U.S. Peanut Harvest Increasing
WASHINGTON - Aug 11/23 - SNS -- Peanuts production is forecast at 6.22 million pounds in 2023, up 12% from 2022, according to the USDA.
Area harvested is expected to total 1.54 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report but up 11% from last year. Based on conditions as of August 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 4,047 pounds per acre, up 1% from 2022. A record high yield is forecast for Virginia.
Peanut Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022 and Forecasted
August 1, 2023
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023
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: ---- 1,000 acres --- ----- pounds ----- ---- 1,000 pounds ----
:
Alabama .........: 162.0 167.0 3,450 3,450 558,900 576,150
Arkansas ........: 32.0 34.0 5,200 5,000 166,400 170,000
Florida .........: 142.0 165.0 3,900 3,800 553,800 627,000
Georgia .........: 680.0 755.0 4,250 4,300 2,890,000 3,246,500
Mississippi .....: 14.0 15.0 4,500 4,400 63,000 66,000
New Mexico ......: 6.4 6.0 2,500 2,700 16,000 16,200
North Carolina ..: 116.0 128.0 4,400 4,300 510,400 550,400
Oklahoma ........: 17.0 15.0 3,650 4,000 62,050 60,000
South Carolina ..: 68.0 82.0 4,200 3,800 285,600 311,600
Texas ...........: 120.0 140.0 2,800 3,250 336,000 455,000
Virginia ........: 28.0 30.0 4,500 4,700 126,000 141,000
:
United States ...: 1,385.4 1,537.0 4,019 4,047 5,568,150 6,219,850
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