PEANUT MARKETING NEWS – October 5, 2021 – Tyron Spearman, Editor (129)

U.S. PEANUT CROP UPDATE – From National Agricultural Statistics Service as of October 3, 2021. USA Peanuts Harvested are
19% this week, 10% last week, 16% last year and 27% 5-year average. USA Peanut Conditions are 1% Very Poor, 3% Poor, 25% Fair,
59% Good and 12% Excellent.
STATE ITEM October 3, 2021 PREV. WEEK October 3, 2020 5-YEAR AVG.
Peanuts Dug 31% 16% 25% 44%
Peanuts Harvested 17% 7% 12% 29%
GEORGIA Conditions 1% VP, 4% P 27% Fair 57% Good 11% Excellent
Soil Moisture 1% Very Short 18% Short 78% Adequate 3% Surplus
Peanut diggings progressed rapidly following another relatively dry week.
Peanuts Dug 35% 20% 31% 43%
ALABAMA Peanuts Harvested 20% 12% 16% 30%
Conditions 0% VP, 2% P 18% Fair 55% Good 25% Excellent
Soil Moisture 5% Very Short 8% Short 76% Adequate 11% Surplus
Peanut digging and harvest activities were limited as untimely rains hampered progress.
Peanuts Dug 50% 37% 52% N/A
FLORIDA Peanuts Harvested 36% 28% 40% 50%
Conditions 3% VP, 5% P 30% Fair 58% Good 4% Excellent
Soil Moisture 1% Very Short 11% Short 67% Adequate 21% Surplus
Peanuts dug progressed substantially and peanuts harvested were slightly behind the historic average.
Peanuts Dug 49% 41% 43% 48%
Peanuts Harvested 33% 25% 19% 26%
MISSISSIPPI Conditions 0% VP, 3% P 18% Fair 72% Good 7% Excellent
Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 16% Short 65% Adequate 19% Surplus
Moderate precipitation received throughout the state.
Peanuts Harvested 14% N/A 11% 17%
NORTH
CAROLINA Conditions 3% VP, 5% P 20% Fair 62% Good 10% Excellent
Soil Moisture 12% Very Short 37% Short 50% Adequate 1% Surplus
Peanuts Dug 28% 19% 32% N/A
Peanuts Harvested 20% 10% 21% 22%
SOUTH
Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 4% Fair 76% Good 20% Excellent
CAROLINA
Soil Moisture 1% Very Short 26% Short 73% Adequate 0% Surplus
Peanuts dug and harvested progressed in line with previous years, aided by the sunshine and dry air.
Peanuts Harvested 35% 17% 16% 28%
Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 12% Fair 86% Good 2% Excellent
VIRGINIA Soil Moisture 1% Very Short 25% Short 73% Adequate 1% Surplus
Weather was mostly warm and dry, beneficial for crop progress. There are abnormally dry drought conditions in the state.
Peanuts Mature 58% 50% 54% 53%
Peanuts Harvested 6% 0% 5% 3%
OKLAHOMA Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 16% Fair 84% Good 0% Excellent
Soil Moisture 18% Very Short 39% Short 42% Adequate 1% Surplus
Drought conditions rated 94% abnormally dry to exceptional. 73% of state in moderate to exceptional drought.
Peanuts Mature 41% 35% 39% 31%
Peanuts Harvested 11% 4% 10% 6%
TEXAS Conditions 0% VP, 1% P 37% Fair 52% Good 10% Excellent
Soil Moisture (12) 0% Very Short 100% Short 0%Adequate 0% Surplus
Most of the state received from trace amounts up to 8 inches of rain.
Peanuts Dug 45% 31% 44% 43%
Peanuts Harvested 15% 13% 9% 14%
ARKANSAS Conditions 0% VP, 1% P 3% Fair 31% Good 65% Excellent 7
Soil Moisture 10% Very Short 38% Short 40%Adequate 12% Surplus
Light to moderate precipitation received throughout the state, with highest concentration in northeast.