Peanut Prices ISSN: 1949-1891 Released August 21, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Peanut Price Highlights Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 20.0 cents per pound for the week ending August 15, down 0.5 cent from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending August 15 totaled 99.6 million pounds, up 16.5 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 20.0 cents per pound for the week ending August 15, up 0.4 cent from the previous week. Marketings of runner-type peanuts totaled 99.2 million pounds, up 50.1 million pounds from the previous week. Peanut Prices and Marketings by Type - United States: July 18, 2020-August 15, 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending Item and type:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 18, : July 25, : August 1, : August 8, : August 15, : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Average price : Runner .......: 0.206 0.202 0.200 0.196 0.200 Spanish ......: (X) 0.217 (X) 0.206 0.203 Valencia .....: (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .....: 0.254 0.232 0.254 0.222 (X) : All ..........: 0.215 0.205 0.202 0.205 0.200 : : 1,000 pounds : Marketings 1/ : Runner .......: 32,042 96,057 57,109 49,101 99,155 Spanish ......: - 5,220 - 8,214 406 Valencia .....: - - - - - Virginia .....: 7,119 9,529 2,666 25,705 - : All ..........: 39,161 110,806 59,775 83,020 99,561 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Peanut Prices by Type and Week - United States: 2019-2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average price :----------------------------------------------------------- Week ending : Runner : Spanish : Valencia : Virginia : All -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : August 3, 2019 .....: 0.193 (X) (X) 0.181 0.193 August 10, 2019 ....: 0.194 (X) (X) (X) 0.194 August 17, 2019 ....: 0.207 (X) (X) 0.255 0.214 August 24, 2019 ....: 0.202 0.227 (X) 0.179 0.203 : August 31, 2019 ....: 0.204 (X) (X) 0.222 0.207 September 7, 2019 ..: 0.202 (X) (X) (X) 0.202 September 14, 2019 .: 0.192 0.220 (X) 0.212 0.199 September 21, 2019 .: 0.194 (X) (X) 0.225 0.201 September 28, 2019 .: 0.188 (X) (X) 0.219 0.196 : October 5, 2019 ....: 0.193 0.232 (X) 0.221 0.196 October 12, 2019 ...: 0.194 0.285 (X) 0.217 0.197 October 19, 2019 ...: 0.196 0.459 (X) 0.219 0.207 October 26, 2019 ...: 0.194 0.529 (X) 0.230 0.218 : November 2, 2019 ...: 0.194 0.487 (X) 0.230 0.208 November 9, 2019 ...: 0.185 0.494 (X) 0.228 0.195 November 16, 2019 ..: 0.174 0.292 (X) 0.237 0.179 November 23, 2019 ..: 0.180 0.184 (X) 0.229 0.182 : November 30, 2019 ..: 0.195 (X) (X) 0.232 0.196 December 7, 2019 ...: 0.172 0.049 (X) 0.151 0.171 December 14, 2019 ..: 0.190 (X) (X) 0.262 0.199 December 21, 2019 ..: 0.179 (X) (X) 0.274 0.194 December 28, 2019 ..: 0.192 (X) (X) 0.280 0.222 : January 4, 2020 ....: 0.189 (X) (X) 0.255 0.214 January 11, 2020 ...: 0.194 (X) (X) 0.285 0.232 January 18, 2020 ...: 0.183 (X) (X) 0.221 0.197 January 25, 2020 ...: 0.205 (X) (X) 0.227 0.206 : February 1, 2020 ...: 0.206 (X) (X) 0.267 0.206 February 8, 2020 ...: 0.193 0.251 (X) 0.218 0.199 February 15, 2020 ..: 0.205 0.388 (X) (X) 0.216 February 22, 2020 ..: 0.195 (X) (X) 0.212 0.199 : February 29, 2020 ..: 0.203 0.235 (X) 0.219 0.211 March 7, 2020 ......: 0.198 (X) (X) (X) 0.198 March 14, 2020 .....: 0.198 0.235 (X) 0.264 0.203 March 21, 2020 .....: 0.197 (X) (X) 0.222 0.204 March 28, 2020 .....: 0.198 0.511 (X) 0.230 0.214 : April 4, 2020 ......: 0.196 0.251 (X) (X) 0.199 April 11, 2020 .....: 0.206 (X) (X) 0.221 0.209 April 18, 2020 .....: 0.197 (X) (X) 0.228 0.208 April 25, 2020 .....: 0.196 0.229 (X) (X) 0.217 : May 2, 2020 ........: 0.196 (X) (X) 0.218 0.202 May 9, 2020 ........: 0.203 0.297 (X) 0.252 0.217 May 16, 2020 .......: 0.200 (X) (X) 0.221 0.201 May 23, 2020 .......: 0.205 0.506 (X) (X) 0.239 : May 30, 2020 .......: 0.201 0.252 (X) 0.246 0.206 June 6, 2020 .......: 0.204 (X) (X) 0.222 0.209 June 13, 2020 ......: 0.200 (X) (X) 0.253 0.204 June 20, 2020 ......: 0.200 (X) (X) 0.222 0.209 June 27, 2020 ......: 0.207 (X) (X) (X) 0.207 : July 4, 2020 .......: 0.200 (X) (X) 0.230 0.210 July 11, 2020 ......: 0.203 (X) (X) 0.242 0.207 July 18, 2020 ......: 0.206 (X) (X) 0.254 0.215 July 25, 2020 ......: 0.202 0.217 (X) 0.232 0.205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. Peanut Marketings by Type and Week - United States: 2019-2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Marketings 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------- Week ending : Runner : Spanish : Valencia : Virginia : All -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : August 3, 2019 .....: 20,367 - - 705 21,072 August 10, 2019 ....: 101,538 - - - 101,538 August 17, 2019 ....: 56,366 - - 10,085 66,451 August 24, 2019 ....: 82,260 4,079 - 1,887 88,226 : August 31, 2019 ....: 317,756 - - 62,229 379,985 September 7, 2019 ..: 49,756 - - - 49,756 September 14, 2019 .: 11,993 3,258 - 278 15,529 September 21, 2019 .: 28,480 - - 7,750 36,230 September 28, 2019 .: 125,240 - - 50,106 175,346 : October 5, 2019 ....: 171,389 906 - 16,527 188,822 October 12, 2019 ...: 93,631 521 - 11,371 105,523 October 19, 2019 ...: 87,718 3,482 - 7,301 98,501 October 26, 2019 ...: 76,238 5,751 - 7,057 89,046 : November 2, 2019 ...: 106,566 3,927 - 17,396 127,889 November 9, 2019 ...: 55,893 1,320 - 4,678 61,891 November 16, 2019 ..: 40,618 214 - 3,556 44,388 November 23, 2019 ..: 47,438 132 - 2,148 49,718 : November 30, 2019 ..: 25,779 - - 607 26,386 December 7, 2019 ...: 35,902 50 - 2,098 38,050 December 14, 2019 ..: 41,791 - - 5,648 47,439 December 21, 2019 ..: 57,423 - - 10,957 68,380 December 28, 2019 ..: 3,195 - - 1,694 4,889 : January 4, 2020 ....: 18,201 - - 10,616 28,817 January 11, 2020 ...: 12,504 - - 8,947 21,451 January 18, 2020 ...: 46,390 - - 27,686 74,076 January 25, 2020 ...: 25,394 - - 1,576 26,970 : February 1, 2020 ...: 66,622 - - 32 66,654 February 8, 2020 ...: 55,388 2,167 - 13,836 71,391 February 15, 2020 ..: 78,593 5,040 - - 83,633 February 22, 2020 ..: 65,542 - - 18,517 84,059 : February 29, 2020 ..: 50,494 11,827 - 14,383 76,704 March 7, 2020 ......: 87,879 - - - 87,879 March 14, 2020 .....: 116,387 8,010 - 4,404 128,801 March 21, 2020 .....: 64,646 - - 25,996 90,642 March 28, 2020 .....: 186,609 8,586 - 31,876 227,071 : April 4, 2020 ......: 51,774 2,738 - - 54,512 April 11, 2020 .....: 122,312 - - 23,581 145,893 April 18, 2020 .....: 46,451 - - 27,886 74,337 April 25, 2020 .....: 4,146 7,084 - - 11,230 : May 2, 2020 ........: 61,769 - - 25,293 87,062 May 9, 2020 ........: 70,929 11,144 - 3,047 85,120 May 16, 2020 .......: 122,856 - - 5,419 128,275 May 23, 2020 .......: 57,527 7,258 - - 64,785 : May 30, 2020 .......: 97,395 5,668 - 5,008 108,071 June 6, 2020 .......: 75,678 - - 26,178 101,856 June 13, 2020 ......: 85,116 - - 8,062 93,178 June 20, 2020 ......: 52,916 - - 35,757 88,673 June 27, 2020 ......: 82,387 - - - 82,387 : July 4, 2020 .......: 73,854 - - 35,587 109,441 July 11, 2020 ......: 83,395 - - 9,212 92,607 July 18, 2020 ......: 32,042 - - 7,119 39,161 July 25, 2020 ......: 96,057 5,220 - 9,529 110,806 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Quantity purchased from farmers. Statistical Methodology Survey procedures: Price and marketing information included in this report is provided the beginning of each week by first buyers of farmer stock peanuts. Each week, respondents are asked to report total pounds purchased (marketings) from farmers and total dollars paid, by type (Runners, Spanish, Valencias, and Virginias), for the previous week. The reported data are to include all qualities and grades and exclude peanuts used for seed. Data are collected by telephone, fax, and internet each week for the previous week. The peanut price survey is an enumeration of all known first buyers of farmer stock peanuts from growers. Every effort is made to obtain a report from all buyers. Estimating procedures: Since a complete report is not received from all buyers each week, the reported quantities purchased and total dollars paid for each type are expanded to account for non-response. These expanded data are then used to calculate the weighted average price for each type. Estimates of price and marketings are prepared by the Agricultural Statistics Board and reviewed for reasonableness with recent historic estimates and between the different peanut types. Revision policy: Price and marketing estimates for the prior three weeks are subject to revision based on late reports. At the end of the marketing year, all buyers will have an opportunity to update or provide any late data for any week during the marketing year. After this data is incorporated with previously reported data, revised weekly estimates will be published for the entire marketing year. Reliability: The peanut price survey is subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. 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