Peanut Stocks and Processing
ISSN: 1949-1875
Released January 27, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Up 4 Percent from Last Year
Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 3.29 Billion Pounds
Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on December 31, 2011 totaled
3.29 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared with
3.89 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 2.64 billion pounds of
actual farmer stock.
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 623 million pounds of farmer stock
equivalent. Roasting stock totaled 33.0 million pounds.
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 469 million pounds of which 432 million pounds
were edible grades and 36.6 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade
stocks by type included 60.3 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias,
361 million pounds of Runners, and 10.5 million pounds of Spanish.
Millings in December totaled 339 million pounds. Millings by type were
56.5 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 279 million pounds of
Runners, and 4.11 million pounds of Spanish.
Commercial processors utilized 157 million pounds of shelled edible grade
peanuts during December. Utilization by type was 94.3 million pounds for all
peanut butter products, 24.5 million pounds for peanut candy, and
37.7 million pounds for peanut snacks. Crushing for oil and cake and meal
totaled 34.4 million pounds during the month.
Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs
amounted to 1.59 million pounds of peanut butter and 25,920 pounds of roasted
peanuts during December.
Stocks of treated seed on hand December 31, 2011 totaled 628,000 pounds,
compared with 712,000 pounds on November 30, 2011. Of the December total,
335,000 pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 236,000 pounds were Runners, and
57,000 pounds were Spanish. November stocks of treated seed included
419,000 pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 236,000 pounds of Runners, and
57,000 pounds of Spanish.
Stocks estimates refer to December 31, 2011. All other data are for the month
of December.
Peanut Stocks and Specified Products at Month's End - United States: 2011 and 2012
[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]
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: : : : Farmer stock equivalent
Month : Farmer : Shelled : Roasting :---------------------------
ending : stock : peanuts : stock : Shelled : Total
: : 1/ :(in shell) 2/: peanuts : 3/
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2011 :
August ..........: 471,990 485,115 54,356 645,203 1,171,549
September .......: 613,758 452,167 37,263 601,382 1,252,403
October .........: 2,300,132 421,590 27,359 560,715 2,888,206
November ........: 2,839,016 434,881 30,094 578,392 3,447,502
December ........: 2,636,388 468,725 32,983 623,404 3,292,775
:
2012 :
January .........:
February ........:
March ...........:
April ...........:
May .............:
June ............:
July ............:
:
2010 :
December ........: 3,178,274 497,440 47,452 661,595 3,887,321
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1/ Includes 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: 2011 and 2012
[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]
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Month : Virginias : : :
ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total
: Valencias : : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2011 :
August ..........: 26,396 438,284 7,310 471,990
September .......: 23,308 586,790 3,660 613,758
October .........: 371,906 1,923,042 5,184 2,300,132
November ........: 461,728 2,362,650 14,638 2,839,016
December ........: 431,264 2,186,022 19,102 2,636,388
:
2012 :
January .........:
February ........:
March ...........:
April ...........:
May .............:
June ............:
July ............:
:
2010 :
December ........: 409,664 2,716,576 52,034 3,178,274
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Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (in Shell) at Month's End - United States: 2011 and 2012
[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]
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: Shelled edibles 1/ : : :
Month :-----------------------------------------------: Shelled : :
ending : Virginias : : : : oil : Total : Roasting
: and : Runners : Spanish : Total : stocks 2/ : shelled : stock 3/
: Valencias : : : : : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2011 :
August ..........: 74,879 352,553 18,504 445,936 39,179 485,115 54,356
September .......: 61,222 334,383 17,338 412,943 39,224 452,167 37,263
October .........: 52,198 320,801 12,235 385,234 36,356 421,590 27,359
November ........: 58,009 329,618 10,347 397,974 36,907 434,881 30,094
December ........: 60,345 361,314 10,469 432,128 36,597 468,725 32,983
:
2012 :
January .........:
February ........:
March ...........:
April ...........:
May .............:
June ............:
July ............:
:
2010 :
December ........: 116,232 317,077 22,678 455,987 41,453 497,440 47,452
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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: 2011 and 2012
[Includes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period
has not yet begun]
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Month : Virginias : : :
ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total
: Valencias : : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2011 :
August ..........: 60,558 246,678 1,370 308,606
September .......: 20,612 251,488 3,840 275,940
October .........: 42,862 264,686 - 307,548
November ........: 67,448 267,340 2,968 337,756
December ........: 56,464 278,676 4,108 339,248
:
2012 :
January .........:
February ........:
March ...........:
April ...........:
May .............:
June ............:
July ............:
:
2010 :
December ........: 52,884 209,252 8,072 270,208
:
2011-2012 :
August-December .: 247,944 1,308,868 12,286 1,569,098
:
2010-2011 :
August-December .: 281,878 1,173,396 40,696 1,495,970
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- Represents zero.
Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (in Shell) Peanuts by Month - United States:
2011 and 2012
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Shelled edibles 1/ : : :
Month :-----------------------------------------------: Shelled : :
ending : Virginias : : : : oil : Total : Roasting
: and : Runners : Spanish : Total : stocks 2/ : shelled : stock 3/
: Valencias : : : : : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2011 :
August ..........: 24,861 163,717 1,164 189,742 27,141 216,883 21,003
September .......: 6,991 160,369 2,663 170,023 31,940 201,963 8,472
October .........: 16,659 169,813 - 186,472 32,363 218,835 15,193
November ........: (D) 172,569 (D) 200,703 28,168 228,871 24,932
December ........: 22,073 181,909 2,159 206,141 27,374 233,515 20,465
:
2012 :
January .........:
February ........:
March ...........:
April ...........:
May .............:
June ............:
July ............:
:
2010 :
December ........: 20,944 132,739 5,609 159,292 26,919 186,211 19,783
:
2011-2012 :
August-December .: 98,395 848,377 6,309 953,081 146,986 1,100,067 90,065
:
2010-2011 :
August-December .: 108,364 791,474 28,068 927,906 139,253 1,067,159 111,826
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- 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: 2011 and 2012
[Relates to oil mills only. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not
yet begun]
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: Shelled : Production : Stocks (end of month)
Month : peanuts :-------------------------------------------------------
ending : crushed 1/ : Crude oil :Cake and Meal: Crude oil :Cake and Meal
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2011 :
August ..........: 48,321 20,069 26,939 6,930 8,916
September .......: 39,137 16,422 21,079 3,793 7,259
October .........: 39,997 16,670 21,877 4,058 13,746
November ........: 33,926 13,420 19,480 2,879 18,748
December ........: 34,375 14,026 18,604 3,680 21,463
:
2012 :
January .........:
February ........:
March ...........:
April ...........:
May .............:
June ............:
July ............:
:
2010 :
December ........: 36,196 15,391 20,206 3,102 6,743
:
2011-2012 :
August-December .: 195,756 80,607 107,979 (X) (X)
:
2010-2011 :
August-December .: 162,214 70,119 92,179 (X) (X)
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(X) Not applicable.
1/ All crushings regardless of grade.
Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products by Month - United States: 2011 and 2012
[Includes in transit, exports, and domestic use. Blank data cells indicate estimation
period has not yet begun]
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: Shelled peanuts : : :
Month :-----------------------------------: Roasting : Crude : Cake
ending : Edible : Oil : : stock : peanut : and
: grades : stocks : Total : : oil 1/ : meal 1/
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2011 :
August ..........: 217,684 31,342 249,026 25,617 19,975 27,982
September .......: 203,016 31,895 234,911 25,565 19,559 22,736
October .........: 214,181 35,231 249,412 25,097 16,405 15,390
November ........: 187,963 27,617 215,580 22,197 14,599 14,478
December ........: 171,987 27,684 199,671 17,576 13,225 15,889
:
2012 :
January .........:
February ........:
March ...........:
April ...........:
May .............:
June ............:
July ............:
:
2010 :
December ........: 187,910 32,177 220,087 22,434 13,711 22,256
:
2011-2012 :
August-December .: 994,831 153,769 1,148,600 116,052 83,763 96,475
:
2010-2011 :
August-December .: 1,026,214 133,298 1,159,512 117,303 73,905 92,481
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1/ Relates to oil mills only.
Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products and in Shell Peanuts by Month - United States:
2011 and 2012
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Edible grades used in products1/ : :
:-----------------------------------------------------------: Total :
Month : : : : : : all : In shell
ending : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : : grades : peanuts
: candy : snacks : butter : products : Total : 5/ : 6/
: 2/ : 3/ : 4/ : : : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2011 :
August ..........: 39,284 31,485 110,551 1,319 182,639 230,960 11,367
September .......: 41,927 34,863 98,257 1,238 176,285 215,422 12,810
October .........: 37,461 34,562 100,634 1,111 173,768 213,765 12,629
November ........: 33,326 37,441 105,488 1,032 177,287 211,213 12,855
December ........: 24,464 37,670 94,321 881 157,336 191,711 10,935
:
2012 :
January .........:
February ........:
March ...........:
April ...........:
May .............:
June ............:
July ............:
:
2010 :
December ........: 24,715 31,774 92,154 1,099 149,742 185,938 11,248
:
2011-2012 :
August-December .: 176,462 176,021 509,251 5,581 867,315 1,063,071 60,596
:
2010-2011 :
August-December .: 155,588 168,351 502,222 7,331 833,492 995,706 57,024
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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:
2011 and 2012
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells
indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Edible grades used in products 1/
:---------------------------------------------------------------------
Month ending : : : : :
and type : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other :
: candy : snacks : butter : products : Total
: 2/ : 3/ : 4/ : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
Runner :
2011 :
August ........: 36,068 24,554 101,977 1,126 163,725
September .....: 38,745 26,492 90,807 1,067 157,111
October .......: 34,327 24,560 89,177 916 148,980
November ......: 31,222 28,631 97,012 955 157,820
December ......: 22,057 27,703 87,155 691 137,606
:
2012 :
January .......:
February ......:
March .........:
April .........:
May ...........:
June ..........:
July ..........:
:
2010 :
December ......: 22,968 25,145 80,044 922 129,079
:
2011-2012 :
August-December: 162,419 131,940 466,128 4,755 765,242
:
2010-2011 :
August-December: 143,289 135,937 445,298 6,000 730,524
:
Spanish :
2011 :
August ........: 1,476 827 (D) (D) 3,155
September .....: 1,614 1,001 (D) (D) 2,751
October .......: 1,736 970 (D) (D) 3,224
November ......: 788 1,041 (D) (D) 2,029
December ......: 1,171 956 (D) (D) 2,462
:
2012 :
January .......:
February ......:
March .........:
April .........:
May ...........:
June ..........:
July ..........:
:
2010 :
December ......: 762 1,073 (D) (D) 2,656
:
2011-2012 :
August-December: 6,785 4,795 (D) (D) 13,621
:
2010-2011 :
August-December: 5,286 6,191 (D) (D) 15,048
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells
indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Edible grades used in products 1/
:---------------------------------------------------------------------
Month ending : : : : :
and type : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other :
: candy : snacks : butter : products : Total
: 2/ : 3/ : 4/ : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
Virginia and Vale:
2011 :
August ........: 1,740 6,104 (D) (D) 15,759
September .....: 1,568 7,370 (D) (D) 16,424
October .......: 1,398 9,032 (D) (D) 21,564
November ......: 1,316 7,769 (D) (D) 17,438
December ......: 1,236 9,011 (D) (D) 17,267
:
2012 :
January .......:
February ......:
March .........:
April .........:
May ...........:
June ..........:
July ..........:
:
2010 :
December ........: 985 5,556 (D) (D) 18,006
:
2011-2012 :
August-December .: 7,258 39,286 (D) (D) 88,452
:
2010-2011 :
August-December .: 7,013 26,223 (D) (D) 87,920
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(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:
2011 and 2012
[Source: Food and Nutrition Service. Blank data cells indicate
estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Deliveries by product
:-----------------------------------------------
Month : : :
ending : Peanut : Roasted : Total
: butter : peanuts :
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: pounds
:
2011 :
August ..........: 575,680 25,920 601,600
September .......: 962,880 34,560 997,440
October .........: 3,473,920 25,920 3,499,840
November ........: 1,807,840 25,920 1,833,760
December ........: 1,591,040 25,920 1,616,960
:
2012 :
January .........:
February ........:
March ...........:
April ...........:
May .............:
June ............:
July ............:
:
2010 :
December ........: 3,205,603 25,920 3,231,523
:
2011-2012 :
August-December .: 8,411,360 138,240 8,549,600
:
2010-2011 :
August-December .: 18,325,465 362,880 18,688,345
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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. Once the marketing year
ends, no revisions can be made to the previous marketing year.
Reliability: The peanut stocks and processing survey is subject to non-
sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data,
and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors
cannot be measured directly, but are minimized through rigid quality controls
in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for
consistency and reasonableness.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional
information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch........................... (202) 720-2127
Jacqueline Moore, Head, Field Crops Section................ (202) 720-2127
Suzanne Avilla - Peanuts, Rice........................ (202) 720-7688
Bryan Durham - Oats, Rye, Wheat....................... (202) 720-8068
Steve Maliszewski - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.. (202) 720-5944
Anthony Prillaman - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet...... (202) 720-9526
Julie Schmidt - Crop Weather, Barley, Hay............. (202) 720-7621
Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.. (202) 720-7369
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