Peanut Stocks
and Processing
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service
 
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released February 26, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on "Peanut Stocks and Processing" call
Herman Ellison at (202) 720-7688, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ET. Stocks estimates refer to January 31, 1999; all other data are for
the month of January.
 
 
 
 
             Peanut Stocks Up 48 Percent From Last Year
 
Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 3.21 billion pounds of
equivalent farmer stock, compared to 2.16 billion pounds last year. This
total includes 2.25 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.
 
 
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 919 million pounds of equivalent farmer
stock. Roasting stock totaled 48.1 million pounds. There were 309
million pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on
hand as of January 31, 1999.
 
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 691 million pounds of which 669 million
pounds were edible grades and 22.3 million pounds were oil stocks.
Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias 150 million pounds; Runners,
467 million pounds; and Spanish, 52.5 million pounds.
 
January millings totaled 351 million pounds. Millings by type were 80.4
million pounds of Virginias, 266 million pounds of Runners, and 4.54
million pounds of Spanish.
 
Commercial processors utilized 150 million pounds of shelled edible
grade peanuts during January. Utilization for all peanut butter products
was 57.3 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 30.8 million
pounds, and utilization for snack peanuts was 23.3 million pounds.
Crushing for oil, cake, and meal totaled 37.5 million pounds during the
month.
 
Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition
Programs amounted to 3,397,676 pounds of peanut butter, and 16,434
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 184,000 pounds,
compared with 241,000 pounds on December 31, 1998. Of the January total,
86,000 pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 84,000 pounds were Runners,
and 14,000 pounds were Spanish. December stocks of treated seed included
143,000 pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 84,000 pounds of Runners, and
14,000 pounds of Spanish.
 
 
Gr Lg 6 (2-99)
       Table 1.  Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products at Month's End,
                               Crop of 1998-99 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 1998     :       9,250      436,875       18,306      581,044      608,600
Sep          :     409,108      303,091       12,153      403,111      824,372
Oct          :   2,087,806      384,954       23,193      511,989    2,622,988
Nov          :   2,220,885      447,464       34,411      595,127    2,850,423
Dec          :   2,036,829      540,401       38,900      718,733    2,794,462
             :
Jan 1999     :   2,245,870      691,168       48,066      919,253    3,213,189
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :   1,464,791      494,592       42,242      657,807    2,164,840
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See footnotes on page 8.
 
 
       Table 2.  Farmer Stock Peanuts, by Types, on Hand at Month's End,
                               Crop of 1998-99 1/
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             :         :         :         Spanish (by Areas)        :
  Month      :         :         :-----------------------------------:  Total
  Ending     :Virginias: Runners :Virginia:       :        :         :   All
             :         :         :  North : South :  South :  Total  :  Types
             :         :         :Carolina: East  :  West  :         :
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             :                           1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1998     :   3,588      5,662      0        0         0        0      9,250
Sep          :  29,154    379,064      0        0       890      890    409,108
Oct          : 385,648  1,674,086      0        0    28,072   28,072  2,087,806
Nov          : 421,704  1,765,701      0        0    33,480   33,480  2,220,885
Dec          : 378,065  1,644,079      0        0    14,685   14,685  2,036,829
             :
Jan 1999     : 340,752  1,894,709      0      122    10,287   10,409  2,245,870
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    : 250,926  1,167,202      0        0    46,663   46,663  1,464,791
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See footnotes on page 8.
          Table 3.  Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand at Month's End,
                               Crop of 1998-99 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 1998     :         0        16/             16/          9,250       9,250
Sep          :    18,844        16/             16/        390,264     409,108
Oct          :   101,644        16/             16/      1,986,162   2,087,806
Nov          :   266,319        16/             16/      1,954,566   2,220,885
Dec          :   292,328        16/             16/      1,744,501   2,036,829
             :
Jan 1999     :   309,023        16/             16/      1,936,847   2,245,870
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :    41,262        16/             16/      1,423,529   1,464,791
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See footnotes on page 8.
 
 
 
   Table 4.  Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (In Shell) on Hand at Month's
                             End, Crop of 1998-99 1/
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             :           Shelled Edibles 19/      : Shelled :        :
  Month      :------------------------------------:   Oil   :  Total :Roasting
  Ending     :Virginias: Runners :Spanish : Total :Stocks 4/: Shelled:Stocks 5/
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             :                           1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1998     :  70,264   327,484   29,761   427,509    9,366  436,875   18,306
Sep          :  49,594   222,696   22,388   294,678    8,413  303,091   12,153
Oct          :  81,336   257,878   24,947   364,161   20,793  384,954   23,193
Nov          : 103,814   297,045   27,299   428,158   19,306  447,464   34,411
Dec          : 125,284   353,322   38,335   516,941   23,460  540,401   38,900
             :
Jan 1999     : 149,821   466,558   52,528   668,907   22,261  691,168   48,066
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :  96,871   344,015   39,613   480,499   14,093  494,592   42,242
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See footnotes on page 8.
 
         Table 5.  Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight), by Months,
                               Crop of 1998-99 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 1998  :   3,486     15,438    0         0           0         0     18,924
Sep       :  12,756     62,842    0         0         890       890     76,488
Oct       : 136,350    284,412    0         0      17,712    17,712    438,474
Nov       :  94,988    233,958    0         0      13,584    13,584    342,530
Dec       :  86,656    200,262    0         0      23,794    23,794    310,712
          :
Jan 1999  :  80,370    266,376    0         0       4,540     4,540    351,286
Feb       :
Mar       :
Apr       :
May       :
Jun       :
Jul       :
          :
Same Month:
Last Seas :  76,694    217,750    0         0      12,150    12,150    306,594
          :
Seas Total: 414,606  1,063,288    0         0      60,520    60,520  1,538,414
          :
97 To Date: 365,416    969,138    0         0      84,672    84,672  1,419,226
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     Table 6.  Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (In Shell) Peanuts,
                        by Months, Crop of 1998-99
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          :           Shelled Edibles 18/       : Shelled :         :
  Month   :-------------------------------------:   Oil   :  Total  :Roasting
  Ending  :Virginias: Runners :Spanish:  Total  :Stocks 4/: Shelled :Stocks 5/
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          :                          1,000 Pounds
          :
Aug 1998  :     461    10,232       0     10,693     3,196     13,889      880
Sep       :   3,531    37,918     624     42,073    10,512     52,585    6,114
Oct       :  48,984   177,366  11,190    237,540    26,217    263,757   51,895
Nov       :  38,835   160,341   9,193    208,369    22,946    231,315   31,263
Dec       :  40,135   140,737  15,681    196,553    19,320    215,873   23,225
          :
Jan 1999  :  35,074   197,062   3,010    235,146    26,768    261,914   27,812
Feb       :
Mar       :
Apr       :
May       :
Jun       :
Jul       :
          :
Same Month:
Last Seas :  33,368   150,040   7,776    191,184    22,771    213,955   21,400
          :
Seas Total: 167,020   723,656  39,698    930,374   108,959  1,039,333  141,189
          :
97 To Date: 135,826   654,576  56,374    846,776   109,673    956,449  136,728
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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 1998-99 7/
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             : Shelled  :        Production        :   Stocks (End of Period)
  Month      : Peanuts  :------------------------------------------------------
  Ending     :Crushed 8/:  Crude Oil : Cake & Meal :Crude Oil 7/:Cake & Meal 7/
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             :                            1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1998     :    13,711      5,640        7,138       28,597       21,245
Sep          :    11,010      4,803        6,193       19,508       23,901
Oct          :    14,647      6,346        8,300       15,321       10,551
Nov          :    28,158     11,329       16,829       10,425       11,534
Dec          :    32,428     13,344       19,085        9,375        8,398
             :
Jan 1999     :    37,462     16,193       21,269       12,147        9,368
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :    41,810     18,436       23,304       16,843       23,665
             :
Seas Total   :   137,416     57,655       78,814         --           --
             :
97 To Date   :   181,520     77,513      100,016         --           --
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     Table 8.  Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products, by Months,
                              Crop of 1998-99 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 1998     :   163,554     7,921     171,475     13,142     6,340      9,897
Sep          :   174,904    11,465     186,369     12,267    13,892      3,537
Oct          :   168,057    13,837     181,894     40,855    10,533     21,650
Nov          :   144,372    24,433     168,805     20,045    16,225     15,846
Dec          :   107,770    15,166     122,936     18,736    14,394     22,221
             :
Jan 1999     :    83,180    27,967     111,147     18,646    13,421     20,299
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :    94,142    26,543     120,685     16,486    19,454     14,328
             :
Seas Total   :   841,837   100,789     942,626    123,691    74,805     93,450
             :
97 To Date   :   865,231   136,580   1,001,811    148,257    83,606     84,642
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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 1998-99 6/
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             :        Edible Grades Used In 19/             :         :
             :----------------------------------------------:         :
  Month      :         :       :          :        :        :  Total  :
  Ending     : Peanut  : Snack :  Peanut  : Other  :        :   All   :In Shell
             : Candy   :Peanuts:  Butter  :Products:  Total :  Grades : Peanuts
             :  11/    :  10/  :    12/   :        :        :   13/   :   14/
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             :                           1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1998     :  33,492   28,550   66,912     3,083   132,037   145,748   12,369
Sep          :  36,898   35,334   63,289     2,939   138,460   149,470   13,398
Oct          :  46,349   32,569   65,906     2,544   147,368   162,015   15,377
Nov          :  28,671   31,865   57,457     1,669   119,662   147,820   12,801
Dec          :  22,553   31,540   60,503     1,296   115,892   148,320   12,394
             :
Jan 1999     :  30,797   23,277   57,257     1,186   112,517   149,979   14,857
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :  26,126   16,683   59,157     3,476   105,442   147,252   12,736
             :
Seas Total   : 198,760  183,135  371,324    12,717   765,936   903,352   81,196
             :
97 To Date   : 174,744  163,060  398,256    17,544   753,604   935,124   81,914
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   Table 10.  Virginias Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
                         by Months, Crop of 1998-99 15/
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             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/
             :-----------------------------------------------------------------
   Month     :             :            :          :            :
   Ending    :   Peanut    :   Snack    :  Peanut  :   Other    :
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts   :  Butter  :  Products  :   Total
             :    11/      :    10/     :   12/    :            :
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             :                             1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1998     :      3,459       6,442       4,112          115      14,128
Sep          :      2,502       9,744       4,949          664      17,859
Oct          :      7,422       6,685       5,987          775      20,869
Nov          :      3,009       7,746       5,068          121      15,944
Dec          :      2,133       8,187       3,556           72      13,948
             :
Jan 1999     :      1,449       6,823       5,049           96      13,417
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :      1,575       4,137       4,816        1,401      11,929
             :
Seas Total   :     19,974      45,627      28,721        1,843      96,165
             :
97 To Date   :     11,865      46,927      29,416        8,126      96,334
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See footnotes on page 8.
    Table 11.  Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
                         by Months, Crop of 1998-99 15/
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             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/
             :-----------------------------------------------------------------
   Month     :             :           :           :              :
   Ending    :   Peanut    :   Snack   :   Peanut  :    Other     :
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts  :   Butter  :   Products   :  Total
             :    11/      :    10/    :     12/   :              :
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             :                             1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1998     :     28,190      20,578      61,106         2,921     112,795
Sep          :     31,968      24,249      56,100         2,175     114,492
Oct          :     37,219      23,966      58,538         1,670     121,393
Nov          :     23,962      21,921      50,473         1,482      97,838
Dec          :     18,927      21,581      54,804         1,125      96,437
             :
Jan 1999     :     27,125      15,316      51,240         1,011      94,692
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :     22,464      11,376      52,658         2,059      88,557
             :
Seas Total   :    167,391     127,611     332,261        10,384     637,647
             :
97 To Date   :    153,832     104,506     352,405         8,890     619,633
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    Table 12.  Spanish Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
                         by Months, Crop of 1998-99 15/
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             :                        Edible Grades Used In 19/
             :-----------------------------------------------------------------
    Month    :             :           :          :            :
    Ending   :   Peanut    :   Snack   :  Peanut  :   Other    :
             :   Candy     :  Peanuts  :  Butter  :  Products  :     Total
             :    11/      :    10/    :    12/   :            :
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             :                             1,000 Pounds
             :
Aug 1998     :      1,843       1,530      1,694           47         5,114
Sep          :      2,428       1,341      2,240          100         6,109
Oct          :      1,708       1,918      1,381           99         5,106
Nov          :      1,700       2,198      1,916           66         5,880
Dec          :      1,493       1,772      2,143           99         5,507
             :
Jan 1999     :      2,223       1,138        968           79         4,408
Feb          :
Mar          :
Apr          :
May          :
Jun          :
Jul          :
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :      2,087       1,170      1,683           16         4,956
             :
Seas Total   :     11,395       9,897     10,342          490        32,124
             :
97 To Date   :      9,047      11,627     16,435          528        37,637
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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.
 
 
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