WASHINGTON - Jun 30/17 - SNS -- Growers planted an estimated 1.82 million acres of peanuts in 2017, up 9% from 2016 and represents the highest planted area since 1991, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2017.
Area for harvest is forecast at 1.77 million acres, up 15% from the previous year. In Georgia, the largest peanut-producing State, planted area is up 18% from 2016. Planted acres in South Carolina represent a record high for that State.
Peanut Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ........: 175.0 225.0 173.0 222.0 Arkansas .......: 24.0 30.0 23.0 29.0 Florida ........: 155.0 160.0 147.0 150.0 Georgia ........: 720.0 850.0 709.0 840.0 Mississippi ....: 39.0 44.0 38.0 42.0 New Mexico .....: 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 North Carolina .: 101.0 120.0 99.0 118.0 Oklahoma .......: 13.0 21.0 13.0 19.0 South Carolina .: 110.0 135.0 106.0 130.0 Texas ..........: 305.0 200.0 210.0 190.0 Virginia .......: 21.0 25.0 21.0 25.0 : United States ..: 1,671.0 1,818.0 1,547.0 1,773.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted.
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