  Month      :   Farmer   :  Shelled   :  Roasting  :-------------------------- 
  Ending     :   Stock    :  Peanuts   :   Stock    :   Shelled   :  Total      
             :            :    2/      : (In Shell) :   Peanuts   :    3/       
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             :                          1,000 Pounds                            
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :      17,850      667,132       53,871      887,286      959,007  
Sep          :     933,403      537,061       35,063      714,291    1,682,757  
Oct          :   2,119,319      483,274       34,772      642,754    2,796,845  
Nov          :   2,322,192      448,703       37,797      596,775    2,956,764  
Dec          :   2,100,073      469,748       40,230      624,765    2,765,068  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :   1,787,981      495,362       39,732      658,831    2,486,544  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :   1,924,144      673,487       63,380      895,738    2,883,262  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
       Table 2.  Farmer Stock Peanuts, by Types, on Hand at Month's End,        
                               Crop of 1995-96 1/                               
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             :         :         :         Spanish (by Areas)        :          
  Month      :         :         :-----------------------------------:  Total   
  Ending     :Virginias: Runners :Virginia:       :        :         :   All    
             :         :         :  North : South :  South :  Total  :  Types   
             :         :         :Carolina: East  :  West  :         :          
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             :                           1,000 Pounds                           
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :   5,272     12,578      0        0         0        0     17,850 
Sep          :  37,544    888,947      0    1,887     5,025    6,912    933,403 
Oct          : 402,006  1,621,401      0    4,061    91,851   95,912  2,119,319 
Nov          : 457,679  1,717,939      0    4,164   142,410  146,574  2,322,192 
Dec          : 385,593  1,567,862      0    4,164   142,454  146,618  2,100,073 
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     : 332,666  1,301,837      0    3,799   149,679  153,478  1,787,981 
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    : 381,793  1,407,552      0    2,594   132,205  134,799  1,924,144 
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
          Table 3.  Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand at Month's End,          
                               Crop of 1995-96 1/                               
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             :             :             Commercial Stocks        : Equivalent  
  Month      :     CCC     :--------------------------------------------------- 
  Ending     : Uncommitted : Restricted  :    Other     :         :Total Farmer 
             :   Stocks    :   Use 17/   :  Commercial  :  Total  :   Stock     
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             :                             1,000 Pounds                         
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :         0          16/          16/          17,850      17,850  
Sep          :   114,129          16/          16/         819,274     933,403  
Oct          :   444,218          16/          16/       1,675,101   2,119,319  
Nov          :   652,876          16/          16/       1,669,316   2,322,192  
Dec          :   612,803          16/          16/       1,487,270   2,100,073  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :   524,632          16/          16/       1,263,349   1,787,981  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :   419,437          16/          16/       1,504,707   1,924,144  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
   Table 4.  Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (In Shell) on Hand at Month's   
                             End, Crop of 1995-96 1/                            
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             :           Shelled Edibles 19/      : Shelled :        :          
  Month      :------------------------------------:   Oil   :  Total :Roasting  
  Ending     :Virginias: Runners :Spanish : Total :Stocks 4/: Shelled:Stocks 5/ 
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             :                           1,000 Pounds                           
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     : 153,869   398,019   32,654   584,542   82,590  667,132   53,871  
Sep          : 135,963   318,190   27,095   481,248   55,813  537,061   35,063  
Oct          : 128,606   270,982   26,353   425,941   57,333  483,274   34,772  
Nov          : 128,402   250,521   25,340   404,263   44,440  448,703   37,797  
Dec          : 134,765   281,007   28,485   444,257   25,491  469,748   40,230  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     : 136,220   310,256   27,521   473,997   21,365  495,362   39,732  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    : 156,332   458,754   38,446   653,532   19,955  673,487   63,380  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Table 5.  Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight), by Months,         
                               Crop of 1995-96 18/                              
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          :         :         :         Spanish (by Areas)          :           
          :         :         :-------------------------------------:   Total   
 Month    :Virginias: Runners :Virginia:        :         :         :    All    
 Ending   :         :         :  North :  South :  South  :  Total  :   Types   
          :         :         :Carolina:  East  :  West   :         :           
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          :                            1,000 Pounds                             
          :                                                                     
Aug 1995  :   4,212     33,202       0         0      326       326     37,740  
Sep       :  11,862     37,536       0         0      180       180     49,578  
Oct       :  82,870    125,994       0         0   17,488    17,488    226,352  
Nov       :  76,930    157,188       0         0   17,926    17,926    252,044  
Dec       :  70,480    178,082       0         0   11,552    11,552    260,114  
          :                                                                     
Jan 1996  :  68,466    238,606       0         0   14,088    14,088    321,160  
Feb       :                                                                     
Mar       :                                                                     
Apr       :                                                                     
May       :                                                                     
Jun       :                                                                     
Jul       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Same Month:                                                                     
Last Seas : 108,578    223,430       0         0   20,256    20,256    352,264  
          :                                                                     
Seas Total: 314,820    770,608       0         0   61,560    61,560  1,146,988  
          :                                                                     
94 To Date: 478,760    937,724       0         0   94,062    94,062  1,510,546  
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     Table 6.  Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (In Shell) Peanuts,     
                        by Months, Crop of 1995-96                              
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          :           Shelled Edibles 18/       : Shelled :         :           
  Month   :-------------------------------------:   Oil   :  Total  :Roasting   
  Ending  :Virginias: Runners :Spanish:  Total  :Stocks 4/: Shelled :Stocks 5/  
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          :                          1,000 Pounds                               
          :                                                                     
Aug 1995  :     679     4,469     170      5,318    24,249     29,567    3,109  
Sep       :   3,168    23,213      98     26,479    10,833     37,312    5,197  
Oct       :  35,462    83,610  12,369    131,441    17,638    149,079   33,065  
Nov       :  31,824   102,118  10,503    144,445    23,944    168,389   33,137  
Dec       :  27,954   107,018   8,048    143,020    35,781    178,801   19,824  
          :                                                                     
Jan 1996  :  28,424   142,113   6,432    176,969    52,368    229,337   17,964  
Feb       :                                                                     
Mar       :                                                                     
Apr       :                                                                     
May       :                                                                     
Jun       :                                                                     
Jul       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Same Month:                                                                     
Last Seas :  50,614   135,753  12,056    198,423    42,153    240,576   33,041  
          :                                                                     
Seas Total: 127,511   462,541  37,620    627,672   164,813    792,485  112,296  
          :                                                                     
94 To Date: 191,283   607,181  56,478    854,942   152,930  1,007,872  176,270  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
     Table 7.  Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production and Stocks of Peanut Oil     
                and Cake and Meal, by Months, Crop of 1995-96 7/                
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             : Shelled  :        Production        :   Stocks (End of Period)   
  Month      : Peanuts  :------------------------------------------------------ 
  Ending     :Crushed 8/:  Crude Oil : Cake & Meal :Crude Oil 7/:Cake & Meal 7/ 
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             :                            1,000 Pounds                          
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :    56,705     25,473       31,056       19,569       13,218      
Sep          :    39,283     16,743       21,439       19,934       10,448      
Oct          :    32,414     13,156       18,216       14,195        6,321      
Nov          :    45,126     19,053       22,273       12,720        3,711      
Dec          :    56,140     23,954       32,109       14,189        6,051      
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :    67,391     28,521       38,660       20,772        6,490      
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :    64,018     27,130       35,632        3,012       23,367      
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :   297,059    126,900      163,753         --           --        
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :   268,913    112,564      152,752         --           --        
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     Table 8.  Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products, by Months,     
                              Crop of 1995-96 9/                                
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             :         Shelled Peanuts         :          :         :           
  Month      :---------------------------------: Roasting : Crude   : Cake &    
  Ending     :  Edible  :   Oil    :           :  Stock   : Peanut  :  Meal     
             :  Grades  :  Stocks  :   Total   :          : Oil 7/  :   7/      
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             :                            1,000 Pounds                          
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :   173,590     (153)     173,437     19,858    25,667     32,748  
Sep          :   129,773    37,610     167,383     24,005    16,378     24,209  
Oct          :   186,748    16,118     202,866     33,356    18,895     22,343  
Nov          :   166,123    36,837     202,960     30,112    20,528     24,883  
Dec          :   103,026    54,730     157,756     17,391    22,485     29,769  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :   147,229    56,494     203,723     18,462    21,938     38,221  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :   181,435    41,448     222,883     27,070    27,243     31,265  
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :   906,489   201,636   1,108,125    143,184   125,891    172,173  
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :   881,049   175,029   1,056,078    146,575   113,824    142,790  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
     Table 9.  Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,            
               And In Shell Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 1995-96 6/              
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             :        Edible Grades Used In 19/             :         :         
             :----------------------------------------------:         :         
  Month      :         :       :          :        :        :  Total  :         
  Ending     : Peanut  : Snack :  Peanut  : Other  :        :   All   :In Shell 
             : Candy   :Peanuts:  Butter  :Products:  Total :  Grades : Peanuts 
             :  11/    :  10/  :    12/   :        :        :   13/   :   14/   
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             :                           1,000 Pounds                           
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :  35,685   21,422   78,291     2,949   138,347   195,052   10,849 
Sep          :  34,503   26,161   61,321     2,648   124,633   163,916   12,783 
Oct          :  25,884   30,189   61,478     3,505   121,056   153,470   14,370 
Nov          :  39,310   26,633   61,350     2,185   129,478   174,604   11,693 
Dec          :  24,684   24,668   53,824     2,415   105,591   161,731   10,840 
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :  25,148   21,562   60,266     3,287   110,263   177,654   11,621 
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :  25,803   20,176   59,855     2,875   108,709   172,727   12,300 
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   : 185,214  150,635  376,530    16,989   729,368 1,026,427   72,156 
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   : 182,459  180,772  379,294    20,426   762,951 1,031,864   68,355 
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   Table 10.  Virginias Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,   
                         by Months, Crop of 1995-96 15/                         
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             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/                 
             :----------------------------------------------------------------- 
   Month     :             :            :          :            :               
   Ending    :   Peanut    :   Snack    :  Peanut  :   Other    :               
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts   :  Butter  :  Products  :   Total       
             :    11/      :    10/     :   12/    :            :               
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             :                             1,000 Pounds                         
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :      4,143       6,368       6,726        1,677      18,914      
Sep          :      2,955       9,534       7,106          896      20,491      
Oct          :      1,958      10,306       7,347        1,852      21,463      
Nov          :      2,226      10,136       6,663        1,168      20,193      
Dec          :      1,234       8,748       4,963        1,474      16,419      
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :      1,468       8,468       5,748          778      16,462      
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :      1,199       7,114       3,909        1,439      13,661      
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :     13,984      53,560      38,553        7,845     113,942      
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :     12,850      59,583      24,390        7,309     104,132      
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
    Table 11.  Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,    
                         by Months, Crop of 1995-96 15/                         
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             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/                 
             :----------------------------------------------------------------- 
   Month     :             :           :           :              :             
   Ending    :   Peanut    :   Snack   :   Peanut  :    Other     :             
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts  :   Butter  :   Products   :  Total      
             :    11/      :    10/    :     12/   :              :             
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             :                             1,000 Pounds                         
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :     29,007      13,570      70,311           824     113,712     
Sep          :     29,460      15,490      53,308         1,327      99,585     
Oct          :     21,876      17,969      52,342         1,511      93,698     
Nov          :     35,382      15,035      52,054         1,006     103,477     
Dec          :     21,984      14,601      46,510           619      83,714     
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :     22,494      11,651      52,846         2,463      89,454     
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :     23,988      11,559      54,925         1,419      91,891     
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :    160,203      88,316     327,371         7,750     583,640     
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :    161,623     108,790     346,463        12,627     629,503     
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    Table 12.  Spanish Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,    
                         by Months, Crop of 1995-96 15/                         
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             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/                 
             :----------------------------------------------------------------- 
    Month    :             :           :          :            :                
    Ending   :   Peanut    :   Snack   :  Peanut  :   Other    :                
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts  :  Butter  :  Products  :     Total      
             :    11/      :    10/    :    12/   :            :                
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             :                             1,000 Pounds                         
             :                                                                  
Aug 1995     :      2,535       1,484      1,254          448         5,721     
Sep          :      2,088       1,137        907          425         4,557     
Oct          :      2,050       1,914      1,789          142         5,895     
Nov          :      1,702       1,462      2,633           11         5,808     
Dec          :      1,466       1,319      2,351          322         5,458     
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :      1,186       1,443      1,672           46         4,347     
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :        616       1,503      1,021           17         3,157     
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :     11,027       8,759     10,606        1,394        31,786     
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :      7,986      12,399      8,441          490        29,316     
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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, 1996.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
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