HDR1012000110060126961500Peanut Stocks and Processing
HDR2012000110060126961500Peanut Stks & Proc. Narr. & Tables

Released January 26, 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)
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contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV.
Stocks estimates refer to December 31, 1995; all other data are for the month
of December.


           Peanut Stocks Down 14 Percent From Last Year

Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.78 billion pounds of equivalent
farmer stock, compared to 3.21 billion pounds last year.  This total includes
2.11 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.

Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 625 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock.
Roasting stock totaled 40.7 million pounds. There were 613 million pounds of
Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of December 31,
1995.

Shelled peanut stocks totaled 470 million pounds of which 444 million pounds  
were edible grades and 25.7  million pounds were oil stocks.  Edible grade
stocks by type were:  Virginias, 135 million pounds;  Runners, 281 million
pounds; and Spanish, 28.5  million pounds.

December millings totaled 260 million pounds.  Millings by type were
70.5 million pounds of Virginias, 178  million pounds of Runners, and
11.6 million pounds of Spanish.

Commercial processors utilized 106 million pounds of shelled edible grade
peanuts during December. Utilization for all peanut butter products was
53.8 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 24.6 million pounds, and
utilization for snack peanuts was 24.7 million pounds.  Crushing for oil,
cake, and meal totaled 56.1 million pounds during the month.
              
Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs
amounted to 1,668,958  pounds of peanuts butter, and 215,928 pounds of roasted
peanuts during December.  There were no deliveries of peanut granules during
the month. 
 
Stocks of treated seed on hand December 31 totaled 327,000 pounds, compared
with 151,000 pounds on November  30, 1995.  Of the December total, 267,000
pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 54,000 pounds were Runners, and 6,000
pounds were Spanish.  November stocks of treated seed included 92,000 pounds
of Virginias and Valencias, 54,000 pounds of Runners, and 5,000 pounds of
Spanish.


Gr Lg 6 (1-96)



       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          :   2,109,395      469,951       40,714      625,035    2,775,144 
             :                                                                 
Jan 1996     :                                                            
Feb          :                                                                 
Mar          :                                                                 
Apr          :                                                                 
May          :                                                                 
Jun          :                                                                 
Jul          :                                                    
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :   2,282,665      655,794       57,409      872,206    3,212,280
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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          : 394,915  1,567,862      0    4,164   142,454  146,618  2,109,395
             :                                                                 
Jan 1996     :                                                            
Feb          :                                                                 
Mar          :                                                                 
Apr          :                                                                 
May          :                                                                 
Jun          :                                                                 
Jul          :                                                    
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    : 458,573  1,666,395      0    4,034   153,663  157,697  2,282,665
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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/       1,496,592   2,109,395 
             :                                                                 
Jan 1996     :                                                            
Feb          :                                                                 
Mar          :                                                                 
Apr          :                                                                 
May          :                                                                 
Jun          :                                                                 
Jul          :                                                   
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :   579,194         16/           16/       1,703,471   2,282,665
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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          : 134,759   281,007   28,483   444,249   25,702  469,951   40,714 
             :                                                                 
Jan 1996     :                                                            
Feb          :                                                                 
Mar          :                                                                 
Apr          :                                                                 
May          :                                                                 
Jun          :                                                                 
Jul          :                                                    
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    : 146,223   455,496   34,825   636,544   19,250  655,794   57,409
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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  :                                                            
Feb       :                                                                    
Mar       :                                                                    
Apr       :                                                                    
May       :                                                                    
Jun       :                                                                    
Jul       :                                                     
          :
Same Month:
Last Seas :  84,040    195,934       0         0   16,510    16,510    296,484
          :
Seas Total: 246,354    532,002       0         0   47,472    47,472    825,828
          :
94 To Date: 370,182    714,294       0         0   73,806    73,806  1,158,282 
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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  :                                                            
Feb       :                                                                    
Mar       :                                                                    
Apr       :                                                                    
May       :                                                                    
Jun       :                                                                    
Jul       :                                                       
          :
Same Month:
Last Seas :  35,220   128,169   9,695    173,084    31,807    204,891   29,119
          :
Seas Total:  99,087   320,428  31,188    450,703   112,445    563,148   94,332
          :
94 To Date: 140,669   471,428  44,422    656,519   110,777    767,296  143,229
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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     :                                                            
Feb          :                                                                 
Mar          :                                                                 
Apr          :                                                                 
May          :                                                                 
Jun          :                                                                 
Jul          :                                                    
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :    55,449     23,619       31,323        3,125       19,000
             :
Seas Total   :   229,668     98,379      125,093         --           --
             :
94 To Date   :   204,895     85,434      117,120         --           --       
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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          :   103,034    54,519     157,553     16,907    22,485     29,769 
             :                                                                 
Jan 1996     :                                                            
Feb          :                                                                 
Mar          :                                                                 
Apr          :                                                                 
May          :                                                                 
Jun          :                                                                 
Jul          :                                                   
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :   130,870    34,781     165,651     18,669    22,340     25,298
             :
Seas Total   :   759,268   144,931     904,199    124,238   103,953    133,952
             :
94 To Date   :   699,614   133,581     833,195    119,505    86,581    111,525 
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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/  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                           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          :  24,634   24,699   53,842     2,416   105,591   161,731   10,832
             :                                                                 
Jan 1996     :                                                            
Feb          :                                                                 
Mar          :                                                                 
Apr          :                                                                 
May          :                                                                 
Jun          :                                                                 
Jul          :                                                                 
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :  33,722   26,569   61,388     2,824   124,503   179,952   11,595
             :
Seas Total   : 160,016  129,104  316,282    13,703   619,105   848,773   60,527
             :
94 To Date   : 156,656  160,596  319,439    17,551   654,242   859,137   56,055
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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          :      1,230       8,745       4,981        1,474      16,430     
             :                                                                 
Jan 1996     :                                                          
Feb          :                                                                 
Mar          :                                                                 
Apr          :                                                                 
May          :                                                                 
Jun          :                                                                 
Jul          :                                                                 
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :      1,110      10,460       3,960          748      16,278
             :
Seas Total   :     12,512      45,089      32,823        7,067      97,491
             :
94 To Date   :     11,651      52,469      20,481        5,870      90,471     
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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          :     21,941      14,630      46,510           620      83,701    
             :                                                                 
Jan 1996     :                                                          
Feb          :                                                                 
Mar          :                                                                 
Apr          :                                                                 
May          :                                                                 
Jun          :                                                                 
Jul          :                                                   
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :     31,149      14,602      55,796         2,048     103,595
             :
Seas Total   :    137,666      76,694     274,525         5,288     494,173
             :
94 To Date   :    137,635      97,231     291,538        11,208     537,612    
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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          :      1,463       1,324      2,351          322         5,460    
             :                                                                 
Jan 1996     :                                                          
Feb          :                                                                 
Mar          :                                                                 
Apr          :                                                                 
May          :                                                                 
Jun          :                                                                 
Jul          :                                                                 
             :
Same Month   :
Last Seas    :      1,463       1,507      1,632           28         4,630
             :
Seas Total   :      9,838       7,321      8,934        1,348        27,441
             :
94 To Date   :      7,370      10,896      7,420          473        26,159    
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                       
                                                                               

These Statistics are collected and presented according to the Peanut Statistics
Act which requires shellers, crushers and processors of raw peanuts to submit
periodic reports for their operations.  These reports are usually based on a
complete enumeration of all shellers and crushers and all of the larger
processors of raw peanuts.  However, reports are occasionally received too
late to be included in the first tabulation.  Allowances are made for these
missing reports and revised totals  are published in the next report.


 1/  Excludes stocks on farms.  Includes stocks owned by or held for account
     of CCC in commercial storages.  Farmer stock on net weight basis.

 2/  Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed
     (untreated).

 3/  Actual farmer stock, plus roasting stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.

 4/  Includes straight run oil stock peanuts.

 5/  Cleaned and unshelled.

 6/  Excludes peanuts milled for seed.

 7/  Relates to oil mills only.

 8/  All crushings regardless of grade.

 9/  Includes in transit, exports and domestic use.

10/  Formerly titled 'Salted Peanuts'.  Includes salted, unsalted,
     dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted.

11/  Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy.

12/  Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies
     and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy.

13/  Includes all shelled peanuts crushed regardless of grade.

14/  Includes peanuts re-packaged, roasted in shell, salted in shell,
     and raw in shell.

15/  Crushings by type not available.

16/  Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

17/  Purchased from CCC for crushing or export.

18/  Includes peanuts milled for seed.

19/  Beginning in February 1988, shelled edible grades include blanched
     and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion
     factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively.  This should be considered
     when comparing with previous years.




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February 28, 1996.


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