PEANUT MARKETING NEWS – June 14, 2021 – Tyron Spearman, Editor (69)

U.S. PEANUT CROP UPDATE – From National Agricultural Statistics Service as of June 13, 2021. USA Peanut Crop is
estimated planted at 92% this week, 87% last week, 94% last year and 95% 5-Year average. USA Peanut Conditions are 5% Poor,
30% Fair, 56% Good and 9% Excellent. 7% Pegging.
STATE ITEM June 13, 2021 PREV. WEEK June 13, 2020 5-YEAR AVG.
Peanuts Planted 96% 93% 97% 96%
Conditions 0% VP,0% P 31% Fair 56% Good 7% Excellent
GEORGIA Soil Moisture 24% Very Short 44% Short 31% Adequate 1% Surplus
After dry conditions and limited rainfall for much of the state the past few weeks, plentiful rainfall occurred
throughout the week that helped improve crop conditions. Peanuts began to peg. 11% Pegging
Peanuts Planted 95% 92% 95% 93%
ALABAMA Conditions 0% VP, 1% P 9% Fair 51% Good 39% Excellent
Soil Moisture 7% Very Short 13% Short 78% Adequate 2% Surplus
Warm temperatures and steady rain occurred across the state. Most areas received heavy rainfall over the
week which helped improve dry field conditions but kept farmers out of the fields. 1% Pegging.
Peanuts Planted 98% 95% 99% 97%
FLORIDA Conditions 2% VP, 3% P 51% Fair 44% Good 0% Excellent
Soil Moisture 8% Very Short 32% Short 60% Adequate 0% Surplus
Peanuts were nearly finished being planted and some peanuts began pegging. Producers reported
improvements to cotton and peanut conditions following rains and increased soil moisture...6% Pegging.
Peanuts Planted 65% 59% 84% 87%
Peanuts Emerged 46% 33% 59% 71%
Conditions 3% VP, 7% P 26% Fair 57% Good 7% Excellent
MISSISSIPPI
Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 0% Short 45% Adequate 55% Surplus
Moderate to heavy precipitation was received throughout the State, with the highest concentration in the
north central part of the State with an average of 14.31 inches.
Peanuts Planted 96% 88% 89% 92%
NORTH Conditions 0% VP, 1% P 16% Fair 75% Good 8% Excellent
CAROLINA Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 14% Short 59% Adequate 27% Surplus
No written report available.
Peanuts Planted 96% 95% 96% 96%
SOUTH Conditions 1% VP, 1% P 32% Fair 60% Good 6% Excellent
CAROLINA Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 12% Short 75% Adequate 13% Surplus
Continued scattered showers and varying amounts of rainfall provided much needed relief to the hot and dry.
Peanuts Planted 93% 92% 97% 93%
Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 21% Fair 76% Good 3% Excellent
VIRGINIA Soil Moisture 1% Very Short 18% Short 77% Adequate 4% Surplus
Warm with spotty rains; some were heavy at times, causing some flash flooding and heavy winds.
Peanuts Planted 78% 47% 68% 84%
OKLAHOMA Soil Moisture 0%Very Short 8% Short 76% Adequate 16% Surplus
. Peanuts planted reached 78 percent, up 10 points from the previous year but down 6 points from normal.
Peanuts Planted 66% 50% 85% 90%
Conditions 1% VP, 15% P 33% Fair 49% Good 2% Excellent
TEXAS
Soil Moisture (12) 0% Very Short 60% Short 40%Adequate 0% Surplus
Peanuts planted reached 66 percent, down 19 points from previous year and down 24 points from normal..
Peanuts Emerged 95% 92% 92% 96%
Peanuts Pegging 4% 0% 0% 0%
ARKANSAS
Conditions 0% VP, 0% P 6% Fair 55% Good 40% Excellent
Soil Moisture 0% Very Short 2% Short 43%Adequate 55% Surplus
Moderate to heavy precipitation was received throughout the State. SE area average of 10.08 inches.