Peanut Stocks and Processing ISSN: 1949-1875 Released June 29, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Up 1 Percent from Last Year Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 2.24 Billion Pounds Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on May 31, 2017 totaled 2.24 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared with 2.66 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 1.47 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 734 million pounds of farmer stock equivalent. Roasting stock totaled 41.4 million pounds. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 552 million pounds of which 530 million pounds were edible grades and 21.4 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type included 104 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 393 million pounds of Runners, and 32.6 million pounds of Spanish. Millings in May totaled 450 million pounds. Millings by type were 64.9 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 363 million pounds of Runners, and 21.6 million pounds of Spanish. Commercial processors utilized 199 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during May. Utilization by type was 118 million pounds for all peanut butter products, 36.1 million pounds for peanut candy, and 38.9 million pounds for peanut snacks. Crushing for oil and cake and meal totaled 54.9 million pounds during the month. Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 1.48 million pounds of peanut butter during May. Stocks of treated seed on hand May 31, 2017 totaled 23.4 million pounds, compared with 46.2 million pounds on April 30, 2017. Of the May total, 2.60 million pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 20.4 million pounds were Runners, and 382,000 pounds were Spanish. April stocks of treated seed included 9.16 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 35.9 million pounds of Runners, and 1.11 million pounds of Spanish. Stocks estimates refer to May 31, 2017. All other data are for the month of May. Peanut Stocks and Specified Products at Month's End - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of peanut producers and CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Farmer stock equivalent Month : Farmer : Shelled : Roasting :-------------------------------- ending : Stock : peanuts : stock : Shelled peanuts : Total : : 1/ :(in shell) 2/: : 3/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2016 : August .......: 648,204 429,603 19,548 571,372 1,239,124 September ....: 960,224 402,694 13,462 535,583 1,509,269 October ......: 3,594,182 408,052 19,251 542,709 4,156,142 November .....: 4,093,276 438,630 24,943 583,378 4,701,597 December .....: 3,747,506 464,574 24,542 617,883 4,389,931 : 2017 : January ......: 3,317,948 486,795 27,441 647,437 3,992,826 February .....: 2,828,046 518,425 32,440 689,505 3,549,991 March ........: 2,342,758 536,840 31,009 713,997 3,087,764 April ........: 1,919,788 531,712 41,339 707,177 2,668,304 May ..........: 1,466,220 551,544 41,438 733,554 2,241,212 June .........: July .........: : 2016 : May ..........: 1,948,710 506,148 34,541 673,177 2,656,428 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 2/ Cleaned and unshelled. 3/ Farmer stock + roasting stock + (actual shelled peanuts X 1.33). Farmer Stock Peanuts by Type at Month's End - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of peanut producers and CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Virginias : : : Month : and : Runners : Spanish : Total ending : Valencias : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2016 : August ........: (D) 585,166 (D) 648,204 September .....: 68,224 889,362 2,638 960,224 October .......: 448,294 3,088,596 57,292 3,594,182 November ......: 596,234 3,431,522 65,520 4,093,276 December ......: 566,082 3,113,128 68,296 3,747,506 : 2017 : January .......: 509,532 2,741,902 66,514 3,317,948 February ......: 409,060 2,361,326 57,660 2,828,046 March .........: 350,660 1,959,914 32,184 2,342,758 April .........: 256,860 1,630,744 32,184 1,919,788 May ...........: 190,734 1,264,856 10,630 1,466,220 June ..........: July ..........: : 2016 : May ...........: 244,094 1,697,116 7,500 1,948,710 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (in Shell) at Month's End - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of peanut producers and CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled edibles 1/ : : : :-------------------------------------------------------: Shelled : Total : Roasting Month : Virginias : : : : oil : shelled : stock 3/ ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : stocks 2/ : : : Valencias : : : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2016 : August .......: 66,686 299,555 16,575 382,816 46,787 429,603 19,548 September ....: 63,866 293,551 12,032 369,449 33,245 402,694 13,462 October ......: 68,890 298,377 12,987 380,254 27,798 408,052 19,251 November .....: 79,960 304,265 21,446 405,671 32,959 438,630 24,943 December .....: 76,431 340,151 18,937 435,519 29,055 464,574 24,542 : 2017 : January ......: 79,487 362,356 15,828 457,671 29,124 486,795 27,441 February .....: 98,653 375,481 18,944 493,078 25,347 518,425 32,440 March ........: 91,613 394,850 29,279 515,742 21,098 536,840 31,009 April ........: 105,794 378,672 26,807 511,273 20,439 531,712 41,339 May ..........: 104,370 393,176 32,580 530,126 21,418 551,544 41,438 June .........: July .........: : 2016 : May ..........: 69,659 367,611 29,454 466,724 39,424 506,148 34,541 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 2/ Includes straight run oil stock peanuts. 3/ Cleaned and unshelled. Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight) by Month - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Includes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Virginias : : : ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : Valencias : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2016 : August ..................: 34,712 306,448 - 341,160 September ...............: 38,624 237,068 - 275,692 October .................: 60,980 301,754 6,688 369,422 November ................: 72,546 304,876 19,312 396,734 December ................: 46,420 352,928 1,666 401,014 : 2017 : January .................: 55,130 366,870 2,072 424,072 February ................: 90,392 362,266 8,576 461,234 March ...................: 58,856 361,976 25,474 446,306 April ...................: 87,284 326,892 - 414,176 May .....................: 64,938 363,166 21,578 449,682 June ....................: July ....................: : 2016 : May .....................: 39,144 417,644 17,258 474,046 : 2016-2017 : August-May ..............: 609,882 3,284,244 85,366 3,979,492 : 2015-2016 : August-May ..............: 677,988 3,424,862 83,774 4,186,624 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (in Shell) Peanuts by Month - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled edibles 1/ : : : :-----------------------------------------------------------: Shelled : Total : Roasting Month : Virginias : : : : Oil : Shelled : Stock 3/ ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : Stocks 2/ : : : Valencias : : : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2016 : August ..................: 13,949 201,739 - 215,688 36,692 252,380 13,275 September ...............: 17,817 182,611 - 200,428 36,797 237,225 10,899 October .................: 21,287 191,147 4,236 216,670 38,917 255,587 25,329 November ................: 31,506 201,138 11,940 244,584 35,903 280,487 25,624 December ................: 18,083 232,530 1,043 251,656 33,439 285,095 17,330 : 2017 : January .................: 25,159 235,391 1,418 261,968 36,958 298,926 20,821 February ................: 44,918 233,473 6,096 284,487 35,045 319,532 20,193 March ...................: 28,467 248,542 15,064 292,073 41,392 333,465 15,830 April ...................: 38,467 212,858 - 251,325 33,463 284,788 29,379 May .....................: 31,009 232,132 13,191 276,332 48,709 325,041 21,932 June ....................: July ....................: : 2016 : May .....................: 16,092 248,947 12,994 278,033 39,194 317,227 15,156 : 2016-2017 : August-May ..............: 270,662 2,171,561 52,988 2,495,211 377,315 2,872,526 200,612 : 2015-2016 : August-May ..............: (D) 2,286,617 (D) 2,637,290 372,786 3,010,076 209,531 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes peanuts milled for seed 2/ Includes straight run oil stock peanuts 3/ Cleaned and unshelled Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production, and Stocks of Peanut Oil and Cake and Meal by Month - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Relates to oil mills only. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Shelled : Production : Stocks (end of month) ending : Peanuts :----------------------------------------------------------- : crushed 1/ : Crude Oil :Cake and Meal : Crude oil :Cake and Meal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2016 : August ..................: 57,618 24,781 31,676 6,825 9,249 September ...............: 66,573 29,058 35,883 6,405 10,006 October .................: 64,234 27,020 34,617 8,061 9,598 November ................: 51,065 22,342 27,498 5,853 8,813 December ................: 52,049 22,305 27,831 6,439 9,230 : 2017 : January .................: 47,900 20,835 25,927 6,300 7,245 February ................: 51,485 22,135 28,222 6,929 8,300 March ...................: 57,350 25,192 30,994 8,425 8,064 April ...................: 53,121 22,471 29,485 11,189 8,248 May .....................: 54,906 23,029 29,238 11,296 8,799 June ....................: July ....................: : 2016 : May .....................: 48,777 20,890 26,777 4,830 5,352 : 2016-2017 : August-May ..............: 556,301 239,168 301,371 (X) (X) : 2015-2016 : August-May ..............: 470,851 200,696 257,127 (X) (X) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ All crushings regardless of grade Apparent Disappearance or Milled Peanut Products by Month - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Includes in transit, exports, and domestic use. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Peanuts : : : Month :--------------------------------------------: Roasting : Crude : Cake ending : Edible : Oil : Total : stock : Peanut : and : grades : Stocks : : : Oil 1/ : Meal 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2016 : August ..................: 299,794 55,255 355,049 25,326 22,824 27,887 September ...............: 213,795 50,339 264,134 16,985 29,478 35,126 October .................: 205,865 44,364 250,229 19,540 25,364 35,025 November ................: 219,167 30,742 249,909 19,932 24,550 28,283 December ................: 221,808 37,343 259,151 17,731 21,719 27,414 : 2017 : January .................: 239,816 36,889 276,705 17,922 20,974 27,912 February ................: 249,080 38,822 287,902 15,194 21,506 27,167 March ...................: 269,409 45,641 315,050 17,261 23,696 31,230 April ...................: 255,794 34,122 289,916 19,049 19,707 29,301 May .....................: 257,479 47,730 305,209 21,833 22,922 28,687 June ....................: July ....................: : 2016 : May .....................: 262,977 39,486 302,463 22,650 21,633 26,447 : 2016-2017 : August-May ..............: 2,432,007 421,247 2,853,254 190,773 232,740 298,032 : 2015-2016 : August-May ..............: 2,602,240 364,374 2,966,614 215,325 198,533 254,972 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to oil mills only. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products and In Shell Peanuts by Month - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible grades used in products1/ : : Month :--------------------------------------------------------------------------: Total : In shell ending : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : Total : all : peanuts 6/ : candy 2/ : snacks 3/ : Butter 4/ : Products : : grades 5/ : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2016 : August ..................: 38,058 44,416 124,619 4,572 211,665 269,283 9,702 September ...............: 36,152 39,566 103,723 4,228 183,669 250,242 10,306 October .................: 32,546 44,620 114,039 4,382 195,587 259,821 10,830 November ................: 29,287 39,275 105,693 3,136 177,391 228,456 11,555 December ................: 23,524 35,317 102,049 3,321 164,211 216,260 11,557 : 2017 : January .................: 30,884 43,908 106,951 5,153 186,896 234,796 10,712 February ................: 34,567 36,077 103,460 4,372 178,476 229,961 10,321 March ...................: 40,374 36,158 116,406 5,404 198,342 255,692 11,850 April ...................: 31,383 32,136 105,881 4,553 173,953 227,074 11,700 May .....................: 36,059 38,881 117,855 6,125 198,920 253,826 12,055 June ....................: July ....................: : 2016 : May .....................: 32,770 39,729 118,348 4,814 195,661 244,438 12,581 : 2016-2017 : August-May ..............: 332,834 390,354 1,100,676 45,246 1,869,110 2,425,411 110,588 : 2015-2016 : August-May ..............: 314,206 422,064 1,065,657 47,448 1,849,375 2,320,226 126,298 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 2/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 3/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted, snack bars, and trail mixes. 4/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy. 5/ Includes all shelled peanuts crushed regardless of grade. 6/ Includes peanuts re-packaged, roasted in shell, salted in shell, and raw in shell. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible grades used in products1/ Month ending :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- and type : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : Total : candy 2/ : snacks 3/ : butter 4/ : products : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Runner : 2016 : August ..................: 35,582 (D) 115,551 (D) 190,283 September ...............: 33,076 (D) 94,896 (D) 161,591 October .................: 30,289 (D) 105,640 (D) 172,081 November ................: 27,295 (D) 96,902 (D) 155,956 December ................: 20,950 (D) (D) (D) 144,188 : 2017 : January .................: 28,824 (D) (D) (D) 164,410 February ................: 32,423 (D) 93,147 (D) 157,439 March ...................: 38,267 (D) 105,711 (D) 175,331 April ...................: 29,850 (D) 95,523 (D) 153,317 May .....................: 33,682 (D) 106,448 (D) 174,529 June ....................: July ....................: : 2016 : May .....................: 29,684 (D) 107,251 (D) 171,626 : 2016-2017 : August-May ..............: 310,238 307,688 1,003,496 27,703 1,649,125 : 2015-2016 : August-May ..............: 288,847 341,631 968,303 24,712 1,623,493 : Spanish : 2016 : August ..................: (D) (D) 440 (D) 2,101 September ...............: (D) (D) 308 (D) 2,559 October .................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,036 November ................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,544 December ................: (D) (D) - (D) 2,338 : 2017 : January .................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,235 February ................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,440 March ...................: (D) (D) 518 - 2,249 April ...................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 1,031 May .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,646 June ....................: July ....................: : 2016 : May .....................: (D) (D) (D) - 2,877 : 2016-2017 : August-May ..............: 11,975 (D) 4,082 (D) 22,179 : 2015-2016 : August-May ..............: (D) 6,207 4,052 (D) 23,724 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons (continued) [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible grades used in products1/ Month ending :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- and type : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : Total : candy 2/ : Snacks 3/ : butter 4/ : Products : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Virginia and Valencia : 2016 : August ..................: (D) 7,815 8,628 (D) 19,281 September ...............: (D) 8,200 8,519 (D) 19,519 October .................: (D) 10,538 (D) (D) 21,470 November ................: (D) 8,076 (D) (D) 18,891 December ................: (D) 6,659 (D) (D) 17,686 : 2017 : January .................: (D) 6,801 (D) (D) 20,251 February ................: (D) 6,146 (D) (D) 18,597 March ...................: (D) 7,535 10,177 (D) 20,763 April ...................: (D) 6,911 (D) (D) 19,604 May .....................: (D) 7,870 (D) (D) 21,744 June ....................: July ....................: : 2016 : May .....................: (D) 7,372 (D) (D) 21,158 : 2016-2017 : August-May ..............: 10,621 76,551 93,098 17,536 197,806 : 2015-2016 : August-May ..............: (D) 74,226 93,302 (D) 202,154 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 2/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 3/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted, snack bars, and trail mixes. 4/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy. Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Program Deliveries by Month - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Source: Food and Nutrition Service. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Deliveries by product Month :-------------------------------------------- ending : Peanut : Roasted : Total : butter : peanuts : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds pounds pounds : 2016 : August ..................: 3,242,855 51,840 3,294,695 September ...............: 2,797,415 - 2,797,415 October .................: 3,010,283 77,760 3,088,043 November ................: 3,172,960 25,920 3,198,880 December ................: 2,987,840 51,840 3,039,680 : 2017 : January .................: 2,036,775 25,920 2,062,695 February ................: 1,623,335 - 1,623,335 March ...................: 1,243,360 - 1,243,360 April ...................: 2,431,680 51,840 2,483,520 May .....................: 1,475,520 - 1,475,520 June ....................: July ....................: : 2016 : May .....................: 2,060,640 25,920 2,086,560 : 2016-2017 : August-May ..............: 24,022,023 285,120 24,307,143 : 2015-2016 : August-May ..............: 29,627,360 207,360 29,834,720 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Stocks of Treated Seed at Month's End - United States: May 2017 with Comparisons [Excludes stocks on farms. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Virginias : : : ending : and : Runner : Spanish : Total : Valencias : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2016 : August ........: (D) 7 (D) 50 September .....: (D) 7 (D) 47 October .......: (D) 7 (D) 45 November ......: (D) - - (D) December ......: (D) - - (D) : 2017 : January .......: (D) - - (D) February ......: (D) (D) - (D) March .........: 7,533 23,781 1,080 32,394 April .........: 9,161 35,907 1,113 46,181 May ...........: 2,602 20,373 382 23,357 June ..........: July ..........: : 2016 : May ...........: (D) 3,100 (D) 5,417 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: The peanut stocks and processing estimates in this report are based on a survey conducted during the first three weeks of the month. The survey is required by law under Title 7 of the United States Code (7 U.S.C. 951, 2010). Peanut stocks are a census of all known cleaners, shellers, crushers, warehouses, cold storage plants, and processors of peanuts who handle more than 30,000 pounds annually. Every effort is made to obtain a report from all facilities. Estimating Procedures: Since a complete report is not always received from all facilities, estimates are made for missing facilities to assure complete coverage. Peanut stocks survey data are reviewed at the national level for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. Revision Policy: Peanut stocks are subject to revision at any time during the marketing year. 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