Modest Gain In Peanut Area
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- Growers intend to plant 1.65 million acres of peanuts in 2024, down less than 1% from last year in comparable States, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report.
Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to increase 6% or more in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. In Georgia, the largest peanut-producing State, planted area is expected to be up 6% from last year to 820,000 acres.
The largest decline is expected in Texas, where planted area is expected to be down 29% from last year.
Beginning in 2024, peanut estimates began in Missouri but were discontinued in New Mexico.
Peanut Area Planted - States and United States: 2022-2024
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 165.0 175.0 180.0 103
Arkansas ...........: 33.0 35.0 35.0 100
Florida ............: 152.0 160.0 170.0 106
Georgia ............: 685.0 775.0 820.0 106
Mississippi ........: 15.0 18.0 20.0 111
Missouri 2/ ........: (NA) (NA) 22.0 (X)
New Mexico 3/ ......: 6.5 11.0 (NA) (X)
North Carolina .....: 117.0 124.0 120.0 97
Oklahoma ...........: 18.0 16.0 15.0 94
South Carolina .....: 71.0 77.0 85.0 110
Texas ..............: 157.0 225.0 160.0 71
Virginia ...........: 29.0 29.0 24.0 83
:
United States ......: 1,448.5 1,645.0 1,651.0 100
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Intended plantings in 2024 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/ Estimates began in 2024.
3/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
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