WASHINGTON - Nov 9/17 - SNS -- Peanuts production is forecast at 7.64 billion pounds, down 2% from the October forecast but up 37% from the 2016 total of 5.58 billion pounds, according to the latest crop estimates from the USDA.
If realized, production for the Nation will be the highest on record. Harvested area is expected to total 1.83 million acres, unchanged from the October forecast but up 19% from 2016.
Based on conditions as of November 1, the United States average yield is forecast at 4,176 pounds per acre, down 81 pounds per acre from October, but up 542 pounds per acre from the 2016 average yield of 3,634 pounds per acre.
If realized, the average United States yield will be the highest since 2012. Record high yields are forecast in Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. If realized, production in Georgia and South Carolina will be the highest on record.
Peanut Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016 and Forecasted November 1, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2017 : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 :-----------------------: 2016 : 2017 : : : : October 1 :November 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- ----------- pounds ---------- --- 1,000 pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 172.0 192.0 3,600 4,200 3,900 619,200 748,800 Florida ..........: 146.0 183.0 3,800 3,500 3,400 554,800 622,200 Georgia ..........: 706.0 830.0 3,900 4,700 4,600 2,753,400 3,818,000 Mississippi ......: 38.0 42.0 4,000 4,500 4,500 152,000 189,000 North Carolina ...: 99.0 118.0 3,530 4,100 4,100 349,470 483,800 Oklahoma .........: 12.0 19.0 3,700 3,400 3,800 44,400 72,200 South Carolina ...: 106.0 120.0 3,200 3,900 3,900 339,200 468,000 Texas ............: 205.0 260.0 2,730 3,700 3,700 559,650 962,000 Virginia .........: 21.0 27.0 3,650 4,300 4,450 76,650 120,150 : Other States 1/ ..: 31.0 38.0 4,284 4,068 4,068 132,800 154,600 : United States ....: 1,536.0 1,829.0 3,634 4,257 4,176 5,581,570 7,638,750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include Arkansas and New Mexico.
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