PEANUT MARKETING NEWS – October 14, 2020 – Tyron Spearman, Editor (141)

U.S. PEANUT CROP UPDATE – From National Agricultural Statistics Service as of October 11, 2020. USA Peanuts Harvested are
28% this week, 17% last week, 51% last year and 42% 5-Year Average. Condition is 4% VP, 10% P, 26% F, 50% G and 10% E.
STATE ITEM October 11, 2020 PREV. WEEK October 11, 2019 5-YEAR AVG.
Peanuts Dug 45% 26% 72% 61%
Peanuts Harvested 27% 13% 56% 44%
Conditions 1% VP, 7% P 25% Fair 54% Good 13% Excellent
GEORGIA
Soil Moisture 1% Very Short 13% Short 78% Adequate 8% Surplus
Remnants of Delta brought needed rain to eastern GA, delaying harvest. With a week of mostly dry weather in the
central and western parts of the state, many growers dug and harvested peanuts.
Peanuts Dug 50% 33% 80% N/A
ALABAMA Peanuts Harvested 33% 17% 66% 52%
Conditions 0% VP, 2% P 20% Fair 63% Good 15% Excellent
Soil Moisture 3% Very Short 10% Short 70% Adequate 17% Surplus
Peanut digging delayed first half of the week in some areas by soil that was too dry, but statewide, digging progressed
at a rapid pace. Rain from Delta halted activities in many counties late in the week.
Peanuts Dug 71% 54% 82% 81%
FLORIDA Peanuts Harvested 52% 41% 68% 69%
Conditions 7% VP, 34% P 33% Fair 26% Good 0% Excellent
Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 4% Short 71% Adequate 25% Surplus
Many farmers were digging peanuts but harvesting continued to be a challenge with storms that brought rain. Wet
conditions and disease continued to threaten the quality of the peanut crop throughout the Panhandle.
Peanuts Dug 53% 46% 57% 67%
Peanuts Harvested 38% 21% 39% 43%
MISSISSIPPI Conditions 0% VP, 12% P 20% Fair 62% Good 6% Excellent
Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 8% Short 71% Adequate 21% Surplus
No specific comments on peanuts.
Peanuts Harvested 22% 12% 44% 27%
NORTH Conditions 1% VP, 3% P 17% Fair 65% Good 14% Excellent
CAROLINA Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 2% Short 70% Adequate 28% Surplus
Wet conditions slowing harvest.
Peanuts Dug 46% 34% 68% N/A
Peanuts Harvested 29% 22% 51% 32%
SOUTH
Conditions 1% VP, 3% P 24% Fair 55% Good 17% Excellent
CAROLINA
Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 6% Short 83% Adequate 11% Surplus
Peanut digging and combining steadily progressed.
Peanuts Harvested 21% 16% 69% 41%
Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 43% Fair 57% Good 0% Excellent
VIRGINIA Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 4% Short 83% Adequate 13% Surplus
Weather conditions were cool with rain from Delta, making wet field conditions. Activities for week included harvesting peanuts.
Peanuts Mature 62% 55% 61% 66%
Peanuts Harvested 13% 5% 18% 15%
OKLAHOMA Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 3% Fair 91% Good 6% Excellent
Soil Moisture 35%Very Short 40% Short 25% Adequate 0% Surplus
Virtually no precipitation last week.
Peanuts Mature 45% 40% 40% 41%
Peanuts Harvested 14% 10% 11% 16%
TEXAS Conditions 16% VP, 19% P 32% Fair 32% Good 1% Excellent
Soil Moisture (12) 32% Very Short 40% Short 6% Adequate 22% Surplus
Peanut harvest underway in areas of South Texas, Southern High Plains and Northern Low Plains.
Peanuts Dug 64% 45% 75% 69%
ARKANSAS Peanuts Harvested 19% 10% 32% 34%
Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 6% Fair 49% Good 45% Excellent
Soil Moisture 2% Very Short 14% Short 68% Adequate 16% Surplus
No specific comments on peanuts.