Peanut Seedings Sink 20%
WASHINGTON - Jun 29/18 - SNS -- Farmers in the United States planted 1.50 million acres of peanuts, down 20% from 2017 and the lowest planted area since 2014, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for this year.
Area for harvest is forecast at 1.46 million acres, down 18% from last year. In Georgia, the largest peanut-producing State, planted area is down 16% from 2017.
Peanut Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ........: 195.0 160.0 193.0 157.0
Arkansas .......: 30.0 30.0 29.0 29.0
Florida ........: 195.0 160.0 186.0 151.0
Georgia ........: 835.0 700.0 825.0 690.0
Mississippi ....: 44.0 30.0 43.0 29.0
New Mexico .....: 7.6 8.0 7.6 8.0
North Carolina .: 119.0 105.0 117.0 103.0
Oklahoma .......: 21.0 16.0 20.0 15.0
South Carolina .: 122.0 100.0 118.0 96.0
Texas ..........: 275.0 170.0 210.0 160.0
Virginia .......: 27.0 23.0 27.0 23.0
:
United States ..: 1,870.6 1,502.0 1,775.6 1,461.0
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1/ Forecasted.
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