Peanut Prices ISSN: 1949-1891 Released August 31, 2012, 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 31.6 cents per pound for the week ending August 25. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending August 25 totaled 13.1 million pounds. Runner-type peanut prices averaged 24.3 cents per pound for the week ending August 25. Marketings of runner-type peanuts were 5.10 million pounds. Peanut Prices and Marketings by Type - United States: July 28, 2012-August 25, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending Item and type:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 28, : August 4, : August 11, : August 18, : August 25, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : Average price : Runner .......: 0.331 0.247 (D) (D) 0.243 Spanish ......: (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Valencia .....: (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Virginia .....: 0.336 0.444 (D) 0.339 0.363 : All ..........: 0.332 0.332 0.307 (D) 0.316 : : 1,000 pounds : Marketings 1/ : Runner .......: 64,745 13,505 (D) (D) 5,103 Spanish ......: - - - - - Valencia .....: - - - - - Virginia .....: 28,766 10,133 (D) 4,111 8,017 : All ..........: 93,511 23,638 7,463 (D) 13,120 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: 2011-2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average price :----------------------------------------------------------- Week ending : Runner : Spanish : Valencia : Virginia : All -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per pound : August 6, 2011 .....: 0.225 (X) (X) 0.279 0.230 August 13, 2011 ....: 0.229 (X) (X) 0.255 0.232 August 20, 2011 ....: 0.230 (X) (X) 0.261 0.237 August 27, 2011 ....: 0.233 (X) (X) 0.268 0.235 : September 3, 2011 ..: 0.229 (X) (X) 0.251 0.229 September 10, 2011 .: 0.235 (X) (X) 0.250 0.239 September 17, 2011 .: 0.240 (X) (X) 0.250 0.241 September 24, 2011 .: 0.226 (X) (X) 0.268 0.230 : October 1, 2011 ....: 0.236 (X) (X) 0.241 0.236 October 8, 2011 ....: 0.260 0.445 (X) 0.301 0.265 October 15, 2011 ...: 0.297 (X) (X) 0.295 0.297 October 22, 2011 ...: 0.284 (D) (D) 0.321 0.291 October 29, 2011 ...: 0.296 (D) (D) 0.335 0.307 : November 5, 2011 ...: 0.315 0.366 (X) 0.401 0.325 November 12, 2011 ..: 0.331 (D) (D) 0.454 0.345 November 19, 2011 ..: 0.303 0.338 (X) 0.335 0.308 November 26, 2011 ..: 0.358 (D) (D) 0.360 0.365 : December 3, 2011 ...: 0.320 0.437 (X) 0.375 0.328 December 10, 2011 ..: 0.303 (D) (X) (D) 0.314 December 17, 2011 ..: 0.287 0.393 (X) 0.356 0.289 December 24, 2011 ..: 0.304 0.240 (X) 0.357 0.310 December 31, 2011 ..: 0.378 0.409 (X) (X) 0.381 : January 7, 2012 ....: 0.353 0.332 (X) 0.307 0.339 January 14, 2012 ...: 0.318 (D) (D) 0.350 0.342 January 21, 2012 ...: 0.327 0.315 (X) 0.366 0.329 January 28, 2012 ...: 0.337 0.591 (X) 0.405 0.346 : February 4, 2012 ...: 0.317 (X) (X) 0.333 0.318 February 11, 2012 ..: 0.330 0.303 (X) 0.327 0.329 February 18, 2012 ..: 0.332 0.529 (X) 0.370 0.337 February 25, 2012 ..: 0.324 0.341 (X) 0.318 0.324 : March 3, 2012 ......: 0.336 (D) (X) (D) 0.342 March 10, 2012 .....: 0.362 (D) (X) (D) 0.352 March 17, 2012 .....: 0.346 (X) (X) 0.337 0.345 March 24, 2012 .....: 0.354 (X) (X) 0.325 0.349 March 31, 2012 .....: 0.352 0.326 (X) 0.314 0.348 : April 7, 2012 ......: 0.350 0.466 (X) 0.348 0.354 April 14, 2012 .....: 0.342 0.320 (X) 0.349 0.343 April 21, 2012 .....: 0.355 (D) (X) (D) 0.355 April 28, 2012 .....: 0.346 (X) (X) 0.383 0.351 : May 5, 2012 ........: 0.356 (X) (X) 0.394 0.364 May 12, 2012 .......: 0.321 (X) (X) 0.464 0.336 May 19, 2012 .......: 0.313 (D) (X) (D) 0.338 May 26, 2012 .......: 0.356 (X) (X) 0.325 0.345 : June 2, 2012 .......: 0.314 (X) (X) 0.323 0.314 June 9, 2012 .......: 0.358 (X) (X) 0.339 0.355 June 16, 2012 ......: 0.333 (X) (X) 0.361 0.336 June 23, 2012 ......: 0.355 (X) (X) 0.345 0.353 June 30, 2012 ......: 0.338 (X) (X) 0.326 0.336 : July 7, 2012 .......: 0.400 (X) (X) 0.307 0.396 July 14, 2012 ......: 0.326 (X) (X) 0.395 0.333 July 21, 2012 ......: 0.415 (X) (X) 0.321 0.363 July 28, 2012 ......: 0.331 (X) (X) 0.336 0.332 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. Peanut Marketings by Type and Week - United States: 2011-2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Marketings 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------- Week ending : Runner : Spanish : Valencia : Virginia : All -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : August 6, 2011 .....: 59,388 - - 6,733 66,121 August 13, 2011 ....: 82,501 - - 10,865 93,366 August 20, 2011 ....: 38,295 - - 11,533 49,828 August 27, 2011 ....: 87,849 - - 5,285 93,134 : September 3, 2011 ..: 111,918 - - 3,431 115,349 September 10, 2011 .: 24,289 - - 7,323 31,612 September 17, 2011 .: 34,940 - - 3,974 38,914 September 24, 2011 .: 47,781 - - 4,046 51,827 : October 1, 2011 ....: 105,637 - - 1,438 107,075 October 8, 2011 ....: 94,389 11 - 13,968 108,368 October 15, 2011 ...: 75,674 - - 10,410 86,084 October 22, 2011 ...: 104,295 (D) (D) 24,077 128,535 October 29, 2011 ...: 87,108 (D) (D) 32,711 121,763 : November 5, 2011 ...: 83,473 2,787 - 9,120 95,380 November 12, 2011 ..: 67,877 (D) (D) 4,847 79,048 November 19, 2011 ..: 57,496 1,192 - 11,508 70,196 November 26, 2011 ..: 39,897 (D) (D) 1,373 43,603 : December 3, 2011 ...: 88,876 717 - 13,268 102,861 December 10, 2011 ..: 83,974 (D) - (D) 92,568 December 17, 2011 ..: 117,671 515 - 2,686 120,872 December 24, 2011 ..: 69,022 1,237 - 10,782 81,041 December 31, 2011 ..: 5,594 562 - - 6,156 : January 7, 2012 ....: 24,750 469 - 11,187 36,406 January 14, 2012 ...: 105,853 (D) (D) 9,836 127,263 January 21, 2012 ...: 100,371 739 - 7,412 108,522 January 28, 2012 ...: 63,007 16 - 9,429 72,452 : February 4, 2012 ...: 104,852 - - 7,537 112,389 February 11, 2012 ..: 83,092 1,003 - 14,428 98,523 February 18, 2012 ..: 91,387 1,403 - 4,737 97,527 February 25, 2012 ..: 57,875 3,394 - 14,171 75,440 : March 3, 2012 ......: 98,734 (D) - (D) 110,296 March 10, 2012 .....: 55,114 (D) - (D) 82,736 March 17, 2012 .....: 67,927 - - 4,382 72,309 March 24, 2012 .....: 79,575 - - 16,623 96,198 March 31, 2012 .....: 104,934 1,385 - 10,706 117,025 : April 7, 2012 ......: 80,599 3,798 - 8,799 93,196 April 14, 2012 .....: 93,234 666 - 12,354 106,254 April 21, 2012 .....: 123,423 (D) - (D) 131,451 April 28, 2012 .....: 77,055 - - 13,936 90,991 : May 5, 2012 ........: 37,687 - - 9,818 47,505 May 12, 2012 .......: 53,932 - - 6,006 59,938 May 19, 2012 .......: 67,743 (D) - (D) 85,798 May 26, 2012 .......: 28,381 - - 15,992 44,373 : June 2, 2012 .......: 77,630 - - 5,034 82,664 June 9, 2012 .......: 57,739 - - 10,341 68,080 June 16, 2012 ......: 70,973 - - 7,519 78,492 June 23, 2012 ......: 81,918 - - 25,702 107,620 June 30, 2012 ......: 30,649 - - 7,040 37,689 : July 7, 2012 .......: 38,000 - - 1,439 39,439 July 14, 2012 ......: 78,830 - - 8,443 87,273 July 21, 2012 ......: 8,949 - - 11,139 20,088 July 28, 2012 ......: 64,745 - - 28,766 93,511 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 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