Peanut Stocks and Processing ISSN: 1949-1875 Released August 30, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Up 2 Percent from Last Year Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 2.72 Billion Pounds Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on July 31, 2018 totaled 2.72 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared with 1.44 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 1.92 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 745 million pounds of farmer stock equivalent. Roasting stock totaled 55.5 million pounds. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 560 million pounds of which 536 million pounds were edible grades and 24.2 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type included 80.0 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 399 million pounds of Runners, and 57.2 million pounds of Spanish. Millings in July totaled 280 million pounds. Millings by type were 50.1 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 225 million pounds of Runners, and 4.20 million pounds of Spanish. Commercial processors utilized 191 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during July. Utilization by type was 109 million pounds for all peanut butter products, 23.8 million pounds for peanut candy, and 46.0 million pounds for peanut snacks. Crushing for oil and cake and meal totaled 29.1 million pounds during the month. Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 2.51 million pounds of peanut butter and 103,680 pounds of roasted peanuts during July. Stocks of treated seed on hand July 31, 2018 totaled 2.97 million pounds, compared with 7.56 million pounds on June 30, 2018. Of the July total, 1.05 million pounds were Runners. June stocks of treated seed included 1.79 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 4.64 million pounds of Runners, and 1.14 million pounds of Spanish. Stocks estimates refer to July 31, 2018. All other data are for the month of July. Peanut Stocks and Specified Products at Month's End - United States: July 2018 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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Farmer stock equivalent Month : Farmer : Shelled : Roasting :-------------------------------- ending : Stock : peanuts : stock : Shelled peanuts : Total : : 1/ :(in shell) 2/: : 3/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2017 : August .......: 373,930 462,046 25,073 614,521 1,013,524 September ....: 1,251,984 399,937 22,547 531,916 1,806,447 October ......: 4,131,664 437,497 25,634 581,871 4,739,169 November .....: 4,977,150 429,454 39,421 571,174 5,587,745 December .....: 4,679,180 493,051 44,157 655,758 5,379,095 : 2018 : January ......: 4,283,352 532,800 40,285 708,624 5,032,261 February .....: 3,831,556 532,286 46,214 707,940 4,585,710 March ........: 3,351,324 622,887 45,765 828,440 4,225,529 April ........: 2,905,962 617,670 60,088 821,501 3,787,551 May ..........: 2,508,740 589,840 64,256 784,487 3,357,483 June .........: 2,191,972 546,458 63,347 726,789 2,982,108 July .........: 1,916,798 559,962 55,533 744,749 2,717,080 : 2017 : July .........: 732,966 508,382 32,478 676,148 1,441,592 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2018 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Virginias : : : Month : and : Runners : Spanish : Total ending : Valencias : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2017 : August ........: (D) 327,868 (D) 373,930 September .....: 134,852 1,116,792 340 1,251,984 October .......: 680,038 3,392,370 59,256 4,131,664 November ......: 822,530 4,025,042 129,578 4,977,150 December ......: 781,514 3,780,210 117,456 4,679,180 : 2018 : January .......: 715,350 3,447,974 120,028 4,283,352 February ......: 640,858 3,095,070 95,628 3,831,556 March .........: 570,960 2,697,796 82,568 3,351,324 April .........: 478,954 2,375,356 51,652 2,905,962 May ...........: 425,844 2,047,996 34,900 2,508,740 June ..........: 358,218 1,806,614 27,140 2,191,972 July ..........: 306,346 1,587,514 22,938 1,916,798 : 2017 : July ..........: 93,990 638,512 464 732,966 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (in Shell) at Month's End - United States: July 2018 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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled edibles 1/ : : : :-------------------------------------------------------: Shelled : Total : Roasting Month : Virginias : : : : oil : shelled : stock 3/ ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : stocks 2/ : : : Valencias : : : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2017 : August .......: 76,220 332,129 29,061 437,410 24,636 462,046 25,073 September ....: 67,309 291,091 27,379 385,779 14,158 399,937 22,547 October ......: 66,112 331,886 25,866 423,864 13,633 437,497 25,634 November .....: 87,308 303,684 21,393 412,385 17,069 429,454 39,421 December .....: 96,597 351,269 29,403 477,269 15,782 493,051 44,157 : 2018 : January ......: 81,869 396,151 30,567 508,587 24,213 532,800 40,285 February .....: 99,044 374,473 35,604 509,121 23,165 532,286 46,214 March ........: 106,651 453,959 37,347 597,957 24,930 622,887 45,765 April ........: 106,061 432,123 54,673 592,857 24,813 617,670 60,088 May ..........: 89,602 418,322 60,780 568,704 21,136 589,840 64,256 June .........: 86,049 384,327 60,093 530,469 15,989 546,458 63,347 July .........: 80,004 398,512 57,214 535,730 24,232 559,962 55,533 : 2017 : July .........: 90,704 358,249 33,057 482,010 26,372 508,382 32,478 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2018 with Comparisons [Includes peanuts milled for seed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Virginias : : : ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : Valencias : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2017 : August ..................: 29,844 343,714 - 373,558 September ...............: 26,644 171,218 - 197,862 October .................: 70,814 332,106 9,926 412,846 November ................: 89,854 320,694 - 410,548 December ................: 46,456 290,072 16,818 353,346 : 2018 : January .................: 64,712 344,352 9,790 418,854 February ................: 72,668 313,526 12,854 399,048 March ...................: 68,952 394,080 12,904 475,936 April ...................: 92,590 313,238 31,098 436,926 May .....................: 47,808 307,754 16,750 372,312 June ....................: 61,786 247,800 7,764 317,350 July ....................: 50,096 225,420 4,202 279,718 : 2017 : July ....................: 45,216 265,514 3,734 314,464 : 2017-2018 : August-July .............: 722,224 3,603,974 122,106 4,448,304 : 2016-2017 : August-July .............: 696,270 3,907,554 95,340 4,699,164 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (in Shell) Peanuts by Month - United States: July 2018 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled edibles 1/ : : : :-----------------------------------------------------------: Shelled : Total : Roasting Month : Virginias : : : : Oil : Shelled : Stock 3/ ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : Stocks 2/ : : : Valencias : : : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2017 : August ..................: 14,283 203,188 - 217,471 35,338 252,809 9,214 September ...............: 10,198 113,012 - 123,210 18,850 142,060 11,277 October .................: (D) 225,224 (D) 261,648 35,384 297,032 24,165 November ................: (D) 223,744 (D) 262,435 28,915 291,350 32,204 December ................: 21,387 204,361 11,157 236,905 32,147 269,052 15,097 : 2018 : January .................: 31,691 225,306 6,634 263,631 31,782 295,413 16,677 February ................: 38,142 228,834 9,177 276,153 31,922 308,075 17,152 March ...................: 33,201 257,559 8,874 299,634 33,266 332,900 16,790 April ...................: 37,571 215,994 20,913 274,478 33,497 307,975 32,458 May .....................: 18,093 212,900 10,460 241,453 28,087 269,540 21,489 June ....................: 27,425 176,147 4,816 208,388 25,983 234,371 19,112 July ....................: 27,856 157,476 2,409 187,741 23,111 210,852 9,840 : 2017 : July ....................: 18,022 176,218 959 195,199 32,170 227,369 11,012 : 2017-2018 : August-July .............: 328,783 2,443,745 80,619 2,853,147 358,282 3,211,429 225,475 : 2016-2017 : August-July .............: 304,618 2,582,826 57,316 2,944,760 448,377 3,393,137 230,537 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July 2018 with Comparisons [Relates to oil mills only.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Shelled : Production : Stocks (end of month) ending : Peanuts :----------------------------------------------------------- : crushed 1/ : Crude Oil :Cake and Meal : Crude oil :Cake and Meal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2017 : August ..................: 55,139 23,309 30,000 10,256 8,751 September ...............: 46,746 20,549 25,135 10,164 7,782 October .................: 48,924 21,291 25,386 8,282 6,012 November ................: 39,858 17,685 21,247 7,210 3,331 December ................: 45,841 19,742 24,889 7,098 6,284 : 2018 : January .................: 44,077 19,529 22,972 6,540 5,321 February ................: 44,383 19,367 23,926 8,806 6,999 March ...................: 41,122 18,052 22,109 10,950 5,866 April ...................: 46,165 20,568 24,420 10,120 8,035 May .....................: 41,339 18,365 22,507 10,128 2,943 June ....................: 46,094 20,064 24,959 11,574 6,279 July ....................: 29,062 13,227 14,796 9,250 4,552 : 2017 : July ....................: 47,504 20,532 25,591 10,646 8,750 : 2017-2018 : August-July .............: 528,750 231,748 282,346 (X) (X) : 2016-2017 : August-July .............: 659,966 283,689 357,751 (X) (X) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ All crushings regardless of grade Apparent Disappearance or Milled Peanut Products by Month - United States: July 2018 with Comparisons [Includes in transit, exports, and domestic use.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Peanuts : : : Month :--------------------------------------------: Roasting : Crude : Cake ending : Edible : Oil : Total : stock : Peanut : and : grades : Stocks : : : Oil 1/ : Meal 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2017 : August ..................: 262,071 37,074 299,145 16,619 23,699 29,999 September ...............: 174,841 29,328 204,169 13,803 20,641 26,104 October .................: 223,563 35,909 259,472 21,078 23,173 27,156 November ................: 273,914 25,479 299,393 18,417 18,757 23,928 December ................: 172,021 33,434 205,455 10,361 19,854 21,936 : 2018 : January .................: 232,313 23,351 255,664 20,549 20,087 23,935 February ................: 275,619 32,970 308,589 11,223 17,101 22,248 March ...................: 210,798 31,501 242,299 17,239 15,908 23,242 April ...................: 279,578 33,614 313,192 18,135 21,398 22,251 May .....................: 265,606 31,764 297,370 17,321 18,357 27,599 June ....................: 246,623 31,130 277,753 20,021 18,618 21,623 July ....................: 182,480 14,868 197,348 17,654 15,551 16,523 : 2017 : July ....................: 232,610 24,994 257,604 18,480 21,013 26,564 : 2017-2018 : August-July .............: 2,799,427 360,422 3,159,849 202,420 233,144 286,544 : 2016-2017 : August-July .............: 2,929,889 487,355 3,417,244 229,658 277,911 354,461 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to oil mills only. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products and In Shell Peanuts by Month - United States: July 2018 with Comparisons [Excludes peanuts milled for seed.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2017 : August ..................: 36,891 40,598 126,709 5,186 209,384 264,523 12,103 September ...............: 38,467 38,965 105,521 6,673 189,626 236,372 11,741 October .................: 34,422 41,959 118,207 5,414 200,002 248,926 12,274 November ................: 26,967 39,028 112,428 4,915 183,338 223,196 12,333 December ................: 28,948 43,827 102,871 7,014 182,660 228,501 10,884 : 2018 : January .................: 32,859 46,332 103,568 7,898 190,657 234,734 12,998 February ................: 35,330 43,404 97,974 8,257 184,965 229,348 12,197 March ...................: 31,009 44,193 102,914 8,582 186,698 227,820 10,236 April ...................: 31,150 46,521 103,044 10,112 190,827 236,992 11,497 May .....................: 24,682 45,114 114,858 9,118 193,772 235,111 12,087 June ....................: 34,984 48,936 117,820 10,570 212,310 258,404 11,393 July ....................: 23,795 45,968 108,653 12,204 190,620 219,682 10,234 : 2017 : July ....................: 35,579 37,821 117,677 6,354 197,431 244,935 11,129 : 2017-2018 : August-July .............: 379,504 524,845 1,314,567 95,943 2,314,859 2,843,609 139,977 : 2016-2017 : August-July .............: 407,701 470,292 1,338,195 56,769 2,272,957 2,932,923 134,073 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2018 with Comparisons [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2017 : August ..................: 34,276 (D) 115,877 (D) 185,050 September ...............: 34,836 (D) 92,012 (D) 161,309 October .................: 31,452 (D) 105,785 (D) 173,756 November ................: 24,819 (D) 101,777 (D) 161,449 December ................: 26,679 (D) 93,606 (D) 161,132 : 2018 : January .................: 30,456 (D) 93,122 (D) 168,171 February ................: 32,219 (D) 87,637 (D) 162,411 March ...................: 28,005 (D) (D) (D) 161,736 April ...................: 28,435 (D) 91,295 (D) 165,660 May .....................: 22,174 (D) 103,942 (D) 172,110 June ....................: 32,630 (D) 106,310 (D) 188,259 July ....................: 21,004 (D) 97,038 (D) 166,210 : 2017 : July ....................: 32,965 (D) 104,530 (D) 170,425 : 2017-2018 : August-July .............: 346,985 434,139 1,179,186 66,943 2,027,253 : 2016-2017 : August-July .............: 379,549 370,766 1,215,212 33,156 1,998,683 : Spanish : 2017 : August ..................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,391 September ...............: (D) (D) - - 2,908 October .................: (D) (D) (D) - 2,684 November ................: (D) (D) (D) - 2,280 December ................: (D) (D) (D) - 2,052 : 2018 : January .................: (D) (D) (D) - 2,339 February ................: (D) (D) (D) - 2,537 March ...................: (D) (D) - (D) 2,203 April ...................: (D) (D) (D) - 2,586 May .....................: (D) (D) (D) - 2,157 June ....................: (D) (D) (D) - 2,417 July ....................: (D) (D) (D) - 2,297 : 2017 : July ....................: (D) (D) (D) - 1,990 : 2017-2018 : August-July .............: 17,064 6,227 (D) (D) 28,851 : 2016-2017 : August-July .............: 14,725 7,195 (D) (D) 26,801 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States: July 2018 with Comparisons (continued) [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2017 : August ..................: (D) 8,068 (D) (D) 21,943 September ...............: (D) 7,164 13,509 (D) 25,409 October .................: (D) 7,639 (D) (D) 23,562 November ................: (D) 6,476 (D) (D) 19,610 December ................: (D) 7,373 (D) (D) 19,476 : 2018 : January .................: (D) 6,875 (D) (D) 20,147 February ................: (D) 6,105 (D) (D) 20,016 March ...................: (D) 6,687 (D) (D) 22,759 April ...................: (D) 7,191 (D) (D) 22,580 May .....................: (D) 6,017 (D) (D) 19,505 June ....................: (D) 7,535 (D) (D) 21,634 July ....................: (D) 7,349 (D) (D) 22,113 : 2017 : July ....................: (D) 7,476 (D) (D) 25,015 : 2017-2018 : August-July .............: 15,455 84,479 129,823 28,998 258,754 : 2016-2017 : August-July .............: 13,427 92,331 118,109 23,606 247,473 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July 2018 with Comparisons [Source: Food and Nutrition Service.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : Deliveries by product Month :-------------------------------------------- ending : Peanut : Roasted : Total : butter : peanuts : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds pounds pounds : 2017 : August ..................: 3,170,470 25,920 3,196,390 September ...............: 2,756,320 - 2,756,320 October .................: 3,015,795 - 3,015,795 November ................: 2,947,825 25,920 2,973,745 December ................: 2,410,720 - 2,410,720 : 2018 : January .................: 1,819,025 - 1,819,025 February ................: 1,822,560 155,520 1,978,080 March ...................: 1,236,480 - 1,236,480 April ...................: 2,219,520 25,920 2,245,440 May .....................: 1,549,080 - 1,549,080 June ....................: 1,438,560 25,920 1,464,480 July ....................: 2,511,635 103,680 2,615,315 : 2017 : July ....................: 3,619,110 - 3,619,110 : 2017-2018 : August-July .............: 26,897,990 362,880 27,260,870 : 2016-2017 : August-July .............: 29,157,453 336,960 29,494,413 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Stocks of Treated Seed at Month's End - United States: July 2018 with Comparisons [Excludes stocks on farms.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Virginias : : : ending : and : Runner : Spanish : Total : Valencias : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2017 : August ........: (D) (D) - 221 September .....: (D) (D) - 63 October .......: (D) - - (D) November ......: (D) - - (D) December ......: (D) - - (D) : 2018 : January .......: (D) - - (D) February ......: (D) (D) - 3,605 March .........: 5,973 20,005 507 26,485 April .........: 8,428 30,271 828 39,527 May ...........: 2,729 12,720 1,358 16,807 June ..........: 1,785 4,637 1,135 7,557 July ..........: (D) 1,049 (D) 2,965 : 2017 : July ..........: (D) (D) - 863 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Revisions can be made when late reports are received and errors are detected in reporting and calculating. 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