PEANUT MARKETING NEWS – November 17, 2020 – Tyron Spearman, Editor (156)

U.S. PEANUT CROP UPDATE – From National Agricultural Statistics Service as of November 15, 2020. USA Peanuts
Harvested are 85% this week, 78% last week, 92% last year and 89% 5-Year Average.
STATE ITEM Nov. 15, 2020 PREV. WEEK Nov. 15, 2019 5-YEAR AVG.
Peanuts Dug 96% 93% 99% 98%
Peanuts Harvested 86% 80% 95% 91%
Soil Moisture 1% Very Short 16% Short 78% Adequate 5% Surplus
GEORGIA
Cloudy, warm, humid and misty weather settled over much of the state limiting fieldwork. Peanuts were dug and
harvest continued slowly toward completion. As weather permitted, producers who finished peanut harvest
moved on to cotton.
Peanuts Dug 97% 94% 98% N/A
ALABAMA Peanuts Harvested 91% 86% 95% 90%
Soil Moisture 1% Very Short 16% Short 81% Adequate 2% Surplus
Rain in the northeastern part of state stalled fieldwork for latter half of the week. A mostly dry week in the
remainder of the state allowed for good progress with harvesting.
Peanuts Harvested 98% 92% 100% 99%
FLORIDA Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 9% Short 53% Adequate 38% Surplus
Peanut harvest neared competition and farmed turned their attention to cotton.
Peanuts Dug 96% 91% 89% 95%
Peanuts Harvested 85% 80% 75% 85%
MISSISSIPPI
Soil Moisture 2% Very Short 20% Short 73% Adequate 5% Surplus
No specific comments on peanuts. Minimal precipitation received.
Peanuts Harvested 79% 66% 88% 86%
NORTH
Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 0% Short 37% Adequate 63% Surplus
CAROLINA
Excessive rain delayed field activities, with several days of drying needed.
Peanuts Dug 96% 92% 99% N/A
Peanuts Harvested 83% 76% 96% 81%
SOUTH
Soil Moisture 1% Very Short 3% Short 52% Adequate 44% Surplus
CAROLINA
Heavy rains caused saturated soil conditions in some areas, limiting harvest. In other areas, fieldwork progressed
rapidly.
Peanuts Harvested 84% 65% 100% 98%
Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 0% Short 55% Adequate 45% Surplus
VIRGINIA Weather was wet with heavy rains on Wednesday and Thursday. Localized flooding and fields extremely wet.
Harvesting was done before the excessive rainfall moved through.
Peanuts Harvested 82% 74% 84% 82%
Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 11% Fair 62% Good 27% Excellent
OKLAHOMA
Soil Moisture 6%Very Short 28% Short 64% Adequate 2% Surplus
No specific comments on peanuts. Very little precipitation.
Peanuts Mature 79% 71% 75% 76%
Peanuts Harvested 67% 60% 67% 75%
TEXAS Conditions 1% VP, 4% P 51% Fair 40% Good 4% Excellent
Soil Moisture (12) 18% Very Short 51% Short 7% Adequate 24% Surplus
Peanut harvest continued in areas of the Cross Timbers, South Texas and the Southern High Plains.
Peanuts Dug 99% 97% 98% 98%
ARKANSAS
Peanuts Harvested 86% 76% 71% 84%
Soil Moisture 1% Very Short 17% Short 73% Adequate 9% Surplus
No specific comments on peanuts. Precipitation was light.