Peanut Prices ISSN: 1949-1891 Released August 27, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Peanut Price Highlights Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 20.4 cents per pound for the week ending August 21, down 1.2 cents from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending August 21 totaled 77.2 million pounds, up 19.8 million pounds from the previous week. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 20.0 cents per pound for the week ending August 21, unchanged from the previous week. Marketings of Runner-type peanuts were 69.9 million pounds, up 28.1 million pounds from the previous week. Peanut Prices and Marketings by Type - United States: July 24, 2010-August 21, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending Item and type:---------------------------------------------------------------- : July 24, : July 31, : August 7, : August 14, : August 21, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Average price : Runners ......: 0.204 0.203 0.196 0.200 0.200 Spanish ......: (D) (D) (D) (X) (X) Valencias ....: (D) (D) (D) (X) (X) Virginias ....: 0.234 0.228 0.223 0.257 0.241 : All ..........: 0.217 0.211 0.203 0.216 0.204 : : 1,000 pounds : Marketings 1/ : Runners ......: 82,062 81,272 46,003 41,756 69,870 Spanish ......: (D) (D) (D) - - Valencias ....: (D) (D) (D) - - Virginias ....: 20,760 13,833 7,643 15,648 7,359 : All ..........: 107,729 98,564 55,352 57,404 77,229 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Quantity purchased from farmers. This page intentionally left blank. Peanut Prices by Type and Week - United States: 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average price :----------------------------------------------------------- Week ending : Runners : Spanish : Valencias : Virginias : All -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : August 1, 2009 .....: 0.231 (X) (X) 0.236 0.231 August 8, 2009 .....: 0.213 (X) (X) 0.235 0.217 August 15, 2009 ....: 0.219 (D) (D) 0.279 0.234 August 22, 2009 ....: 0.229 0.164 (X) 0.278 0.229 August 29, 2009 ....: 0.232 0.192 (X) 0.225 0.231 : September 5, 2009 ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.271 September 12, 2009 .: 0.210 (X) (X) 0.271 0.225 September 19, 2009 .: 0.226 (X) (X) 0.275 0.231 September 26, 2009 .: 0.203 (D) (D) 0.228 0.214 : October 3, 2009 ....: 0.229 (X) (X) 0.273 0.243 October 10, 2009 ...: 0.168 0.185 (D) (D) 0.236 October 17, 2009 ...: 0.186 (D) (D) 0.265 0.217 October 24, 2009 ...: 0.170 (D) (D) 0.242 0.274 October 31, 2009 ...: 0.188 (D) (D) 0.235 0.205 : November 7, 2009 ...: 0.178 (D) (D) 0.230 0.201 November 14, 2009 ..: 0.190 0.242 0.397 0.231 0.228 November 21, 2009 ..: 0.195 0.213 (X) 0.239 0.217 November 28, 2009 ..: 0.187 (D) (D) 0.229 0.210 : December 5, 2009 ...: 0.184 (D) (D) 0.232 0.213 December 12, 2009 ..: 0.189 0.259 (D) (D) 0.206 December 19, 2009 ..: 0.191 (D) (D) 0.225 0.249 December 26, 2009 ..: 0.194 0.172 (D) (D) 0.197 : January 2, 2010 ....: (D) (D) (D) 0.226 0.217 January 9, 2010 ....: 0.195 (D) (D) 0.222 0.198 January 16, 2010 ...: 0.207 (X) (X) 0.230 0.214 January 23, 2010 ...: 0.197 (D) (D) 0.239 0.209 January 30, 2010 ...: 0.197 0.192 (X) 0.231 0.207 : February 6, 2010 ...: 0.200 (D) (D) 0.229 0.214 February 13, 2010 ..: 0.199 (X) (X) 0.243 0.212 February 20, 2010 ..: 0.200 0.272 (D) (D) 0.210 February 27, 2010 ..: 0.201 0.210 (X) 0.228 0.205 : March 6, 2010 ......: 0.203 (D) (D) 0.240 0.210 March 13, 2010 .....: 0.199 0.209 (D) (D) 0.204 March 20, 2010 .....: 0.197 (D) (D) 0.228 0.199 March 27, 2010 .....: 0.209 (D) (D) 0.238 0.215 : April 3, 2010 ......: 0.200 (X) (X) 0.235 0.204 April 10, 2010 .....: 0.199 (X) (X) 0.234 0.204 April 17, 2010 .....: 0.203 (D) (D) 0.218 0.206 April 24, 2010 .....: 0.202 0.208 (X) 0.225 0.204 : May 1, 2010 ........: 0.202 (D) (D) 0.232 0.203 May 8, 2010 ........: 0.204 0.264 (X) 0.232 0.213 May 15, 2010 .......: 0.202 (X) (X) 0.225 0.203 May 22, 2010 .......: 0.201 (D) (D) 0.225 0.209 May 29, 2010 .......: 0.203 (X) (X) 0.238 0.206 : June 5, 2010 .......: 0.205 0.206 (X) 0.226 0.206 June 12, 2010 ......: 0.205 (D) (D) 0.227 0.229 June 19, 2010 ......: 0.211 0.191 (X) 0.222 0.214 June 26, 2010 ......: 0.203 (D) (D) 0.244 0.217 : July 3, 2010 .......: 0.201 (X) (X) 0.243 0.212 July 10, 2010 ......: 0.198 (D) (D) 0.248 0.226 July 17, 2010 ......: 0.200 (X) (X) 0.275 0.215 July 24, 2010 ......: 0.204 (D) (D) 0.234 0.217 July 31, 2010 ......: 0.203 (D) (D) 0.228 0.211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. Peanut Marketings by Type and Week - United States: 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Marketings 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------- Week ending : Runners : Spanish : Valencias : Virginias : All -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : August 1, 2009 .....: 269,672 - - 8,545 278,217 August 8, 2009 .....: 28,814 - - 7,219 36,033 August 15, 2009 ....: 193,706 (D) (D) 67,023 261,741 August 22, 2009 ....: 210,956 1,633 - 2,627 215,216 August 29, 2009 ....: 92,197 129 - 10,655 102,981 : September 5, 2009 ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) 12,286 September 12, 2009 .: 15,080 - - 4,804 19,884 September 19, 2009 .: 189,861 - - 20,397 210,258 September 26, 2009 .: 11,411 (D) (D) 7,457 19,358 : October 3, 2009 ....: 96,005 - - 44,719 140,724 October 10, 2009 ...: 5,446 180 (D) (D) 11,428 October 17, 2009 ...: 4,168 (D) (D) 2,539 7,043 October 24, 2009 ...: 8,288 (D) (D) 3,159 16,844 October 31, 2009 ...: 18,500 (D) (D) 7,400 26,951 : November 7, 2009 ...: 11,911 (D) (D) 3,074 17,317 November 14, 2009 ..: 18,956 7,967 3,436 11,427 41,786 November 21, 2009 ..: 20,691 1,274 - 21,674 43,639 November 28, 2009 ..: 14,553 (D) (D) 6,355 23,351 : December 5, 2009 ...: 8,947 (D) (D) 11,697 24,576 December 12, 2009 ..: 11,614 3,512 (D) (D) 16,054 December 19, 2009 ..: 16,641 (D) (D) 8,209 39,726 December 26, 2009 ..: 47,659 184 (D) (D) 50,433 : January 2, 2010 ....: (D) (D) (D) 10,394 13,997 January 9, 2010 ....: 32,256 (D) (D) 3,105 36,096 January 16, 2010 ...: 25,339 - - 10,962 36,301 January 23, 2010 ...: 49,717 (D) (D) 16,021 66,268 January 30, 2010 ...: 75,403 10,138 - 38,211 123,752 : February 6, 2010 ...: 64,555 (D) (D) 20,996 88,563 February 13, 2010 ..: 49,753 - - 21,563 71,316 February 20, 2010 ..: 42,070 3,705 (D) (D) 49,976 February 27, 2010 ..: 76,250 2,434 - 14,757 93,441 : March 6, 2010 ......: 53,744 (D) (D) 13,231 68,178 March 13, 2010 .....: 47,174 5,757 (D) (D) 57,583 March 20, 2010 .....: 73,885 (D) (D) 4,421 79,889 March 27, 2010 .....: 36,454 (D) (D) 3,370 41,173 : April 3, 2010 ......: 90,071 - - 10,911 100,982 April 10, 2010 .....: 84,772 - - 12,587 97,359 April 17, 2010 .....: 86,144 (D) (D) 5,630 93,981 April 24, 2010 .....: 58,515 4,956 - 3,886 67,357 : May 1, 2010 ........: 92,728 (D) (D) 2,276 99,283 May 8, 2010 ........: 31,246 2,303 - 9,153 42,702 May 15, 2010 .......: 89,859 - - 3,633 93,492 May 22, 2010 .......: 41,020 (D) (D) 6,083 50,762 May 29, 2010 .......: 71,277 - - 6,422 77,699 : June 5, 2010 .......: 55,434 1,204 - 3,119 59,757 June 12, 2010 ......: 40,851 (D) (D) 9,536 59,447 June 19, 2010 ......: 29,559 10 - 12,757 42,326 June 26, 2010 ......: 42,669 (D) (D) 16,125 60,050 : July 3, 2010 .......: 43,857 - - 15,563 59,420 July 10, 2010 ......: 25,771 (D) (D) 12,185 42,809 July 17, 2010 ......: 52,474 - - 12,803 65,277 July 24, 2010 ......: 82,062 (D) (D) 20,760 107,729 July 31, 2010 ......: 81,272 (D) (D) 13,833 98,564 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Quantity purchased from farmers. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Price and marketing information included in this report is provided the beginning of each week by first buyers of farmer stock peanuts. Each week, respondents are asked to report total pounds purchased (marketings) from farmers and total dollars paid, by type (Runners, Spanish, Valencias, and Virginias), for the previous week. The reported data are to include all qualities and grades and exclude peanuts used for seed. Data are collected by telephone, fax, and internet each week for the previous week. The peanut price survey is an enumeration of all known first buyers of farmer stock peanuts from growers. Every effort is made to obtain a report from all buyers. Estimating Procedures: Since a complete report is not received from all buyers each week, the reported quantities purchased and total dollars paid for each type are expanded to account for non-response. These expanded data are then used to calculate the weighted average price for each type. Estimates of price and marketings are prepared by the Agricultural Statistics Board and reviewed for reasonableness with recent historic estimates and between the different peanut types. Revision Policy: Price and marketing estimates for the prior three weeks are subject to revision based on late reports. At the end of the marketing year, all buyers will have an opportunity to update or provide any late data for any week during the marketing year. After this data is incorporated with previously reported data, revised weekly estimates will be published for the entire marketing year. Reliability: The peanut price 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. 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@nass.usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch........................... (202) 720-2127 Jacqueline Moore, Head, Field Crops Section................ (202) 720-2127 Suzanne Avilla - Peanuts, Rice........................ (202) 720-7688 Shiela Corley - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum...... (202) 720-5944 Bryan Durham - Hay, Oats.............................. (202) 690-3234 Anthony Prillaman - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed...... (202) 720-9526 Nick Schauer - Wheat, Rye............................. (202) 720-8068 Julie Schmidt - Crop Weather, Barley, Sugar Crops..... (202) 720-7621 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.. (202) 720-7369 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov and in the "Receive NASS Updates" box under "Receive reports by Email," click on "National" or "State" to select the reports you would like to receive. Printed reports may be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by calling toll-free (800) 999-6779, or (703) 605-6220 if calling from outside the United States or Canada. Accepted methods of payment are Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order. For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.