Peanut Stocks and Processing ISSN: 1949-1875 Released January 27, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Down 4 Percent from Last Year Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 5.51 Billion Pounds Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on December 31, 2025 totaled 5.51 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared with 4.36 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 4.64 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 838 million pounds of farmer stock equivalent. Roasting stock totaled 39.8 million pounds. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 630 million pounds of which 595 million pounds were edible grades and 34.6 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type included 96.2 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 468 million pounds of Runners, and 31.5 million pounds of Spanish. Millings in December totaled 453 million pounds. Millings by type were 77.5 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 364 million pounds of Runners, and 11.4 million pounds of Spanish. Commercial processors utilized 181 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during December. Utilization by type was 119 million pounds for all peanut butter products, 24.3 million pounds for peanut candy, and 34.1 million pounds for peanut snacks. Crushing for oil and cake and meal totaled 50.8 million pounds during the month. Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 1.90 million pounds of peanut butter and 51,840 pounds of roasted peanuts during December. Stocks of treated seed on hand December 31, 2025 totaled 566,000 pounds, compared with 213,000 pounds on November 30, 2025. Of the December total, 161,000 pounds were Runners. November stocks of treated seed included 38,000 pounds of Runners. Stocks estimates refer to December 31, 2025. All other data are for the month of December. Peanut Stocks and Specified Products at Month's End - United States: December 2025 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 peanuts : Total : : 1/ :(in shell) 2/: : 3/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2025 : August .......: 782,493 522,528 37,342 694,962 1,514,797 September ....: 1,117,198 552,712 30,336 735,107 1,882,641 October ......: 3,196,481 563,619 34,144 749,613 3,980,238 November .....: 4,115,911 609,369 38,839 810,461 4,965,211 December .....: 4,636,498 629,771 39,793 837,595 5,513,886 : 2026 : January ......: February .....: March ........: April ........: May ..........: June .........: July .........: : 2024 : December .....: 3,738,106 442,107 32,718 588,002 4,358,826 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included 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: December 2025 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.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Virginias : : : Month : and : Runners : Spanish : Total ending : Valencias : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2025 : August ........: 101,342 667,191 13,960 782,493 September .....: 122,462 980,772 13,964 1,117,198 October .......: 516,228 2,613,879 66,374 3,196,481 November ......: 598,166 3,413,057 104,688 4,115,911 December ......: 650,728 3,846,648 139,122 4,636,498 : 2026 : January .......: February ......: March .........: April .........: May ...........: June ..........: July ..........: : 2024 : December ......: 454,242 3,182,502 101,362 3,738,106 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (in Shell) at Month's End - United States: December 2025 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/ : : : :-------------------------------------------------------: Shelled : Total : Roasting Month : Virginias : : : : oil : shelled : stock 3/ ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : stocks 2/ : : : Valencias : : : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2025 : August .......: 74,185 376,135 39,355 489,675 32,853 522,528 37,342 September ....: 73,422 415,078 32,371 520,871 31,841 552,712 30,336 October ......: 77,616 433,252 26,656 537,524 26,095 563,619 34,144 November .....: 86,527 459,286 29,122 574,935 34,434 609,369 38,839 December .....: 96,243 467,503 31,474 595,220 34,551 629,771 39,793 : 2026 : January ......: February .....: March ........: April ........: May ..........: June .........: July .........: : 2024 : December .....: 67,458 317,194 27,897 412,549 29,558 442,107 32,718 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2025 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 : 2025 : August ...........: 45,312 335,502 6,444 387,258 September ........: 52,170 334,222 6,968 393,360 October ..........: 71,466 343,282 5,088 419,836 November .........: 75,718 350,432 10,764 436,914 December .........: 77,472 364,490 11,402 453,364 : 2026 : January ..........: February .........: March ............: April ............: May ..............: June .............: July .............: : 2024 : December .........: 61,748 362,572 8,544 432,864 : 2025 : August-December ..: 322,138 1,727,928 40,666 2,090,732 : 2024 : August-December ..: 303,736 1,644,592 37,206 1,985,534 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (in Shell) Peanuts by Month - United States: December 2025 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 : Stock3/ : Valencia : : : : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2025 : August ...........: 24,425 225,301 3,648 253,374 36,429 289,803 12,850 September ........: 28,215 216,011 4,586 248,812 38,112 286,924 14,098 October ..........: 29,687 231,923 2,660 264,270 36,818 301,088 26,229 November .........: 36,372 241,619 7,931 285,922 36,429 322,351 25,559 December .........: 37,630 243,827 8,415 289,872 36,521 326,393 28,992 : 2026 : January ..........: February .........: March ............: April ............: May ..............: June .............: July .............: : 2024 : December .........: 29,429 241,620 4,530 275,579 35,954 311,533 17,582 : 2025 : August-December ..: 156,329 1,158,681 27,240 1,342,250 184,309 1,526,559 107,728 : 2024 : August-December ..: 145,969 1,088,786 23,012 1,257,767 156,521 1,414,288 94,980 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2025 with Comparisons [Relates to oil mills only. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Shelled : Production : Stocks (end of month) ending : peanuts :----------------------------------------------------------- : crushed 1/ : Crude oil :Cake and Meal : Crude oil :Cake and Meal --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2025 : August ...........: 52,215 23,911 28,303 8,912 10,770 September ........: 59,941 26,502 33,439 9,986 7,613 October ..........: 69,607 30,979 38,628 8,969 7,035 November .........: 50,912 23,125 27,787 10,302 8,720 December .........: 50,822 22,945 27,876 8,454 8,598 : 2026 : January ..........: February .........: March ............: April ............: May ..............: June .............: July .............: : 2024 : December .........: 46,403 20,040 25,090 6,064 7,237 : 2025 : August-December ..: 283,497 127,462 156,033 (X) (X) : 2024 : August-December ..: 241,011 105,637 129,330 (X) (X) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ All crushings regardless of grade. Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products by Month - United States: December 2025 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 : Total : stock : peanut : and : grades : stocks : : : oil 1/ : meal 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : 2025 : August ...........: 254,887 36,752 291,639 20,946 22,943 27,828 September ........: 217,616 39,124 256,740 21,104 25,428 36,596 October ..........: 247,617 42,564 290,181 22,421 31,996 39,206 November .........: 248,511 28,090 276,601 20,864 21,792 26,102 December .........: 269,587 36,404 305,991 28,038 24,793 27,998 : 2026 : January ..........: February .........: March ............: April ............: May ..............: June .............: July .............: : 2024 : December .........: 250,752 35,498 286,250 23,861 20,779 25,548 : 2025 : August-December ..: 1,238,218 182,934 1,421,152 113,373 126,952 157,730 : 2024 : August-December ..: 1,303,542 160,783 1,464,325 108,958 106,861 131,361 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Relates to oil mills only. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products and In Shell Peanuts by Month - United States: December 2025 with Comparisons [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible grades used in products 1/ : Total : Month :--------------------------------------------------------------------------: all : In shell ending : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : Total : grades 5/ : peanuts 6/ : candy 2/ : snacks 3/ : butter 4/ : Products : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2025 : August ...........: 36,018 34,266 119,268 4,413 193,965 246,180 10,562 September ........: 33,113 34,623 110,823 4,823 183,382 243,323 9,778 October ..........: 31,923 33,159 120,758 5,079 190,919 260,526 9,680 November .........: 31,795 34,384 113,816 7,433 187,428 238,340 9,793 December .........: 24,288 34,050 118,537 4,412 181,287 232,109 9,739 : 2026 : January ..........: February .........: March ............: April ............: May ..............: June .............: July .............: : 2024 : December .........: 26,378 35,947 119,090 4,492 185,907 232,310 11,526 : 2025 : August-December ..: 157,137 170,482 583,202 26,160 936,981 1,220,478 49,552 : 2024 : August-December ..: 161,448 176,932 610,516 28,631 977,527 1,218,538 54,048 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2025 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 : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : Total : candy 2/ : snacks 3/ : butter 4/ : products : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Runner : 2025 : August ...........: 33,893 (D) 110,635 (D) 176,895 September ........: 30,848 (D) 101,909 (D) 165,024 October ..........: 28,570 (D) 111,202 (D) 170,192 November .........: 29,258 (D) 104,455 (D) 168,445 December .........: 22,987 (D) 109,628 (D) 164,397 : 2026 : January ..........: February .........: March ............: April ............: May ..............: June .............: July .............: : 2024 : December .........: 24,094 (D) 110,212 (D) 167,152 : 2025 : August-December ..: 145,556 (D) 537,829 (D) 844,953 : 2024 : August-December ..: 144,803 (D) 568,612 (D) 884,824 : Spanish : 2025 : August ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,443 September ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) 1,988 October ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) 3,021 November .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,626 December .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) 1,937 : 2026 : January ..........: February .........: March ............: April ............: May ..............: June .............: July .............: : 2024 : December .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,360 : 2025 : August-December ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) 12,015 : 2024 : August-December ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) 17,343 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States: December 2025 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 : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : Total : candy 2/ : snacks 3/ : butter 4/ : Products : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Virginia and Valencias : 2025 : August ..................: (D) 5,609 (D) (D) 14,627 September ...............: (D) 5,757 (D) (D) 16,370 October .................: (D) 6,533 (D) (D) 17,707 November ................: (D) 5,441 (D) (D) 16,356 December ................: (D) 5,360 (D) (D) 14,952 : 2026 : January .................: February ................: March ...................: April ...................: May .....................: June ....................: July ....................: : 2024 : December ................: (D) 6,324 (D) (D) 16,396 : 2025 : August-December .........: (D) 28,700 (D) (D) 80,012 : 2024 : August-December .........: (D) 26,845 (D) (D) 75,363 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2025 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 : 2025 : August ...........: 2,229,090 51,840 2,280,930 September ........: 1,720,275 - 1,720,275 October ..........: 3,253,890 77,760 3,331,650 November .........: 2,349,105 25,920 2,375,025 December .........: 1,903,200 51,840 1,955,040 : 2026 : January ..........: February .........: March ............: April ............: May ..............: June .............: July .............: : 2024 : December .........: 2,377,890 51,840 2,429,730 : 2025 : August-December ..: 11,455,560 207,360 11,662,920 : 2024 : August-December ..: 12,152,535 259,200 12,411,735 --------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Stocks of Treated Seed at Month's End - United States: December 2025 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 : 2025 : August ........: (D) 263 (D) 372 September .....: (D) 168 (D) 227 October .......: (D) 74 (D) 249 November ......: (D) 38 (D) 213 December ......: (D) 161 (D) 566 : 2026 : January .......: February ......: March .........: April .........: May ...........: June ..........: July ..........: : 2024 : December ......: (D) 22 (D) 249 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 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 Anthony Prillaman, Acting Chief, Crops Branch............................................. (202) 720-2127 Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section................................................. 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