HDR1012000110061227951500Peanut Stocks & Processing HDR2012000110061227951500Peanut Stocks Narrative Released December 27, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Peanut Stocks and Processing" call Barbara Soltes at (202) 720-7688, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV. Stocks estimates refer to November 30, 1995; all other data are for the month of November. Peanut Stocks Down 8 Percent From Last Year Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.96 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared to 3.21 billion pounds last year. This total includes 2.33 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 593 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 37.8 million pounds. There were 653 million pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of November 30, 1995. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 446 million pounds of which 401 million pounds were edible grades and 44.9 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias, 128 million pounds; Runners, 248 million pounds; and Spanish, 25.3 million pounds. November millings totaled 252 million pounds. Millings by type were 76.9 million pounds of Virginias, 157 million pounds of Runners, and 17.9 pounds of Spanish. Commercial processors utilized 129 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during November. Utilization for all peanut butter products was 61.4 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 39.3 million pounds, and utilization for snack peanuts was 26.4 million pounds. Crushing for oil, cake, and meal totaled 45.1 million pounds during the month. Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 2,077,550 pounds of peanut butter and 405,828 pounds of roasted peanuts during November. There were no deliveries of peanut granules during the month. Stocks of treated seed on hand November 30 totaled 151,000 pounds, compared with 162,000 on October 31, 1995. Of the November total, 92,000 pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 54,000 pounds were Runners, and 5,000 pounds were Spanish. October stocks of treated seed included 81,000 pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 76,000 pounds of Runners, and 5,000 pounds of Spanish. Gr Lg 6 (12-95) HDR2012000110061227951500Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Table 1. Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products at Month's End, Crop of 1995-96 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Farmer Stock Equivalent Month : Farmer : Shelled : Roasting :-------------------------- Ending : Stock : Peanuts : Stock : Shelled : Total : : 2/ : (In Shell) : Peanuts : 3/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 17,850 667,132 53,871 887,286 959,007 Sep : 933,403 537,061 35,063 714,291 1,682,757 Oct : 2,119,319 483,274 34,772 642,754 2,796,845 Nov : 2,328,542 446,231 37,800 593,487 2,959,829 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 2,338,974 616,554 46,959 820,017 3,205,950 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 2. Farmer Stock Peanuts, by Types, on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 1995-96 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Spanish (by Areas) : Month : : :-----------------------------------: Total Ending :Virginias: Runners :Virginia: : : : All : : : North : South : South : Total : Types : : :Carolina: East : West : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 5,272 12,578 0 0 0 0 17,850 Sep : 37,544 888,947 0 1,887 5,025 6,912 933,403 Oct : 402,006 1,621,401 0 4,061 91,851 95,912 2,119,319 Nov : 457,619 1,724,349 0 4,164 142,410 146,574 2,328,542 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 498,489 1,687,437 0 4,034 149,014 153,048 2,338,974 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. HDR2012000110061227951500Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand Table 3. Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 1995-96 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Commercial Stocks : Equivalent Month : CCC :--------------------------------------------------- Ending : Uncommitted : Restricted : Other : :Total Farmer : Stocks : Use 17/ : Commercial : Total : Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 0 16/ 16/ 17,850 17,850 Sep : 114,129 16/ 16/ 819,274 933,403 Oct : 444,218 16/ 16/ 1,675,101 2,119,319 Nov : 652,876 16/ 16/ 1,675,666 2,328,542 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 556,554 16/ 16/ 1,782,420 2,338,974 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 4. Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (In Shell) on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 1995-96 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Edibles 19/ : Shelled : : Month :------------------------------------: Oil : Total :Roasting Ending :Virginias: Runners :Spanish : Total :Stocks 4/: Shelled:Stocks 5/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 153,869 398,019 32,654 584,542 82,590 667,132 53,871 Sep : 135,963 318,190 27,095 481,248 55,813 537,061 35,063 Oct : 128,606 270,982 26,353 425,941 57,333 483,274 34,772 Nov : 128,369 247,620 25,342 401,331 44,900 446,231 37,800 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 126,141 435,595 32,594 594,330 22,224 616,554 46,959 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. HDR2012000110061227951500 Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled Table 5. Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight), by Months, Crop of 1995-96 18/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Spanish (by Areas) : : : :-------------------------------------: Total Month :Virginias: Runners :Virginia: : : : All Ending : : : North : South : South : Total : Types : : :Carolina: East : West : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 4,212 33,202 0 0 326 326 37,740 Sep : 11,862 37,536 0 0 180 180 49,578 Oct : 82,870 125,994 0 0 17,488 17,488 226,352 Nov : 76,930 157,378 0 0 17,926 17,926 252,234 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month: Last Seas : 121,868 191,030 0 0 16,700 16,700 329,598 : Seas Total: 175,874 354,110 0 0 35,920 35,920 565,904 : 94 To Date: 286,142 518,360 0 0 57,296 57,296 861,798 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 6. Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (In Shell) Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Edibles 18/ : Shelled : : Month :-------------------------------------: Oil : Total :Roasting Ending :Virginias: Runners :Spanish: Total :Stocks 4/: Shelled :Stocks 5/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 679 4,469 170 5,318 24,249 29,567 3,109 Sep : 3,168 23,213 98 26,479 10,833 37,312 5,197 Oct : 35,462 83,610 12,369 131,441 17,638 149,079 33,065 Nov : 31,824 102,052 10,503 144,379 23,319 167,698 33,137 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month: Last Seas : 49,352 130,590 10,692 190,634 22,766 213,400 43,883 : Seas Total: 71,133 213,344 23,140 307,617 76,039 383,656 74,508 : 94 To Date: 105,449 343,259 34,727 483,435 78,970 562,405 114,110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. HDR2012000110061227951500Shelled Peanuts Crushed Table 7. Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production and Stocks of Peanut Oil and Cake and Meal, by Months, Crop of 1995-96 7/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled : Production : Stocks (End of Period) Month : Peanuts :------------------------------------------------------ Ending :Crushed 8/: Crude Oil : Cake & Meal :Crude Oil 7/:Cake & Meal 7/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 56,705 25,473 31,056 19,569 13,218 Sep : 39,283 16,743 21,439 19,934 10,448 Oct : 32,414 13,156 18,216 14,195 6,321 Nov : 45,126 19,053 22,273 12,720 3,711 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 43,547 18,019 25,101 1,846 12,975 : Seas Total : 173,528 74,425 92,984 -- -- : 94 To Date : 149,446 61,815 85,797 -- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 8. Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products, by Months, Crop of 1995-96 9/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Peanuts : : : Month :---------------------------------: Roasting : Crude : Cake & Ending : Edible : Oil : : Stock : Peanut : Meal : Grades : Stocks : Total : : Oil 7/ : 7/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 173,590 (153) 173,437 19,858 25,667 32,748 Sep : 129,773 37,610 167,383 24,005 16,378 24,209 Oct : 186,748 16,118 202,866 33,356 18,895 22,343 Nov : 168,989 35,752 204,741 30,109 20,528 24,883 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 165,188 29,686 194,874 35,124 19,395 21,596 : Seas Total : 659,100 89,327 748,427 107,328 81,468 104,183 : 94 To Date : 568,744 98,800 667,544 100,836 64,241 86,227 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. HDR2012000110061227951500Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Table 9. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, And In Shell Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 1995-96 6/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 19/ : : :----------------------------------------------: : Month : : : : : : Total : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : All :In Shell : Candy :Peanuts: Butter :Products: Total : Grades : Peanuts : 11/ : 10/ : 12/ : : : 13/ : 14/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 35,685 21,422 78,291 2,949 138,347 195,052 10,849 Sep : 34,503 26,161 61,321 2,648 124,633 163,916 12,783 Oct : 25,884 30,189 61,478 3,505 121,056 153,470 14,370 Nov : 39,338 26,416 61,350 2,179 129,283 174,409 11,629 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 24,844 35,860 56,658 4,814 122,176 165,723 11,173 : Seas Total : 135,410 104,188 262,440 11,281 513,319 686,847 49,631 : 94 To Date : 122,934 134,027 258,051 14,727 529,739 679,185 44,460 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 10. Virginias Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 1995-96 15/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 19/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 11/ : 10/ : 12/ : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 4,143 6,368 6,726 1,677 18,914 Sep : 2,955 9,534 7,106 896 20,491 Oct : 1,958 10,306 7,347 1,852 21,463 Nov : 2,226 10,134 6,663 1,168 20,191 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 1,369 12,982 4,142 1,415 19,908 : Seas Total : 11,282 36,342 27,842 5,593 81,059 : 94 To Date : 10,541 42,009 16,521 5,122 74,193 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. HDR2012000110061227951500Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Table 11. Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 1995-96 15/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 19/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 11/ : 10/ : 12/ : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 29,007 13,570 70,311 824 113,712 Sep : 29,460 15,490 53,308 1,327 99,585 Oct : 21,876 17,969 52,342 1,511 93,698 Nov : 35,410 14,820 52,054 1,000 103,284 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 22,092 20,472 51,176 3,322 97,062 : Seas Total : 115,753 61,849 228,015 4,662 410,279 : 94 To Date : 106,486 82,629 235,742 9,160 434,017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 12. Spanish Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 1995-96 15/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 19/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 11/ : 10/ : 12/ : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1995 : 2,535 1,484 1,254 448 5,721 Sep : 2,088 1,137 907 425 4,557 Oct : 2,050 1,914 1,789 142 5,895 Nov : 1,702 1,462 2,633 11 5,808 Dec : : Jan 1996 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 1,383 2,406 1,340 77 5,206 : Seas Total : 8,375 5,997 6,583 1,026 21,981 : 94 To Date : 5,907 9,389 5,788 445 21,529 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. These Statistics are collected and presented according to the Peanut Statistics Act which requires shellers, crushers and processors of raw peanuts to submit periodic reports for their operations. These reports are usually based on a complete enumeration of all shellers and crushers and all of the larger processors of raw peanuts. However, reports are occasionally received too late to be included in the first tabulation. Allowances are made for these missing reports and revised totals are published in the next report. 1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC in commercial storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/ Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stock, plus roasting stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33. 4/ Includes straight run oil stock peanuts. 5/ Cleaned and unshelled. 6/ Excludes peanuts milled for seed. 7/ Relates to oil mills only. 8/ All crushings regardless of grade. 9/ Includes in transit, exports and domestic use. 10/ Formerly titled 'Salted Peanuts'. Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted. 11/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 12/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy. 13/ Includes all shelled peanuts crushed regardless of grade. 14/ Includes peanuts re-packaged, roasted in shell, salted in shell, and raw in shell. 15/ Crushings by type not available. 16/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 17/ Purchased from CCC for crushing or export. 18/ Includes peanuts milled for seed. 19/ Beginning in February 1988, shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. This should be considered when comparing with previous years. The next "Peanut Stocks and Processing" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 26, 1996. 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