7% Advance In Peanut Seedings Mooted
WASHINGTON - Dec 31/23 - SNS -- U.S. growers intend to plant 1.55 million acres of peanuts in 2023, up 7% from 2022, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates.
Planted acreage is expected to be up or unchanged across peanut- producing States with the exception of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Georgia, the largest peanut-producing State, expected planted area is up 8% from 2022.
Peanut Area Planted - States and United States: 2021-2023
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 185.0 165.0 170.0 103
Arkansas ...........: 36.0 33.0 35.0 106
Florida ............: 165.0 150.0 165.0 110
Georgia ............: 755.0 685.0 740.0 108
Mississippi ........: 18.0 15.0 15.0 100
New Mexico .........: 11.2 7.3 6.0 82
North Carolina .....: 115.0 117.0 130.0 111
Oklahoma ...........: 16.0 18.0 16.0 89
South Carolina .....: 69.0 71.0 85.0 120
Texas ..............: 180.0 160.0 155.0 97
Virginia ...........: 30.0 29.0 30.0 103
:
United States ......: 1,580.2 1,450.3 1,547.0 107
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1/ Intended plantings in 2023 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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