Peanut Seedings May Slip 2%
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS -- Peanut growers intend to plant 1.63 million acres in 2021, down 2% from 2020, but 13% above 2019, according to the USDA.
In Georgia, the largest peanut- producing State, expected planted area is down 2% (or 20,000 acres) from 2020. Decreases of 20,000 acres from a year ago are also expected in South Carolina and Texas.
Peanut Area Planted - States and United States: 2019-2021
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 160.0 185.0 190.0 103
Arkansas ...........: 34.0 39.0 45.0 115
Florida ............: 165.0 175.0 180.0 103
Georgia ............: 675.0 810.0 790.0 98
Mississippi ........: 20.0 23.0 25.0 109
New Mexico .........: 4.7 6.2 6.5 105
North Carolina .....: 104.0 108.0 110.0 102
Oklahoma ...........: 15.0 15.0 17.0 113
South Carolina .....: 65.0 85.0 65.0 76
Texas ..............: 165.0 190.0 170.0 89
Virginia ...........: 25.0 28.0 27.0 96
:
United States ......: 1,432.7 1,664.2 1,625.5 98
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1/ Intended plantings in 2021 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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