WASHINGTON - Aug 12/16 - SNS -- U.S. peanut production is forecast at 6.11 billion pounds, down 2% from last year, according to the USDA's latest estimate for the crop.
Area for harvest is expected to total 1.53 million acres, unchanged from the June forecast but 2% lower than 2015. Based on conditions as of August 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 3,990 pounds per acre, up 27 pounds from last year. The largest yield increases from last year are expected in South Carolina and North Carolina, where heavy rain and flooding significantly reduced the crop potential last year. If realized, production in Georgia, the largest peanut- producing State, will be the second highest on record.
Peanut Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2015 and Forecasted August 1, 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 acres --- ----- pounds ----- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 197.0 173.0 3,350 3,600 659,950 622,800 Florida .........: 180.0 136.0 3,650 3,600 657,000 489,600 Georgia .........: 777.0 750.0 4,470 4,500 3,473,190 3,375,000 Mississippi .....: 42.0 39.0 3,600 3,900 151,200 152,100 North Carolina ..: 88.0 79.0 3,400 3,800 299,200 300,200 Oklahoma ........: 9.0 12.0 3,500 3,500 31,500 42,000 South Carolina ..: 82.0 111.0 3,200 3,600 262,400 399,600 Texas ...........: 168.0 187.0 3,500 3,000 588,000 561,000 Virginia ........: 19.0 20.0 3,850 3,900 73,150 78,000 : Other States 1/ .: 5.0 24.0 3,000 3,713 15,000 89,100 : United States ...: 1,567.0 1,531.0 3,963 3,990 6,210,590 6,109,400 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For 2015, Other States include New Mexico. For 2016, Other States include Arkansas and New Mexico.
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