Peanut Stocks and Processing ISSN: 1949-1875 Released September 27, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Up 22 Percent from Last Year Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 1.65 Billion Pounds Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on August 31, 2023 totaled 1.65 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared with 1.91 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 1.01 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 613 million pounds of farmer stock equivalent. Roasting stock totaled 33.3 million pounds. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 461 million pounds of which 439 million pounds were edible grades and 22.4 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type included 69.4 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 348 million pounds of Runners, and 21.8 million pounds of Spanish. Millings in August totaled 411 million pounds. Millings by type were 58.9 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 346 million pounds of Runners, and 5.40 million pounds of Spanish. Commercial processors utilized 220 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during August. Utilization by type was 141 million pounds for all peanut butter products, 39.6 million pounds for peanut candy, and 36.0 million pounds for peanut snacks. Crushing for oil and cake and meal totaled 45.3 million pounds during the month. Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 2.27 thousand pounds of peanut butter and 25,920 pounds of roasted peanuts during August. Stocks of treated seed on hand August 31, 2023 totaled 170 thousand pounds, compared with 1.36 million pounds on July 31, 2023. Of the August total, 131 thousand pounds were Runners. July stocks of treated seed included 1.30 million pounds of Runners. Stocks estimates refer to August 31, 2023. All other data are for the month of August. Peanut Stocks and Specified Products at Month's End - United States: August 2023 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 : 2023 : August ..........: 1,007,606 461,214 33,307 613,415 1,654,328 September .......: October .........: November ........: December ........: : 2024 : January .........: February ........: March ...........: April ...........: May .............: June ............: July ............: : 2022 : August ..........: 1,185,946 521,368 33,836 693,419 1,913,201 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2023 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 : 2023 : August ..........: 111,378 890,182 6,046 1,007,606 September .......: October .........: November ........: December ........: : 2024 : January .........: February ........: March ...........: April ...........: May .............: June ............: July ............: : 2022 : August ..........: 108,126 1,068,578 9,242 1,185,946 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (in Shell) at Month's End - United States: August 2023 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 : 2023 : August ..........: 69,417 347,618 21,772 438,807 22,407 461,214 33,307 September .......: October .........: November ........: December ........: : 2024 : January .........: February ........: March ...........: April ...........: May .............: June ............: July ............: : 2022 : August ..........: 74,702 396,013 26,144 496,859 24,509 521,368 33,836 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2023 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 : 2023 : August ..........: 58,860 346,480 5,404 410,744 September .......: October .........: November ........: December ........: : 2024 : January .........: February ........: March ...........: April ...........: May .............: June ............: July ............: : 2022 : August ..........: 30,854 370,378 2,038 403,270 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (in Shell) Peanuts by Month - United States: August 2023 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 : 2023 : August ..........: 28,653 242,248 3,372 274,273 32,663 306,936 18,065 September .......: October .........: November ........: December ........: : 2024 : January .........: February ........: March ...........: April ...........: May .............: June ............: July ............: : 2022 : August ..........: 12,103 259,358 1,024 272,485 29,723 302,208 11,710 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2023 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 : 2023 : August ..........: 45,300 20,102 24,549 6,228 4,983 September .......: October .........: November ........: December ........: : 2024 : January .........: February ........: March ...........: April ...........: May .............: June ............: July ............: : 2022 : August ..........: 61,426 26,979 32,925 8,336 5,233 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ All crushings regardless of grade. Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products by Month - United States: August 2023 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 : 2023 : August ..........: 288,528 28,228 316,756 15,345 19,712 24,689 September .......: October .........: November ........: December ........: : 2024 : January .........: February ........: March ...........: April ...........: May .............: June ............: July ............: : 2022 : August ..........: 296,757 31,057 327,814 21,520 28,719 32,769 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to oil mills only. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products and in Shell Peanuts by Month - United States: August 2023 with Comparisons [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate 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 : 2023 : August ..........: 39,628 35,962 141,346 3,310 220,246 265,546 11,698 September .......: October .........: November ........: December ........: : 2024 : January .........: February ........: March ...........: April ...........: May .............: June ............: July ............: : 2022 : August ..........: 35,556 30,510 109,894 5,010 180,970 242,396 12,654 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2023 with Comparisons [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells indicate 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 : 2023 : August ........: 37,648 (D) 124,741 (D) 195,969 September .....: October .......: November ......: December ......: : 2024 : January .......: February ......: March .........: April .........: May ...........: June ..........: July ..........: : 2022 : August ........: 33,059 (D) 98,747 (D) 160,857 : Spanish : 2023 : August ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,145 September .....: October .......: November ......: December ......: : 2024 : January .......: February ......: March .........: April .........: May ...........: June ..........: July ..........: : 2022 : August ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) 3,450 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States: August 2023 with Comparisons (continued) [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells indicate 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 : 2023 : August ..............: (D) 4,697 (D) (D) 22,132 September ...........: October .............: November ............: December ............: : 2024 : January .............: February ............: March ...............: April ...............: May .................: June ................: July ................: : 2022 : August ................: (D) 4,960 (D) (D) 16,663 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 2023 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 : 2023 : August ..........: 2,265,600 25,920 2,291,520 September .......: October .........: November ........: December ........: : 2024 : January .........: February ........: March ...........: April ...........: May .............: June ............: July ............: : 2022 : August ..........: 1,739,140 77,760 1,816,900 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks of Treated Seed at Month's End - United States: August 2023 with Comparisons [Excludes stocks on farms. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Virginias : : : ending : and : Runner : Spanish : Total : Valencias : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2023 : August ........: (D) 131 (D) 170 September .....: October .......: November ......: December ......: : 2024 : January .......: February ......: March .........: April .........: May ...........: June ..........: July ..........: : 2022 : August ........: (D) 326 (D) 394 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 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 nass@usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch....................................................................... 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