PEANUT MARKETING NEWS –September 17, 2021 – Tyron Spearman, Editor (119)

PEANUT SUPPLY & DISAPPEARANCE– Source: Crop Production and Peanut Stocks and Processing, NASS, USDA, Census Bureau
and U.S. Department of Commerce –September 16, 2021. (OIL CROPS OUTLOOK) – Million pounds,
Acres (1,000) Yield Supply Disappearance
Yr. Beg Planted Harvest Lbs/ac Begin Imports Prod. Total Dom. Crush Seed & Exports TOTAL Ending
Aug. 1 Stocks Food Residual Stocks
2019/20 1,433 1,390 3,934 2,421 114 5,466 8,001 3,214 774 287 1,608 5,883 2,118
2020/21 1,664 1,616 3,796 2,118 121 6,134 8,373 3,357 873 758 1,417 6,405 1,968
2021/22 1,580 1,533 4,141 1,968 115 6,348 8,431 3,459 875 664 1,400 6,398 2,033
Divide by 2,000 to get exact farmer stock numbers. 2019/20 is Estimated, 2020/21 & 2021/22 are forecast.
USDA ESTIMATES – U.S. peanut production is forecast to be 3,174,000 tons, a 3.5 percent increase. Harvested acres are now
estimated at 1,533,000 acres, down 5.1 percent from last year. The average yield per acre is forecast to be 4,141 lbs per acre, a 9.1
percent increase over last year. Market demand or disappearance totals 3,199,000 tons, a 0.1% decrease. Domestic food usage is
forecast to be UP 3.0%. Exports are expected to decrease by 1.2% to 700,000 tons. Crushing for oil & seed and residual dropped
12%. Ending stocks will be 1,016,500 tons, down from last month’s 1,135,000 tons.
NEW TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE PEANUT SHELLER SET SEPTEMBER 27 in VERNON, TEXAS - The peanut industry is
getting excited to learn what a new $1 million-plus peanut sheller at Texas A&M AgriLife Foundation Seed in Vernon will mean to
improvements in seed production and marketability.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Foundation Seed has installed a new precision peanut sheller. Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas
Peanut Producers will host a ribbon-cutting and unveiling ceremony at 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at 11914 Highway 70 S., Vernon, TEXAS.
The sheller is among the first of its kind specifically designed for seed production, said Rick Vierling, Ph.D., Texas A&M
AgriLife Foundation Seed manager and Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center director at Vernon as well as senior
adviser for business strategy for Texas A&M AgriLife. The sheller has a 1-ton per hr capacity and will process lots at 250 pounds.
Due to design modifications, the new peanut sheller can reduce split-seed losses to less than 10%. It also
offers a rarer ability to process identity-preserved peanuts, allowing food companies to procure peanuts with higher-quality traits.
“Texas A&M AgriLife’s investment in the sheller is a commitment to Texas peanut producers, the peanut industry, food
companies and consumers,” Vierling said. Guest speakers and dignitaries will include:
Patrick J. Stover, Ph.D., vice chancellor of Texas A&M AgriLife, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and
director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research;
Bob Parker, National Peanut Board president and CEO, Atlanta, Georgia;
Shelly Nutt, Texas Peanut Producers Board executive director; Wilbarger County Judge Greg Tyra, Vernon;
Grayson Wilmeth, Texas Peanut Producers Board chairman, Dilley; and John Cason, Ph.D., AgriLife Research lead peanut
breeder, Stephenville.
“The Texas Peanut Producers Board has invested a lot of money into breeding peanuts suitable for Texas’ growing
conditions, but we’ve had a difficult time with our releases because of contamination,” Nutt said. “Having a shelling facility dedicated
to preserving quality and seed integrity will solve the contamination problem we’ve had in the past. This will create a better
environment for our peanut farmers to grow more and better varieties and for our shellers as they sell seed to be planted that isn’t
contaminated with multiple varieties and types of seed.”
CHAIRMAN DAVID SCOTT SUPPORTS PEANUTS AGAIN – This is Chairman David Scott’s Statement in support of Peanuts
during Committee’s Budget Reconciliation Mark-Up. On Friday, September 10, 2021, the House Committee on Agriculture
worked “to consider a proposal to satisfy the Committee’s reconciliation instructions required by S. Con. Res. 14”. During a
discussion of an amendment on base acres that was withdrawn, the U.S. Peanut Federation reported that Chairman David Scott's
responded, "I (also) appreciate you withdrawing the amendment. Peanuts are our leading friends and industry in Georgia." (video
found here) The Committee passed their portion of the Reconciliation package on Monday, September 13.
2021 TRI-STATE PEANUT DISEASE TOUR – Dr. Albert Culbreath is again hosting the Peanut Disease Tour on September 28-29-
30, 3021. Here is the schedule:
Tuesday, September 28, 8:00 a.m. EDT – Meet at the Lang-Rigdon Farm Tifton, GA. Tour the plots at Tifton (Lang-Rigdon
Farms, Black Shank Farm) with lunch at the Black Shank Farm Pavilion at 1:00 p.m. Reserve lunch at spotwilt@uga.edu.
Wednesday, September 29, 9:00 a.m. CDT - Meet at the Wiregrass Experiment Station Office (Old Office), Headland, AL to
tour the plots. Contact Lee Campbell (campbho@auburn.edu) if you have questions.
Thursday, September 30. INDIVIDUAL TOURS with Dr. Dufault or Dr. Small at Quincy or Live Oak Stations. Virtual tour
is also available. Drs. Ian Small (ismall@ufl.edu; 850-875-7120) and Nicholas Dufault (nsdufault@ufl.edu; 352-273-4623)