PEANUT MARKETING NEWS – June 17, 2021 – Tyron Spearman, Editor (71)

FOOD SAFETY CLASS - The American Peanut Council will hold a FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Food+HACCP
Workshop on July 28, 29 and 30 in Albany, Georgia. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rule requires certain food
processing facilities have a food safety plan including a preventive controls qualified individual. Global Food Safety Initiative
(GFSI) certifications and some customers require Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training. More information
and registration can be found at www.peanutsusa.com or at this link. Or by contacting instructor Steve Calhoun at
calhoste@bellsouth.net.
DEADLINE TO REPORT 2021 ACREAGE - Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage
reports after planting should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office before the applicable
deadline. July 15 is a major deadline for most crops, but acreage reporting deadlines vary by county and by crop.
“USDA offers a lot of programs to assist producers, but in order to receive many of these program benefits, you must file
an accurate crop acreage report,” said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. “Once planting is complete, call your local FSA
county office to make an appointment.” An acreage report documents a crop grown on a farm or ranch and its intended uses.
Filing an accurate and timely acreage report for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage and prevented planted acreage,
can prevent the loss of benefits.
CONSERVATION RESERVE NEW – DEADLINE TO SIGN UP AUGUST 15 - Landowners and agricultural producers
currently enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) now have a wider opportunity to enroll in a 30-year contract
through the Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers initiative, called CLEAR30. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is
expanding CLEAR30 – a water-quality focused option available through CRP – to be nationwide now.
Interested producers with CRP contracts expiring September 30, 2021, should sign up by August 6, 2021. CLEAR30
provides an opportunity for producers to receive incentives for a 30-year commitment to water quality practices on their CRP
land, building on their original 10- to 15-year CRP contracts.
“We are excited to expand this option to enable more producers to take their conservation efforts to the next level,” said
Zach Ducheneaux, USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) administrator. “Offering CLEAR30 in all states enables durable
maintenance of conservation investments and enhanced stewardship of the land and waterways on a larger scale.”
These long-term contracts ensure that practices remain in place for 30 years, which improves water quality through reducing
sediment and nutrient runoff and helping prevent algal blooms.
TEXAS A&M SETS UP DR CHARLES SIMPSON ENDOWMENT PEANUT PROGRAM - Texas A&M AgriLife in helping
us preserve the history of the Texas peanut industry, and the legacy of Dr. Charles Simpson through the formation of the Dr.
Charles Simpson Endowed Peanut Program. This endowment will ensure the peanut program is able to continue to impact the
Texas and southwest peanut industry for the years to come.
Texas A&M AgriLife houses one of the most complete wild peanut germplasm collections in the world with more than
1,500 accessions and 69 of the 81 described species. The program has a rich history, dating back more than 75 years. To date, the
program has released more than 20 improved variety and germplasm lines specifically suited for growers in Texas and the
southwest. These lines have positively impacted the peanut industry, strongly benefiting the producers and allied partners.
Dr. Simpson’s work has dramatically influenced the peanut industry around the world. His discoveries have built a
breeding program that develops cultivars with improved quality, drought tolerance and multiple disease resistances using
genomic and phenomic tools. This has positively impacted the shelf-life of peanut products, the health benefits of consuming
peanuts and the economic impact of growing peanuts for producers. Most notability for producers, Texas A&M AgriLife was the
first breeding program in the world to identify, develop and release a variety with near immunity to the root-knot nematode. For
more information and to donate contact: Texas A&M Foundation | txamfoundation.com.
ARGENTINA CROP UPDATE - In all the areas affected by the LACK OF RAIN, MUCH LOWER YIELDS that in many
cases they do not exceed 1,500-2,000 kilos of peanut in-shells per Hectare. With these yields, it is clearly not enough to cover
production costs. Some sanitary problems such as soil diseases, like Peanut BLIGHT and Peanut SMUT, were very important and
they negatively influenced this season in some areas. In many lots, losses of more than 25% of the yield potential were evaluated
due to these causes. Estimate is about 40% harvested with 99% dug.
The yields in all those areas that received the highest rain registrations during the production cycle are very satisfactory
and the peanut kernels have good quality. Argentina is coming to the end with the shipments of the 2020 peanut crop with record
exports. It is estimated that around 750,000 MT. of peanuts were exported; approximately 420,000 M.T. OF BLANCHED
PEANUTS; 260,000 M.T. OF RAW PEANUTS WITH SKIN; and 70,000 M.T. OF PREPARED PEANUTS.
Regarding the new 2021 peanut crop, it is estimated an export volume of 680,000 M.T. of peanuts; approximately
380,000 M.T. OF BLANCHED PEANUTS; 236,000 M.T. OF RAW PEANUTS WITH SKIN; and 64,000 M.T OF PREPARED.