Peanut Stocks and Processing Release

Peanut Stocks
and Processing
Washington, D.C.

Released December 29, 2008, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
For information on Peanut Stocks and Processing call Anthony Prillaman at (202) 720-7688, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Up 3 Percent from Last Year
Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 4.19 Billion Pounds
Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on November 30, 2008 totaled 4.19 billion pounds of equivalent
farmer stock, compared with 3.40 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 3.58 billion pounds of actual
farmer stock.
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 559 million pounds of farmer stock equivalent. Roasting stock totaled
49.3 million pounds.
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 420 million pounds of which 398 million pounds were edible grades and
22.8 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type included 73.3 million pounds of Virginias and
Valencias, 295 million pounds of Runners, and 28.9 million pounds of Spanish.
November millings totaled 373 million pounds. Millings by type were 67.8 million pounds of Virginias and
Valencias, 290 million pounds of Runners, and 15.0 million pounds of Spanish.
Commercial processors utilized 144 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during November.
Utilization by type was 87.7 million pounds for all peanut butter products, 24.0 million pounds for peanut candy,
and 32.0 million pounds for snack peanuts. Crushing for oil and cake and meal totaled 27.5 million pounds
during the month.
Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 4.90 million
pounds of peanut butter and 25,920 pounds of roasted peanuts during November.
Stocks of treated seed on hand November 30, 2008 totaled 357,000 pounds, compared with 387,000 pounds on
October 31, 2008. Of the November total, 257,000 pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 81,000 pounds were
Runners, and 19,000 pounds were Spanish. October stocks of treated seed included 289,000 pounds of Virginias
and Valencias, 79,000 pounds of Runners, and 19,000 pounds of Spanish.
Stocks estimates refer to November 30, 2008. All other data are for the month of November.

Gr Lg 6 (12-08)

Table 1. Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products at Month's End,
Crop of 2008-2009 1
Farmer Stock Equivalent
Roasting
Farmer
Shelled
Stock
2
Shelled
Stock
Peanuts
Total 3
(In Shell)
Peanuts

Month
Ending

1,000 Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

123,790
606,434
2,632,482
3,578,444

410,473
304,279
364,045
420,416

48,944
31,665
38,376
49,290

545,929
404,691
484,180
559,153

718,663
1,042,790
3,155,038
4,186,887

2,821,270

409,063

35,670

544,054

3,400,994

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Nov 2007
1
2
3

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.
Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated).
Actual farmer stock, plus roasting stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33.

Month
Ending

Table 2. Farmer Stock Peanuts, by Type, on Hand at Month's End,
Crop of 2008-2009 1
Virginias
Runners
Spanish
and
Valencias
1,000 Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

Total
All
Types
1,000 Pounds

25,376
49,064
473,290
592,200

98,414
557,370
2,134,858
2,939,066

0
0
24,334
47,178

123,790
606,434
2,632,482
3,578,444

575,738

2,159,016

86,516

2,821,270

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Nov 2007
1

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.

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Ending

Table 3. Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (In Shell) on Hand at Month's End,
Crop of 2008-2009 1
Shelled Edibles 2
Shelled
Total
Virginias
Oil
Shelled
3
Runners
Spanish
Total
and
Stocks
Valencias
1,000 Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

Roasting
Stock 4

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

70,803
58,003
69,492
73,329

270,306
187,681
240,534
295,370

32,034
28,753
29,012
28,888

373,143
274,437
339,038
397,587

37,330
29,842
25,007
22,829

410,473
304,279
364,045
420,416

48,944
31,665
38,376
49,290

70,260

278,294

28,139

376,693

32,370

409,063

35,670

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Nov 2007
1
2
3
4

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.
Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12,
respectively.
Includes straight run oil stock peanuts.
Cleaned and unshelled.

Month
Ending

Table 4. Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight), by Month,
Crop of 2008-2009 1
Virginias
Runners
Spanish
and
Valencias
1,000 Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

Total
All
Types
1,000 Pounds

49,720
17,742
72,190
67,830

177,670
142,828
336,594
289,968

4,350
0
3,994
14,978

231,740
160,570
412,778
372,776

Nov 2007

53,308

237,056

8,828

299,192

Aug 2008Nov 2008

207,482

947,060

23,322

1,177,864

Aug 2007Nov 2007

164,314

907,124

16,682

1,088,120

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul

1

Includes peanuts milled for seed.

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Month
Ending

Table 5. Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (In Shell) Peanuts,
by Month, Crop of 2008-2009
Shelled Edibles 1
Shelled
Virginias
Oil
Runners
Spanish
Total
and
Stocks 2
Valencias
1,000 Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

Total
Shelled

Roasting
Stock 3

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

18,872
6,633
25,677
23,339

112,357
91,490
225,914
198,047

3,607
0
2,691
9,202

134,836
98,123
254,282
230,588

20,500
15,181
28,865
23,421

155,336
113,304
283,147
254,009

17,443
6,177
32,365
31,152

Nov 2007

17,713

153,505

4,480

175,698

29,400

205,098

26,171

Aug 2008Nov 2008

74,521

627,808

15,500

717,829

87,967

805,796

87,137

Aug 2007Nov 2007

61,998

568,049

9,371

639,418

127,855

767,273

69,652

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul

1
2
3

Includes peanuts milled for seed.
Includes straight run oil stock peanuts.
Cleaned and unshelled.

Month
Ending

Table 6. Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production and Stocks of Peanut Oil
and Cake and Meal, by Month, Crop of 2008-2009 1
Production
Stocks (End of Period)
Shelled
Peanuts
Cake & Meal 1
Crude Oil
Cake & Meal
Crude Oil 1
Crushed 2
1,000 Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

26,340
31,410
39,025
27,493

11,284
13,600
16,812
11,923

14,776
18,026
21,960
15,801

3,653
6,552
7,588
3,146

5,025
4,476
8,355
6,740

Nov 2007

26,811

11,776

15,156

6,527

3,267

Aug 2008Nov 2008

124,268

53,619

70,563

Aug 2007Nov 2007

143,216

62,626

82,193

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul

1
2

Relates to oil mills only.
All crushings regardless of grade.

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Ending

Table 7. Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products, by Month,
Crop of 2008-2009 1
Shelled Peanuts
Crude
Roasting
Peanut
Edible
Oil
Stock
Total
Oil 2
Grades
Stocks
1,000 Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

Cake &
Meal 2

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

193,286
196,829
189,681
172,039

22,678
22,669
33,700
25,599

215,964
219,498
223,381
197,638

26,294
23,456
25,654
20,238

13,655
10,701
15,776
16,365

14,700
18,575
18,081
17,416

Nov 2007

174,744

23,523

198,267

22,108

15,975

18,969

Aug 2008Nov 2008

751,835

104,646

856,481

95,642

56,497

68,772

Aug 2007Nov 2007

791,643

128,886

920,529

76,085

75,923

84,577

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul

1
2

Includes in transit, exports, and domestic use.
Relates to oil mills only.

Month
Ending

Table 8. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
and in Shell Peanuts, by Month, Crop of 2008-2009 1
Edible Grades Used In 2
Peanut
Candy 3

Snack
Peanuts 4

Peanut
Butter 5

Other
Products

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Total

Total
All
Grades 6

In Shell
Peanuts 7

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

30,204
31,175
27,134
23,997

33,530
35,834
33,505
32,008

100,939
80,551
90,476
87,735

1,593
1,155
396
446

166,266
148,715
151,511
144,186

192,606
180,125
190,536
171,679

11,496
13,285
15,024
11,583

Nov 2007

19,803

35,988

75,725

292

131,808

158,619

12,968

Aug 2008Nov 2008

112,510

134,877

359,701

3,590

610,678

734,946

51,388

Aug 2007Nov 2007

112,884

158,011

321,518

1,905

594,318

737,534

49,693

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul

1

Excludes peanuts milled for seed. 2 Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using
conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 3 Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 4 Includes salted,
unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted. 5 Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and
sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy. 6 Includes all shelled peanuts crushed regardless of grade. 7 Includes peanuts repackaged, roasted in shell, salted in shell, and raw in shell.

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Table 9. Virginias and Valencias Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in
Primary Products, by Month, Crop of 2008-2009 1
Edible Grades Used In 2

Month
Ending

Snack
Peanuts 4

Peanut
Candy 3
1,000 Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Peanut
Butter 5

1,000 Pounds

Other
Products

1,000 Pounds

Total

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

2,720
2,889
2,830
2,926

5,253
4,246
4,316
4,365

4,365
5,757
9,010
9,505

174
62
78
114

12,512
12,954
16,234
16,910

Nov 2007

2,110

7,011

10,623

30

19,774

Aug 2008Nov 2008

11,365

18,180

28,637

428

58,610

Aug 2007Nov 2007

11,253

25,298

40,274

360

77,185

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul

1

Crushings by type not available. 2 Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using
conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 3 Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 4 Includes salted,
unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted. 5 Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and
sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy.
Table 10. Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
by Month, Crop of 2008-2009 1
Edible Grades Used In 2

Month
Ending

Peanut
Candy 3

Snack
Peanuts 4

Peanut
Butter 5

Other
Products

Total

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

25,968
26,426
23,407
20,051

27,192
30,698
27,979
26,438

95,686
73,545
80,949
76,897

1,417
1,090
315
327

150,263
131,759
132,650
123,713

Nov 2007

16,687

28,005

65,014

259

109,965

Aug 2008Nov 2008

95,852

112,307

327,077

3,149

538,385

Aug 2007Nov 2007

97,190

129,187

279,027

1,533

506,937

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul

1

Crushings by type not available. 2 Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using
conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 3 Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 4 Includes salted,
unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted. 5 Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and
sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy.

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Table 11. Spanish Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products,
by Month, Crop of 2008-2009 1
Edible Grades Used In 2

Month
Ending

Snack
Peanuts 4

Peanut
Candy 3
1,000 Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Peanut
Butter 5

1,000 Pounds

Other
Products

1,000 Pounds

Total

1,000 Pounds

1,000 Pounds

1,516
1,860
897
1,020

1,085
890
1,210
1,205

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

3,491
4,002
2,627
3,563

Nov 2007

1,006

972

*

*

2,069

Aug 2008Nov 2008

5,293

4,390

*

*

13,683

Aug 2007Nov 2007

4,441

3,526

*

*

10,196

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul

* Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1 Crushings by type not available. 2 Shelled edible grades include blanched
and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 3 Includes peanut butter made
by manufacturers for own use in candy. 4 Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted. 5 Includes peanut
butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy.

Month
Ending

Table 12. Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Program,
by Month, Crop of 2008-2009
Deliveries by Product
Peanut
Butter

Roasted
Peanuts

Granules

Total

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Aug 2008
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

3,193,125
2,569,447
3,435,524
4,904,005

51,840
0
155,520
25,920

0
0
0
0

3,244,965
2,569,447
3,591,044
4,929,925

Nov 2007

2,555,523

99,792

0

2,655,315

Aug 2008Nov 2008

14,102,101

233,280

0

14,335,381

Aug 2007Nov 2007

13,711,298

272,592

0

13,983,890

Jan 2009
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul

Source: Food and Nutrition Service.

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