WASHINGTON - Aug 12/19 - SNS -- Peanut production is forecast at 5.30 billion pounds, down 3% from 2018, according to the USDA's latest crop production report.
Area harvested is expected to total 1.32 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 3% from 2018.
Based on conditions as of August 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 4,008 pounds per acre, up 17 pounds per acre from 2018. If realized, this would represent the second highest yield on record for the United States.
Peanut Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted August 1, 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 acres --- ----- pounds ----- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 162.0 147.0 3,400 3,300 550,800 485,100 Arkansas ........: 23.0 44.0 5,000 5,000 115,000 220,000 Florida .........: 140.0 135.0 3,600 4,000 504,000 540,000 Georgia .........: 650.0 590.0 4,450 4,400 2,892,500 2,596,000 Mississippi .....: 24.0 24.0 4,000 4,000 96,000 96,000 New Mexico ......: 5.5 5.0 3,000 3,200 16,500 16,000 North Carolina ..: 98.0 98.0 3,900 3,800 382,200 372,400 Oklahoma ........: 15.0 13.0 3,100 3,700 46,500 48,100 South Carolina ..: 82.0 62.0 3,400 3,500 278,800 217,000 Texas ...........: 145.0 180.0 3,300 3,400 478,500 612,000 Virginia ........: 24.0 25.0 4,200 4,000 100,800 100,000 : United States ...: 1,368.5 1,323.0 3,991 4,008 5,461,600 5,302,600 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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