HDR1012000110061129951500Peanut Stocks and Processing                           
HDR2012000110061129951500Peanut Stocks and Processing Narrative                 
                                                                                
Released November 29, 1995, 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@AG.GOV.  Stocks estimates refer to October 31, 1995; all other data are    
for the month of October.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                  Peanut Stocks Down 5 Percent From Last Year                   
                                                                                
Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.77 billion pounds of equivalent   
farmer stock, compared to 2.91 billion pounds last year.  This total includes   
2.11 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 635 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock.  
Roasting stock totaled 31.6 million pounds.  There were 444 million pounds of   
Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of October 31, 1995. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 477 million pounds of which 420 million pounds    
were edible grades and 57.3 million pounds were oil stocks.  Edible grade       
stocks by type were:  Virginias, 128 million pounds; Runners, 267 million       
pounds; and Spanish, 24.4 million pounds.                                       
                                                                                
October millings totaled 225 million pounds.  Millings by type were             
81.7 million pounds of Virginias, 126 million pounds of Runners, and            
17.5 pounds of Spanish.                                                         
                                                                                
Commercial processors utilized 121 million pounds of shelled edible grade       
peanuts during October.  Utilization for all peanut butter products was         
61.5 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 25.8 million pounds, and  
utilization for snack peanuts was 30.2 million pounds.  Crushing for oil, cake, 
and meal totaled 32.4 million pounds during the month.                          
                                                                                
Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs   
amounted to 994,128 pounds of peanut butter, 235,926 pounds of roasted peanuts, 
and 46,200 pounds of granules during October.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Stocks of treated seed on hand October 31 totaled 162,000 pounds, compared with 
140,000 on September 30, 1995.  Of the October total, 81,000 pounds were        
Virginias and Valencias, 76,000 pounds were Runners, and 5,000 pounds were      
Spanish.  September stocks of treated seed included 81,000 pounds of Virginias  
and Valencias, 54,000 pounds of Runners, and 5,000 pounds of Spanish.           
                                                                                
Gr Lg 6 (11-95)                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061129951500Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products               
                                                                                
       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          :   2,107,093      477,141       31,563      634,598    2,773,254  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :   2,080,974      598,028       38,200      795,377    2,914,551  
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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          : 389,780  1,621,401      0    4,061    91,851   95,912  2,107,093 
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    : 470,558  1,498,835      0    3,954   107,627  111,581  2,080,974 
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061129951500Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand                     
                                                                                
          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/       1,662,875   2,107,093  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :   372,111         16/           16/       1,708,863   2,080,974  
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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          : 128,484   266,936   24,384   419,804   57,337  477,141   31,563  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    : 106,702   429,643   32,539   568,884   29,144  598,028   38,200  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061129951500Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight)               
                                                                                
         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       :  81,716    125,994    0         0      17,488    17,488    225,198  
Nov       :                                                                     
Dec       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Jan 1996  :                                                                     
Feb       :                                                                     
Mar       :                                                                     
Apr       :                                                                     
May       :                                                                     
Jun       :                                                                     
Jul       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Same Month:                                                                     
Last Seas : 136,494    176,494    0         0      34,800    34,800    347,788  
          :                                                                     
Seas Total:  97,790    196,732    0         0      17,994    17,994    312,516  
          :                                                                     
94 To Date: 164,274    327,330    0         0      40,596    40,596    532,200  
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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       :  35,262    83,610  12,369    131,241    17,667    148,908   32,212  
Nov       :                                                                     
Dec       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Jan 1996  :                                                                     
Feb       :                                                                     
Mar       :                                                                     
Apr       :                                                                     
May       :                                                                     
Jun       :                                                                     
Jul       :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Same Month:                                                                     
Last Seas :  48,017   128,116  19,891    196,024    22,127    218,151   59,617  
          :                                                                     
Seas Total:  39,109   111,292  12,637    163,038    52,749    215,787   40,518  
          :                                                                     
94 To Date:  56,097   212,669  24,035    292,801    56,204    349,005   70,227  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061129951500Shelled Peanuts Crushed                                
                                                                                
     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        8,321      
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :    28,464     11,403       16,675        3,222        9,470      
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :   128,402     55,372       70,711         --           --        
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :   105,899     43,796       60,696         --           --        
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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          :   192,685    16,143     208,828     35,712    18,895     20,343  
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :   141,816    12,435     154,251     41,584    13,194     18,399  
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :   496,048    53,600     549,648     79,575    60,940     77,300  
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :   403,556    69,114     472,670     65,712    44,846     64,631  
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061129951500Shelled Peanuts Crushed                                
                                                                                
     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          :  25,846   30,223   61,478     3,505   121,052   153,466   14,370 
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :  29,793   35,129   62,359     3,573   130,854   159,318   14,148 
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :  96,034   77,806  201,090     9,102   384,032   512,434   38,002 
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :  98,090   98,167  201,393     9,913   407,563   513,462   33,287 
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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          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :      1,900      11,648       3,396        1,438      18,382      
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :      9,056      26,208      21,179        4,425      60,868      
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :      9,172      29,027      12,379        3,707      54,285      
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See footnotes on page 8.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110061129951500Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis)                    
                                                                                
    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          :     21,838      18,003      52,342         1,511      93,694     
Nov          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :     26,737      20,920      57,737         1,863     107,257     
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :     80,305      47,063     175,961         3,662     306,991     
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :     84,394      62,157     184,566         5,838     336,955     
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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          :                                                                  
Dec          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Jan 1996     :                                                                  
Feb          :                                                                  
Mar          :                                                                  
Apr          :                                                                  
May          :                                                                  
Jun          :                                                                  
Jul          :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
Same Month   :                                                                  
Last Seas    :      1,156       2,561      1,226          272         5,215     
             :                                                                  
Seas Total   :      6,673       4,535      3,950        1,015        16,173     
             :                                                                  
94 To Date   :      4,524       6,983      4,448          368        16,323     
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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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