WASHINGTON - Sep 13/18 - SNS -- Peanut production in the U.S. is forecast at 5.76 billion pounds, down 5% from August and down 20% from 2017, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data. Planted area, at 1.43 million acres, is down 5% from the June estimate and is 24% lower than the 2017 planted area. Harvested area is expected to total 1.39 million acres, down 5% from the August forecast and down 22% from 2017.
Based on conditions as of September 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 4,151 pounds per acre, down 16 pounds per acre from August but 77 pounds per acre above the 2017 average yield. The largest yield increases from last year are expected in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Record high yields are forecast in Alabama and Florida.
Peanut Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted September 1, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2018 : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 :-----------------------: 2017 : 2018 : : : : August 1 :September 1: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- ----------- pounds ---------- --- 1,000 pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 193.0 163.0 3,650 4,000 4,000 704,450 652,000 Florida ..........: 186.0 146.0 3,550 4,000 4,100 660,300 598,600 Georgia ..........: 825.0 655.0 4,380 4,500 4,500 3,613,500 2,947,500 Mississippi ......: 43.0 24.0 4,100 4,100 4,000 176,300 96,000 North Carolina ...: 117.0 100.0 4,100 4,100 3,900 479,700 390,000 Oklahoma .........: 20.0 15.0 3,700 3,200 3,000 74,000 45,000 South Carolina ...: 118.0 84.0 4,000 3,800 3,800 472,000 319,200 Texas ............: 210.0 145.0 3,600 3,300 3,200 756,000 464,000 Virginia .........: 27.0 24.0 4,550 4,200 4,100 122,850 98,400 : Other States 1/ ..: 36.6 31.5 4,768 4,676 4,738 174,500 149,250 : United States ....: 1,775.6 1,387.5 4,074 4,167 4,151 7,233,600 5,759,950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include Arkansas and New Mexico.
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