PEANUT MARKETING NEWS – September 14, 2021 – Tyron Spearman, Editor (117)

U.S. PEANUT CROP UPDATE – From National Agricultural Statistics Service as of September 12, 2021. USA Peanuts Harvested
are 2% this week, 4% last year and 3% 5-year average. USA Peanut Conditions are 1% Very Poor, 2% Poor, 20% Fair, 65% Good
and 12% Excellent.
STATE ITEM Sept. 12, 2021 PREV. WEEK Sept. 12, 2020 5-YEAR AVG.
Peanuts Dug 3% 1% 5% 8%
Conditions 1% VP, 3% P 17% Fair 61% Good 18% Excellent
GEORGIA
Soil Moisture 3% Very Short 18% Short 69% Adequate 10% Surplus
Peanuts are 1% harvested. Early planted peanuts were nearing maturity as growing began to prepare for digging.
Peanuts Dug 4% 1% 9% N/A
ALABAMA Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 11% Fair 72% Good 17% Excellent
Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 6% Short 80% Adequate 14% Surplus
Peanuts are 1% harvested. Early peanuts being dug.
Peanuts Dug 21% 13% 26% 22%
FLORIDA Peanuts Harvested 13% 10% 19% 14%
Conditions 2% VP, 2% P 22% Fair 74% Good 0% Excellent
Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 4% Short 70% Adequate 26% Surplus
Peanuts dug and harvested slowed because of the wet conditions but are not significantly behind historic levels.
Peanuts Dug 31% 20% 8% 10%
Peanuts Harvested 15% 10% 3% 5%
MISSISSIPPI Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 14% Fair 85% Good 1% Excellent
Soil Moisture 4% Very Short 24% Short 69% Adequate 3% Surplus
Peanuts are 98% pegging. Light to moderate precipitation received throughout the state.
Conditions 1% VP, 5% P 18% Fair 69% Good 7% Excellent
NORTH
CAROLINA Soil Moisture 9% Very Short 38% Short 51% Adequate 2% Surplus
No written report.
Peanuts Dug 4% 2% 7% N/A
Peanuts Harvested 1% N/A 3% 2%
SOUTH
Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 4% Fair 79% Good 17% Excellent
CAROLINA
Soil Moisture 2% Very Short 21% Short 74% Adequate 3% Surplus
Digging and harvesting of peanuts has slowly begun. Milder temps and moderate rain improved soil moisture.
Peanuts Harvested 1% N/A N/A 1%
Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 12% Fair 83% Good 5% Excellent
VIRGINIA Soil Moisture 3% Very Short 18% Short 71% Adequate 8% Surplus
Weather was mostly cool and dry with some scattered rain. Abnormally dry drought conditions in the State.
Peanuts Mature 34% 27% 34% 24%
Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 33% Fair 67% Good 0% Excellent
OKLAHOMA
Soil Moisture 13% Very Short 47% Short 40% Adequate 0% Surplus
Drought conditions rated 28% abnormally dry to exceptional drought, up ten points.
Peanuts Mature 16% 10% 23% 16%
Conditions 0% VP, 1% P 48% Fair 50% Good 1% Excellent
TEXAS
Soil Moisture (12) 0% Very Short 29% Short 71%Adequate 0% Surplus
Most of the state received from trace amounts up to 2 inches of precipitation.
Peanuts Dug 11% 9% 9% 4%
Peanuts Harvested 5% 4% 0% N/A
ARKANSAS Conditions 0% VP, 1% P 6% Fair 32% Good 61% Excellent
Soil Moisture 24% Very Short 45% Short 29%Adequate 2% Surplus
No significant precipitation received throughout the state.