Peanut Prices

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ISSN: 1949-1891

Released June 26, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).

Peanut Price Highlights

Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 
22.1 cents per pound for the week ending June 20, up 0.9 cent from the 
previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending 
June 20 totaled 62.8 million pounds, down 35.0 million pounds from the 
previous week.

Runner-type peanut prices averaged 21.6 cents per pound for the week ending 
June 20, up 0.9 cent from the previous week. Marketings of runner-type 
peanuts were 56.1 million pounds, down 34.1 million pounds from the previous 
week.

Peanut Prices and Marketings by Type - United States: May 23, 2015-June 20, 2015
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              :                               Week ending                                
 Item and type:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   May 23,    :   May 30,    :   June 6,    :   June 13,   :   June 20,   
              :     2015     :     2015     :     2015     :     2015     :     2015     
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              :                            dollars per pound                             
              :                                                                          
Average price :                                                                          
Runner .......:     0.209          0.204          0.207          0.207          0.216    
Spanish ......:     0.165          0.347          0.406          0.303            (X)    
Valencia .....:       (X)            (X)            (X)            (X)            (X)    
Virginia .....:     0.288          0.265          0.268          0.266          0.270    
              :                                                                          
All ..........:     0.221          0.222          0.217          0.212          0.221    
              :                                                                          
              :                               1,000 pounds                               
              :                                                                          
Marketings 1/ :                                                                          
Runner .......:    75,030         78,332         75,664         90,205         56,142    
Spanish ......:       869          9,208          3,009             87              -    
Valencia .....:         -              -              -              -              -    
Virginia .....:    14,749          5,798          3,150          7,530          6,698    
              :                                                                          
All ..........:    90,648         93,338         81,823         97,822         62,840    
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-   Represents zero.                                                                     
(X) Not applicable.                                                                      
1/  Quantity purchased from farmers.                                                     

Statistical Methodology

Survey procedures: Price and marketing information included in this report is 
provided the beginning of each week by first buyers of farmer stock peanuts. 
Each week, respondents are asked to report total pounds purchased 
(marketings) from farmers and total dollars paid, by type (Runners, Spanish, 
Valencias, and Virginias), for the previous week. The reported data are to 
include all qualities and grades and exclude peanuts used for seed. Data are 
collected by telephone, fax, and internet each week for the previous week. 
The peanut price survey is an enumeration of all known first buyers of farmer 
stock peanuts from growers. Every effort is made to obtain a report from all 
buyers.

Estimating procedures: Since a complete report is not received from all 
buyers each week, the reported quantities purchased and total dollars paid 
for each type are expanded to account for non-response. These expanded data 
are then used to calculate the weighted average price for each type. 
Estimates of price and marketings are prepared by the Agricultural Statistics 
Board and reviewed for reasonableness with recent historic estimates and 
between the different peanut types.

Revision policy: Price and marketing estimates for the prior three weeks are 
subject to revision based on late reports. At the end of the marketing year, 
all buyers will have an opportunity to update or provide any late data for 
any week during the marketing year. After this data is incorporated with 
previously reported data, revised weekly estimates will be published for the 
entire marketing year.

Reliability: The peanut price survey is subject to non-sampling errors such 
as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in 
reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be 
measured directly, but are minimized through rigid quality controls in the 
data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for 
consistency and reasonableness.

Information Contacts

Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the 
National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional 
information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected]

Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch........................... (202) 720-2127

Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section............... (202) 720-2127
     Angie Considine - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.... (202) 720-5944
     Tony Dahlman - Crop Weather, Barley................... (202) 720-7621
     Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet......... (202) 720-9526
     James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay................ (202) 690-8533
     Jean Porter - Oats, Rye, Wheat........................ (202) 720-8068
     Bianca Pruneda - Peanuts, Rice........................ (202) 720-7688
     Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.. (202) 720-7369

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