IV 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 196 

Recognizing the American Peanut Shellers Association for their exemplary 

services and dedicated efforts to support our Nation’s peanut industry 

over the past 100 years. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2019 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Agriculture 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the American Peanut Shellers Association for 

their exemplary services and dedicated efforts to support 

our Nation’s peanut industry over the past 100 years. 

Whereas the American Peanut Shellers Association (APSA) 

was established by commercial peanut shellers and 

crushers from Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, who began 

operations in early 1918 as the Southeastern Peanut Association (SPA); 

Whereas approximately one year later, on April 5, 1919, a 

group of commercial peanut farmers representing their 

home States convened in Atlanta to officially charter the 

Southeastern Peanut Association; 


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Whereas, in 1965, the APSA cosponsored first USA Peanut 

Congress—the largest meeting of all segments of the peanut industry; 

Whereas on November 30, 1993, the Southeastern Peanut 

Association officially changed its name to the American 

Peanut Shellers Association to incorporate other shelling 

companies from other States; 

Whereas the current APSA headquarters in Albany, Georgia, 

was completed in 1986 and has been the official hub of 

this renowned association since its relocation from Americus, Georgia, in the early in 1960s; 

Whereas, for the past 100 years, Georgia peanut farmers 

through the APSA have been successful in improving the 

quality and safety and increasing the profitability of peanuts and peanut products by working to promote and increase consumption; 

Whereas, today, the APSA is the oldest organized group in 

the peanut industry boasting 10 active member shelling 

companies and 145 associate members who handle 90 

percent of the peanuts grown in the United States; 

Whereas Georgia leads the Nation in production of peanuts 

with nearly 50 percent of the annual peanut crop; 

Whereas Georgia has 14,000 farms with peanuts and about 

4,500 active farmers; 

Whereas approximately 200 businesses in Georgia are peanut 

related; 

Whereas two million bags of peanuts are distributed annually 

and the industry contributes more than 50,000 jobs and 

an estimated $2 billion to the economy of the State of 

Georgia; 


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Whereas, since George Washington Carver discovered the 

many uses for the peanut in the early twentieth century, 

peanuts have become a household food staple and a 

source of dietary fiber, protein, and other healthy nutrients; 

Whereas although peanuts are produced in other parts of the 

country, no peanuts are of higher quality or more delicious than Georgia peanuts; and 

Whereas the hard work of John Powell, Executive Director 

of the American Peanut Shellers Association, and the 

rest of the wonderful staff as well as Chairman Ralph 

Johnson and all those who serve on the Associate Board 

of Directors has contributed to the success of the APSA 

in many ways: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog2 nizes the American Peanut Shellers Association for their 

3 exemplary services and dedicated efforts to support our 

4 Nation’s peanut industry over the past 100 years. 

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