Peanut Seedings Rising 2%
WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- Growers intend to plant 1.45 million acres in 2019, up 2% from 2018, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.
The States expecting an increase in planted area are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Georgia, the largest peanut- producing State, expected planted area is up 1% from 2018.
Peanut Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 195.0 165.0 170.0 103
Arkansas ...........: 30.0 26.0 25.0 96
Florida ............: 195.0 155.0 170.0 110
Georgia ............: 835.0 665.0 670.0 101
Mississippi ........: 44.0 25.0 20.0 80
New Mexico .........: 7.6 5.5 5.0 91
North Carolina .....: 119.0 102.0 100.0 98
Oklahoma ...........: 22.0 16.0 20.0 125
South Carolina .....: 122.0 87.0 65.0 75
Texas ..............: 275.0 155.0 180.0 116
Virginia ...........: 27.0 24.0 24.0 100
:
United States ......: 1,871.6 1,425.5 1,449.0 102
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1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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