U.S. 2011 PEANUT CROP ESTIMATE – Issued by USDA’s Ag Statistics Service from interviews with farmers on October 1, 2011.
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Area Harvested |
Yield |
Production |
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State |
2010 |
2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
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1,000 Acres |
Pounds/Acre |
Tons |
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| Alabama |
185.0 |
167.0 |
2,600 |
2,800 |
2,600 |
2,800 |
235,600 |
240,500 |
233,800 |
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| Florida |
135.0 |
157.0 |
3,500 |
3,200 |
3,000 |
3,400 |
168,000 |
236,250 |
266,900 |
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| Georgia |
555.0 |
470.0 |
3,530 |
3,450 |
3,400 |
3,450 |
891,325 |
979,575 |
810,750 |
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| Mississippi |
18.0 |
15.0 |
3,500 |
3,400 |
3,400 |
3,600 |
27,000 |
31,500 |
27,000 |
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| N. Mexico |
10.0 |
7.0 |
3,400 |
3,200 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
10,850 |
17,000 |
10,500 |
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| N. Carolina |
86.0 |
81.0 |
2,700 |
3,300 |
3,300 |
3,400 |
122,100 |
116,100 |
137,700 |
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| Oklahoma |
21.0 |
23.0 |
3,350 |
2,900 |
3,000 |
2,800 |
21,450 |
35,175 |
32,200 |
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| S. Carolina |
64.0 |
73.0 |
3,500 |
2,900 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
74,400 |
112,000 |
109,500 |
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| Texas |
163.0 |
105.0 |
3,600 |
3,200 |
2,600 |
3,000 |
271,250 |
293,400 |
157,500 |
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| Virginia |
18.0 |
16.0 |
1,880 |
3,300 |
3,400 |
3,500 |
22,200 |
16.920 |
28,000 |
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| US TOTAL |
1,255.0 |
1,114.0 |
3,312 |
3,234 |
3,104 |
3,256 |
1,844,175 |
2,078,420 |
1,813,850 |
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2011 PEANUT CROP ESTIMATE
Production is forecast at 3.63 billion pounds, (1,813,850 tons) up 5 percent from the September forecast but down 13 percent from last year’s revised production of 4.16 billion pounds. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.11 million acres, unchanged from September but 11 percent lower than 2010. Yields are expected to average 3,256 pounds per acre, up 152 pounds from September but down 56 pounds from last year.
