WASHINGTON - Sep 12/19 - SNS -- Peanut production is forecast at 5.65 billion pounds, up 7% from the previous forecast and up 3% from 2018, according to the latest USDA 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 up 4% from the previous estimate but down less than 1% from the 2018 planted area. Harvested area is expected to total 1.38 million acres, up 5% from the previous forecast and up 1% from 2018.
Based on conditions as of September 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 4,086 pounds per acre, up 78 pounds per acre from last month and 95 pounds per acre above the 2018 average yield. The largest yield increases from last year are expected in Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Oklahoma.
Peanut Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2018 and 2019 [Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Alabama ..........: 165.0 160.0 162.0 157.0 Arkansas .........: 26.0 35.0 23.0 34.0 Florida ..........: 155.0 165.0 140.0 155.0 Georgia ..........: 665.0 670.0 650.0 660.0 Mississippi ......: 25.0 20.0 24.0 19.0 New Mexico .......: 5.5 5.0 5.5 5.0 North Carolina ...: 102.0 104.0 98.0 101.0 Oklahoma .........: 16.0 16.0 15.0 15.0 South Carolina ...: 87.0 65.0 82.0 62.0 Texas ............: 155.0 160.0 145.0 150.0 Virginia .........: 24.0 25.0 24.0 25.0 : United States ....: 1,425.5 1,425.0 1,368.5 1,383.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Peanut Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted September 1, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2019 : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-----------------------: 2018 : 2019 : : : : August 1 :September 1: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- ----------- pounds ---------- --- 1,000 pounds --- : Alabama ..........: 162.0 157.0 3,400 3,300 3,400 550,800 533,800 Arkansas .........: 23.0 34.0 5,000 5,000 5,000 115,000 170,000 Florida ..........: 140.0 155.0 3,600 4,000 4,000 504,000 620,000 Georgia ..........: 650.0 660.0 4,450 4,400 4,400 2,892,500 2,904,000 Mississippi ......: 24.0 19.0 4,000 4,000 4,300 96,000 81,700 New Mexico .......: 5.5 5.0 3,000 3,200 3,200 16,500 16,000 North Carolina ...: 98.0 101.0 3,900 3,800 4,200 382,200 424,200 Oklahoma .........: 15.0 15.0 3,100 3,700 3,700 46,500 55,500 South Carolina ...: 82.0 62.0 3,400 3,500 3,600 278,800 223,200 Texas ............: 145.0 150.0 3,300 3,400 3,500 478,500 525,000 Virginia .........: 24.0 25.0 4,200 4,000 3,900 100,800 97,500 : United States ....: 1,368.5 1,383.0 3,991 4,008 4,086 5,461,600 5,650,900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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