ISSN: 1949-1875
Released April 30, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Up 6 Percent from Last Year
Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 3.52 Billion Pounds
Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on March 31, 2015 totaled
3.52 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared with
3.51 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 2.79 billion pounds of
actual farmer stock.
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 683 million pounds of farmer stock
equivalent. Roasting stock totaled 44.3 million pounds.
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 513 million pounds of which 489 million pounds
were edible grades and 24.7 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade
stocks by type included 68.0 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias,
399 million pounds of Runners, and 22.0 million pounds of Spanish.
Millings in March totaled 480 million pounds. Millings by type were
77.0 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 395 million pounds of
Runners, and 7.37 million pounds of Spanish.
Commercial processors utilized 184 million pounds of shelled edible grade
peanuts during March. Utilization by type was 109 million pounds for all
peanut butter products, 34.6 million pounds for peanut candy, and
35.7 million pounds for peanut snacks. Crushing for oil and cake and meal
totaled 44.8 million pounds during the month.
Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs
amounted to 2.33 million pounds of peanut butter and 25,920 pounds of roasted
peanuts during March.
Stocks of treated seed on hand March 31, 2015 totaled 22.3 million pounds,
compared with 3.43 million pounds on February 28, 2015. Of the March total,
15.4 million pounds were Runners.
Stocks estimates refer to March 31, 2015. All other data are for the month of
March.
Peanut Stocks and Specified Products at Month’s End – United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
[Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of peanut
producers and CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis.
Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
—————————————————————————————
: : : : Farmer stock equivalent
Month : Farmer : Shelled : Roasting :—————————
ending : stock : peanuts : stock : Shelled : Total
: : 1/ :(in shell) 2/: peanuts : 3/
—————————————————————————————
: 1,000 pounds
:
2014 :
August ……….: 661,774 527,892 62,846 702,096 1,426,716
September …….: 572,956 528,451 54,669 702,840 1,330,465
October ………: 3,517,738 511,641 47,848 680,483 4,246,069
November ……..: 4,046,436 468,401 47,932 622,973 4,717,341
December ……..: 3,947,902 429,406 54,219 571,110 4,573,231
:
2015 :
January ………: 3,622,834 469,777 50,558 624,803 4,298,195
February ……..: 3,226,904 467,925 44,808 622,340 3,894,052
March ………..: 2,794,362 513,306 44,294 682,697 3,521,353
April ………..:
May ………….:
June …………:
July …………:
:
2014 :
March ………..: 2,615,138 625,385 58,597 831,762 3,505,497
—————————————————————————————
1/ Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated).
2/ Cleaned and unshelled.
3/ Farmer stock + roasting stock + (actual shelled peanuts X 1.33).
Farmer Stock Peanuts by Type at Month’s End – United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
[Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of
peanut producers and CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net
weight basis. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
———————————————————————————
Month : Virginias : : :
ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total
: Valencias : : :
———————————————————————————
: 1,000 pounds
:
2014 :
August ……….: 152,424 495,260 14,090 661,774
September …….: 147,674 411,434 13,848 572,956
October ………: 737,246 2,726,468 54,024 3,517,738
November ……..: 859,946 3,131,150 55,340 4,046,436
December ……..: 800,776 3,087,026 60,100 3,947,902
:
2015 :
January ………: 741,598 2,826,120 55,116 3,622,834
February ……..: 703,102 2,468,952 54,850 3,226,904
March ………..: 622,004 2,124,578 47,780 2,794,362
April ………..:
May ………….:
June …………:
July …………:
:
2014 :
March ………..: 478,086 2,100,900 36,152 2,615,138
———————————————————————————
Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (in Shell) at Month’s End – United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
[Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of peanut producers and CCC
in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis. Blank data cells indicate
estimation period has not yet begun]
—————————————————————————————————–
: Shelled edibles 1/ : : :
Month :———————————————–: Shelled : :
ending : Virginias : : : : oil : Total : Roasting
: and : Runners : Spanish : Total : stocks 2/ : shelled : stock 3/
: Valencias : : : : : :
—————————————————————————————————–
: 1,000 pounds
:
2014 :
August ……….: 61,776 422,979 23,993 508,748 19,144 527,892 62,846
September …….: 72,946 417,574 20,910 511,430 17,021 528,451 54,669
October ………: 86,132 382,035 23,183 491,350 20,291 511,641 47,848
November ……..: 72,085 358,397 25,458 455,940 12,461 468,401 47,932
December ……..: 70,297 318,843 21,071 410,211 19,195 429,406 54,219
:
2015 :
January ………: 69,227 357,972 22,301 449,500 20,277 469,777 50,558
February ……..: 60,952 363,186 23,235 447,373 20,552 467,925 44,808
March ………..: 67,973 398,579 22,011 488,563 24,743 513,306 44,294
April ………..:
May ………….:
June …………:
July …………:
:
2014 :
March ………..: 62,971 493,521 35,307 591,799 33,586 625,385 58,597
—————————————————————————————————–
1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using
conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively.
2/ Includes straight run oil stock peanuts.
3/ Cleaned and unshelled.
Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight) by Month – United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
[Includes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period
has not yet begun]
———————————————————————————
Month : Virginias : : :
ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total
: Valencias : : :
———————————————————————————
: 1,000 pounds
:
2014 :
August ……….: 60,906 344,798 1,440 407,144
September …….: 67,294 337,174 1,794 406,262
October ………: 67,186 262,966 9,880 340,032
November ……..: 44,866 267,210 8,856 320,932
December ……..: 74,732 291,878 2,428 369,038
:
2015 :
January ………: 59,688 330,046 6,598 396,332
February ……..: 30,884 398,564 6,160 435,608
March ………..: 77,010 395,244 7,370 479,624
April ………..:
May ………….:
June …………:
July …………:
:
2014 :
March ………..: 75,422 362,818 13,020 451,260
:
2014-2015 :
August-March ….: 482,566 2,627,880 44,526 3,154,972
:
2013-2014 :
August-March ….: 470,868 2,751,722 52,022 3,274,612
———————————————————————————
Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (in Shell) Peanuts by Month – United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
—————————————————————————————————–
: Shelled edibles 1/ : : :
Month :———————————————–: Shelled : :
ending : Virginias : : : : oil : Total : Roasting
: and : Runners : Spanish : Total : stocks 2/ : shelled : stock 3/
: Valencias : : : : : :
—————————————————————————————————–
: 1,000 pounds
:
2014 :
August ……….: (D) 227,194 (D) 253,562 29,714 283,276 14,695
September …….: 33,554 228,834 2,599 264,987 34,258 299,245 12,232
October ………: 24,856 173,054 8,273 206,183 29,231 235,414 25,845
November ……..: 17,244 174,746 5,370 197,360 27,275 224,635 17,031
December ……..: 27,895 205,711 1,021 234,627 32,023 266,650 26,274
:
2015 :
January ………: 23,975 225,627 3,926 253,528 31,324 284,852 22,408
February ……..: 15,023 261,670 1,614 278,307 30,617 308,924 10,267
March ………..: 35,371 265,938 4,077 305,386 33,987 339,373 23,260
April ………..:
May ………….:
June …………:
July …………:
:
2014 :
March ………..: (D) 235,399 (D) 273,644 30,781 304,425 28,807
:
2014-2015 :
August-March ….: (D) 1,762,774 (D) 1,993,940 248,429 2,242,369 152,012
:
2013-2014 :
August-March ….: 164,871 1,816,251 46,313 2,027,435 258,213 2,285,648 202,959
—————————————————————————————————–
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Includes peanuts milled for seed.
2/ Includes straight run oil stock peanuts.
3/ Cleaned and unshelled.
Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production, and Stocks of Peanut Oil and Cake and Meal by
Month – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
[Relates to oil mills only. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not
yet begun]
—————————————————————————————
: Shelled : Production : Stocks (end of month)
Month : peanuts :——————————————————-
ending : crushed 1/ : Crude oil :Cake and Meal: Crude oil :Cake and Meal
—————————————————————————————
: 1,000 pounds
:
2014 :
August ……….: 46,338 20,143 24,940 9,036 5,414
September …….: 45,138 16,909 25,533 9,793 5,047
October ………: 41,714 17,664 22,880 7,200 3,577
November ……..: 41,750 18,068 22,099 6,601 5,702
December ……..: 35,849 15,505 19,490 2,956 6,331
:
2015 :
January ………: 40,221 17,181 22,202 4,789 4,260
February ……..: 41,297 17,618 22,802 7,165 4,376
March ………..: 44,773 18,901 24,960 9,467 5,512
April ………..:
May ………….:
June …………:
July …………:
:
2014 :
March ………..: 42,615 18,734 21,762 (D) (D)
:
2014-2015 :
August-March ….: 337,080 141,989 184,906 (X) (X)
:
2013-2014 :
August-March ….: 339,021 141,339 183,979 (X) (X)
—————————————————————————————
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ All crushings regardless of grade.
Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products by Month – United States: March 2015
with Comparisons
[Includes in transit, exports, and domestic use. Blank data cells indicate estimation
period has not yet begun]
—————————————————————————————–
: Shelled peanuts : : :
Month :———————————–: Roasting : Crude : Cake
ending : Edible : Oil : : stock : peanut : and
: grades : stocks : Total : : oil 1/ : meal 1/
—————————————————————————————–
: 1,000 pounds
:
2014 :
August ……….: 264,638 35,934 300,572 25,002 17,596 22,494
September …….: 262,305 36,381 298,686 20,409 16,152 25,900
October ………: 226,263 25,961 252,224 32,666 20,257 24,350
November ……..: 232,770 35,105 267,875 16,947 18,667 19,974
December ……..: 280,356 25,289 305,645 19,987 19,150 18,861
:
2015 :
January ………: 214,239 30,242 244,481 26,069 15,348 24,273
February ……..: 280,434 30,342 310,776 16,017 15,242 22,686
March ………..: 264,196 29,796 293,992 23,774 16,599 23,824
April ………..:
May ………….:
June …………:
July …………:
:
2014 :
March ………..: 260,910 32,294 293,204 27,052 17,350 21,007
:
2014-2015 :
August-March ….: 2,025,201 249,050 2,274,251 180,871 139,011 182,362
:
2013-2014 :
August-March ….: 1,982,937 258,510 2,241,447 216,257 138,894 185,782
—————————————————————————————–
1/ Relates to oil mills only.
Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products and In Shell Peanuts by Month – United States:
March 2015 with Comparisons
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indictate estimation period has not yet begun]
—————————————————————————————————–
: Edible grades used in products1/ : :
:———————————————————–: Total :
Month : : : : : : all : In shell
ending : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : : grades : peanuts
: candy : snacks : butter : products : Total : 5/ : 6/
: 2/ : 3/ : 4/ : : : :
—————————————————————————————————–
: 1,000 pounds
:
2014 :
August ……….: 32,783 35,756 109,532 2,797 180,868 227,206 10,712
September …….: 34,560 35,957 114,156 3,241 187,914 233,052 11,717
October ………: 31,060 38,026 124,294 3,651 197,031 238,745 13,466
November ……..: 33,366 34,006 101,233 2,904 171,509 213,259 10,809
December ……..: 21,590 34,008 107,618 4,496 167,712 203,561 12,571
:
2015 :
January ………: 31,537 33,365 116,264 4,845 186,011 226,232 13,571
February ……..: 27,767 35,637 103,818 4,198 171,420 212,717 10,423
March ………..: 34,582 35,663 108,732 5,362 184,339 229,112 11,358
April ………..:
May ………….:
June …………:
July …………:
:
2014 :
March ………..: 31,511 38,270 115,464 3,003 188,248 230,863 14,243
:
2014-2015 :
August-March ….: 247,245 282,418 885,647 31,494 1,446,804 1,783,884 94,627
:
2013-2014 :
August-March ….: 256,478 287,031 805,461 18,208 1,367,178 1,706,199 100,474
—————————————————————————————————–
1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using
conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively.
2/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy.
3/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted, snack bars, and
trail mixes.
4/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes
peanut butter used in candy.
5/ Includes all shelled peanuts crushed regardless of grade.
6/ Includes peanuts re-packaged, roasted in shell, salted in shell, and raw in shell.
Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type – United States:
March 2015 with Comparisons
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells
indictate estimation period has not yet begun]
——————————————————————————————–
: Edible grades used in products 1/
:———————————————————————
Month ending : : : : :
and type : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other :
: candy : snacks : butter : products : Total
: 2/ : 3/ : 4/ : :
——————————————————————————————–
: 1,000 pounds
:
Runner :
2014 :
August ………….: 30,541 (D) 99,728 (D) 159,826
September ……….: 32,346 (D) 105,620 (D) 168,433
October …………: 28,278 (D) 114,401 (D) 173,431
November ………..: 31,301 (D) 92,151 (D) 150,789
December ………..: 19,816 (D) 99,005 (D) 146,177
:
2015 :
January …………: 29,450 (D) 107,938 (D) 164,934
February ………..: 25,829 (D) 95,348 (D) 151,248
March …………..: 31,224 (D) 100,423 (D) 162,750
April …………..:
May …………….:
June ……………:
July ……………:
:
2014 :
March …………..: 29,376 30,724 108,669 1,730 170,499
:
2014-2015 :
August-March …….: 228,785 217,398 814,614 16,791 1,277,588
:
2013-2014 :
August-March …….: (D) 225,104 748,554 (D) 1,217,161
:
Spanish :
2014 :
August ………….: (D) (D) 739 – 2,873
September ……….: (D) (D) 827 – 2,507
October …………: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,712
November ………..: (D) (D) (D) – 1,954
December ………..: (D) (D) (D) – 1,828
:
2015 :
January …………: (D) (D) (D) – 1,632
February ………..: (D) (D) 440 – 2,024
March …………..: (D) (D) (D) (D) 3,108
April …………..:
May …………….:
June ……………:
July ……………:
:
2014 :
March …………..: (D) (D) (D) – 1,850
:
2014-2015 :
August-March …….: 10,260 4,735 (D) (D) 18,638
:
2013-2014 :
August-March …….: 9,451 4,590 (D) – (D)
——————————————————————————————–
See footnote(s) at end of table. –continued
Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type – United States:
March 2015 with Comparisons (continued)
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells indictate
estimation period has not yet begun]
———————————————————————————————–
: Edible grades used in products 1/
:———————————————————————
Month ending : : : : :
and type : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other :
: candy : snacks : butter : products : Total
: 2/ : 3/ : 4/ : :
———————————————————————————————–
: 1,000 pounds
:
Virginia and Valencia :
2014 :
August …………….: (D) 7,258 9,065 (D) 18,169
September ………….: (D) 6,941 7,709 (D) 16,974
October ……………: (D) 8,880 9,540 (D) 20,887
November …………..: (D) 8,056 8,858 (D) 18,767
December …………..: (D) 8,157 8,172 (D) 19,707
:
2015 :
January ……………: (D) 7,887 8,325 (D) 19,445
February …………..: (D) 6,746 8,030 (D) 18,148
March ……………..: (D) 6,360 7,693 (D) 18,480
April ……………..:
May ……………….:
June ………………:
July ………………:
:
2014 :
March ……………….: (D) 6,916 6,705 (D) 15,898
:
2014-2015 :
August-March …………: 8,200 60,285 67,392 14,701 150,577
:
2013-2014 :
August-March …………: 12,737 57,337 55,726 8,995 134,794
———————————————————————————————–
– Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis
using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively.
2/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy.
3/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted, snack bars,
and trail mixes.
4/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but
excludes peanut butter used in candy.
Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Program
Deliveries by Month – United States: March 2015 with Comparisons
[Source: Food and Nutrition Service. Blank data cells indicate
estimation period has not yet begun]
—————————————————————–
: Deliveries by product
:———————————————–
Month : : :
ending : Peanut : Roasted : Total
: butter : peanuts :
—————————————————————–
: pounds
:
2014 :
August ……….: 2,610,400 – 2,610,400
September …….: 2,496,640 34,560 2,531,200
October ………: 1,332,320 25,920 1,358,240
November ……..: 1,642,560 – 1,642,560
December ……..: 2,004,000 25,920 2,029,920
:
2015 :
January ………: 4,145,600 51,840 4,197,440
February ……..: 2,353,760 – 2,353,760
March ………..: 2,327,680 25,920 2,353,600
April ………..:
May ………….:
June …………:
July …………:
:
2014 :
March ………..: 1,515,520 – 1,515,520
:
2014-2015 :
August-March ….: 18,912,960 164,160 19,077,120
:
2013-2014 :
August-March ….: 22,491,520 155,520 22,647,040
—————————————————————–
– Represents zero.
Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: The peanut stocks and processing estimates in this report
are based on a survey conducted during the first three weeks of the month.
The survey is required by law under Title 7 of the United States Code
(7 U.S.C. 951, 2010). Peanut stocks are a census of all known cleaners,
shellers, crushers, warehouses, cold storage plants, and processors of
peanuts who handle more than 30,000 pounds annually. Every effort is made to
obtain a report from all facilities.
Estimating Procedures: Since a complete report is not always received from
all facilities, estimates are made for missing facilities to assure complete
coverage. Peanut stocks survey data are reviewed at the national level for
reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates.
Revision Policy: Peanut stocks are subject to revision at any time during the
marketing year. Revisions can be made when late reports are received and
errors are detected in reporting and calculating. Once the marketing year
ends, no revisions can be made to the previous marketing year.
Reliability: The peanut stocks and processing 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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