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U.S. Peanut Production Summary - 1909-2015

Peanut Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1909-2015
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   Year   :    Area planted     :   Area harvested    :   Yield per acre    :     Production      :   Price per pound   : Value of production
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          :       -------- 1,000 acres --------               pounds             1,000 pounds              cents             1,000 dollars
          :
1909 .....:         804.0                 537.0                 660                  354,605               0.041                 14,449
1910 .....:         703.0                 464.0                 827                  383,875               0.040                 15,398
1911 .....:         749.0                 472.0                 775                  365,800               0.042                 15,475
1912 .....:         795.0                 480.0                 753                  361,625               0.044                 16,053
1913 .....:         831.0                 465.0                 824                  383,000               0.045                 17,244
1914 .....:         920.0                 526.0                 801                  421,075               0.042                 17,809
1915 .....:       1,064.0                 617.0                 779                  480,680               0.041                 19,886
1916 .....:       1,400.0                 878.0                 758                  665,950               0.048                 32,209
1917 .....:       1,805.0               1,314.0                 752                  988,705               0.070                 69,478
1918 .....:       1,892.0               1,326.0                 713                  945,975               0.065                 61,597
1919 .....:       1,628.0                 957.0                 719                  688,270               0.093                 64,002
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1920 .....:       1,715.0                 995.0                 699                  695,842               0.048                 33,053
1921 .....:       1,691.0                 980.0                 692                  678,200               0.038                 26,020
1922 .....:       1,472.0                 821.0                 637                  523,345               0.053                 27,929
1923 .....:       1,418.0                 797.0                 713                  568,150               0.065                 36,653
1924 .....:       1,809.0               1,084.0                 658                  712,815               0.058                 41,187
1925 .....:       1,667.0                 996.0                 725                  721,660               0.043                 30,836
1926 .....:       1,520.0                 860.0                 770                  662,190               0.050                 33,382
1927 .....:       1,859.0               1,086.0                 777                  844,220               0.052                 43,470
1928 .....:       2,039.0               1,213.0                 695                  843,505               0.049                 41,183
1929 .....:       2,064.0               1,262.0                 712                  898,197               0.037                 33,533
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1930 .....:       1,881.0               1,073.0                 650                  697,350               0.035                 24,462
1931 .....:       2,299.0               1,440.0                 733                1,055,815               0.016                 17,144
1932 .....:       2,649.0               1,501.0                 627                  941,195               0.016                 14,587
1933 .....:       2,350.0               1,217.0                 673                  819,620               0.029                 23,328
1934 .....:       2,627.0               1,514.0                 670                1,014,385               0.033                 33,293
1935 .....:       2,546.0               1,497.0                 770                1,152,795               0.031                 36,181
1936 .....:       2,741.0               1,660.0                 759                1,260,020               0.037                 46,391
1937 .....:       2,542.0               1,538.0                 802                1,232,755               0.033                 40,630
1938 .....:       2,803.0               1,692.0                 762                1,288,740               0.033                 42,126
1939 .....:       3,106.0               1,908.0                 636                1,213,110               0.034                 41,224
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1940 .....:       3,108.0               2,052.0                 861                1,766,590               0.033                 58,850
1941 .....:       2,945.0               1,900.0                 776                1,475,205               0.047                 68,746
1942 .....:       4,725.0               3,362.0                 652                2,192,800               0.061                133,248
1943 .....:       5,150.0               3,492.0                 623                2,176,420               0.071                155,025
1944 .....:       4,088.0               3,068.0                 678                2,080,825               0.080                167,352
1945 .....:       4,058.0               3,160.0                 646                2,042,235               0.083                168,878
1946 .....:       4,086.0               3,141.0                 649                2,038,005               0.091                185,364
1947 .....:       4,282.0               3,377.0                 646                2,181,695               0.101                220,210
1948 .....:       3,971.0               3,296.0                 709                2,335,840               0.105                246,180
1949 .....:       2,894.0               2,308.0                 808                1,864,780               0.104                193,496
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Peanut Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1909-2015 (continued)
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   Year   :    Area planted     :   Area harvested    :   Yield per acre    :     Production      :   Price per pound   : Value of production
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          :       -------- 1,000 acres --------               pounds             1,000 pounds              cents             1,000 dollars
          :
1950 .....:       2,731.0               2,262.0                  900               2,035,285               0.109                 221,881
1951 .....:       2,606.0               1,982.0                  837               1,658,885               0.104                 173,240
1952 .....:       1,909.0               1,443.0                  940               1,355,800               0.109                 147,511
1953 .....:       1,846.0               1,515.0                1,039               1,574,175               0.111                 174,742
1954 .....:       1,881.0               1,387.0                  727               1,008,495               0.122                 122,792
1955 .....:       1,912.6               1,668.6                  928               1,548,326               0.117                 181,985
1956 .....:       1,862.5               1,384.5                1,161               1,607,462               0.112                 179,922
1957 .....:       1,776.9               1,480.9                  969               1,435,549               0.104                 148,855
1958 .....:       1,725.6               1,515.6                1,197               1,814,242               0.106                 192,979
1959 .....:       1,598.4               1,435.4                1,061               1,523,218               0.095                 145,842
          :
1960 .....:       1,545.9               1,394.9                1,232               1,718,011               0.100                 171,991
1961 .....:       1,538.5               1,398.3                1,185               1,657,099               0.109                 181,543
1962 .....:       1,520.6               1,400.5                1,228               1,719,320               0.110                 189,314
1963 .....:       1,511.3               1,396.2                1,391               1,942,088               0.112                 217,788
1964 .....:       1,487.3               1,397.2                1,502               2,099,144               0.112                 235,006
1965 .....:       1,519.5               1,438.3                1,661               2,389,596               0.114                 272,391
1966 .....:       1,490.1               1,420.7                1,700               2,415,731               0.113                 272,861
1967 .....:       1,473.8               1,403.5                1,765               2,477,255               0.114                 282,107
1968 .....:       1,495.9               1,438.4                1,770               2,546,591               0.119                 303,726
1969 .....:       1,512.1               1,455.7                1,742               2,535,394               0.123                 312,358
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1970 .....:       1,517.6               1,469.2                2,030               2,983,121               0.128                 382,967
1971 .....:       1,528.9               1,454.5                2,066               3,005,118               0.136                 408,371
1972 .....:       1,532.8               1,486.4                2,203               3,274,761               0.145                 475,367
1973 .....:       1,530.2               1,495.7                2,323               3,473,837               0.162                 562,460
1974 .....:       1,519.6               1,472.1                2,491               3,667,604               0.179                 657,987
1975 .....:       1,531.9               1,500.0                2,564               3,846,722               0.196                 754,491
1976 .....:       1,544.6               1,517.5                2,464               3,739,190               0.200                 746,675
1977 .....:       1,540.6               1,512.4                2,456               3,715,055               0.210                 780,869
1978 .....:       1,540.8               1,509.1                2,619               3,952,384               0.211                 833,885
1979 .....:       1,545.9               1,519.7                2,611               3,968,485               0.206                 819,276
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1980 .....:       1,521.4               1,399.8                1,645               2,302,762               0.251                 578,635
1981 .....:       1,514.0               1,488.7                2,675               3,981,850               0.269               1,069,526
1982 .....:       1,311.4               1,277.4                2,693               3,440,255               0.250                 862,686
1983 .....:       1,411.0               1,373.5                2,399               3,295,530               0.246                 814,579
1984 .....:       1,558.6               1,528.0                2,883               4,405,945               0.279               1,230,774
1985 .....:       1,490.4               1,467.4                2,810               4,122,787               0.244               1,003,412
1986 .....:       1,564.7               1,535.2                2,408               3,697,085               0.292               1,073,279
1987 .....:       1,567.4               1,547.4                2,337               3,616,010               0.280               1,021,870
1988 .....:       1,657.4               1,628.4                2,445               3,980,917               0.280               1,115,202
1989 .....:       1,665.2               1,644.7                2,426               3,989,995               0.280               1,118,875
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                                                                                                                                   --continued
Peanut Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1909-2015 (continued)
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   Year   :    Area planted     :   Area harvested    :   Yield per acre    :     Production      :   Price per pound   : Value of production
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          :       -------- 1,000 acres --------               pounds             1,000 pounds              cents             1,000 dollars
          :
1990 .....:       1,846.0               1,815.5                1,985               3,603,650               0.347               1,249,899
1991 .....:       2,039.2               2,015.7                2,444               4,926,570               0.283               1,392,041
1992 .....:       1,686.6               1,669.1                2,567               4,284,416               0.300               1,285,361
1993 .....:       1,733.5               1,689.8                2,008               3,392,415               0.304               1,030,904
1994 .....:       1,641.0               1,618.5                2,624               4,247,455               0.289               1,229,012
1995 .....:       1,537.5               1,517.0                2,282               3,461,475               0.293               1,013,323
1996 .....:       1,401.5               1,380.0                2,653               3,661,205               0.281               1,029,774
1997 .....:       1,434.0               1,413.8                2,503               3,539,380               0.283               1,002,703
1998 .....:       1,521.0               1,467.0                2,702               3,963,440               0.284               1,125,919
1999 .....:       1,534.5               1,436.0                2,667               3,829,490               0.254                 971,608
          :
2000 .....:       1,536.8               1,336.0                2,444               3,265,505               0.274                 896,097
2001 .....:       1,541.2               1,411.9                3,029               4,276,704               0.234               1,000,512
2002 .....:       1,353.0               1,291.7                2,571               3,321,040               0.182                 599,714
2003 .....:       1,344.0               1,312.0                3,159               4,144,150               0.193                 799,428
2004 .....:       1,430.0               1,394.0                3,076               4,288,200               0.189                 813,551
2005 .....:       1,657.0               1,629.0                2,989               4,869,860               0.173                 843,435
2006 .....:       1,243.0               1,210.0                2,863               3,464,250               0.177                 612,798
2007 .....:       1,230.0               1,195.0                3,073               3,672,250               0.205                 758,626
2008 .....:       1,534.0               1,507.0                3,426               5,162,400               0.230               1,193,617
2009 .....:       1,116.0               1,079.0                3,421               3,691,650               0.217                 793,147
          :
2010 .....:       1,288.0               1,255.0                3,312               4,156,840               0.225                 938,611
2011 .....:       1,140.6               1,080.6                3,386               3,658,590               0.318               1,168,587
2012 .....:       1,638.0               1,604.0                4,211               6,753,880               0.301               2,026,326
2013 .....:       1,067.0               1,043.0                4,001               4,173,170               0.249               1,055,095
2014 .....:       1,353.5               1,322.5                3,923               5,188,665               0.220               1,158,251
2015 .....:       1,625.0               1,567.0                3,963               6,210,590               0.190               1,186,903
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