HDR1012000110060127971500Peanut Stocks and Processing Released January 27, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Peanut Stocks and Processing" call Barbara Rater at (202) 720-7688, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. The "Peanut Stocks and Processing" U.S. Summary is available on Autofax, (202) 720-2000, report 1700. See page 9. Stocks estimates refer to December 31, 1996; all other data are for the month of December. Peanut Stocks Down 20 Percent From Last Year Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.20 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared to 2.76 billion pounds last year. This total includes 1.60 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 553 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 44.5 million pounds. There were 53.1 million pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of December 31, 1996. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 415 million pounds of which 370 million pounds were edible grades and 45.4 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias, 101 million pounds; Runners, 235 million pounds; and Spanish, 33.9 million pounds. December millings totaled 288 million pounds. Millings by type were 88.5 million pounds of Virginias, 180 million pounds of Runners, and 19.9 million pounds of Spanish. Commercial processors utilized 110 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during December. Utilization for all peanut butter products was 58.9 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 21.3 million pounds, and utilization for snack peanuts was 27.6 million pounds. Crushing for oil, cake, and meal totaled 50.2 million pounds during the month. Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 1,306,064 pounds of peanut butter, and 119,952 pounds of roasted peanuts during December. There were no deliveries of peanut granules during the month. Stocks of treated seed on hand December 31 totaled 226,000 pounds, compared with 299,000 pounds on November 30, 1996. Of the December total, 118,000 pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 86,000 pounds were Runners, and 22,000 pounds were Spanish. November stocks of treated seed included 191,000 pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 86,000 pounds of Runners, and 22,000 pounds of Spanish. Gr Lg 6 (1-97) Table 1. Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products at Month's End, Crop of 1996-97 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Farmer Stock Equivalent Month : Farmer : Shelled : Roasting :-------------------------- Ending : Stock : Peanuts : Stock : Shelled : Total : : 2/ : (In Shell) : Peanuts : 3/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1996 : 44,358 332,301 17,538 441,960 503,856 Sep : 532,084 246,832 8,551 328,287 868,922 Oct : 1,759,388 312,518 29,614 415,649 2,204,651 Nov : 1,808,328 366,076 36,531 486,881 2,331,740 Dec : 1,600,590 415,467 44,504 552,571 2,197,665 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 2,090,649 469,748 40,230 624,765 2,755,644 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 2. Farmer Stock Peanuts, by Types, on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 1996-97 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Spanish (by Areas) : Month : : :-----------------------------------: Total Ending :Virginias: Runners :Virginia: : : : All : : : North : South : South : Total : Types : : :Carolina: East : West : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1996 : 0 44,358 0 0 0 0 44,358 Sep : 33,614 493,940 0 0 4,530 4,530 532,084 Oct : 376,130 1,274,564 0 11 108,683 108,694 1,759,388 Nov : 343,370 1,338,289 0 0 126,669 126,669 1,808,328 Dec : 287,425 1,192,583 0 0 120,582 120,582 1,600,590 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 376,169 1,567,862 0 4,164 142,454 146,618 2,090,649 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 3. Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 1996-97 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Commercial Stocks : Equivalent Month : CCC :--------------------------------------------------- Ending : Uncommitted : Restricted : Other : :Total Farmer : Stocks : Use 17/ : Commercial : Total : Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1996 : 0 16/ 16/ 44,358 44,358 Sep : 15,212 16/ 16/ 516,872 532,084 Oct : 50,916 16/ 16/ 1,708,472 1,759,388 Nov : 79,322 16/ 16/ 1,729,006 1,808,328 Dec : 53,054 16/ 16/ 1,547,536 1,600,590 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 612,803 16/ 16/ 1,477,846 2,090,649 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 4. Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (In Shell) on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 1996-97 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Edibles 19/ : Shelled : : Month :------------------------------------: Oil : Total :Roasting Ending :Virginias: Runners :Spanish : Total :Stocks 4/: Shelled:Stocks 5/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1996 : 60,976 146,653 25,353 232,982 99,319 332,301 17,538 Sep : 40,088 121,295 10,670 172,053 74,779 246,832 8,551 Oct : 63,188 158,277 16,022 237,487 75,031 312,518 29,614 Nov : 80,792 195,319 27,047 303,158 62,918 366,076 36,531 Dec : 100,974 235,175 33,904 370,053 45,414 415,467 44,504 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 134,765 281,007 28,485 444,257 25,491 469,748 40,230 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 5. Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight), by Months, Crop of 1996-97 18/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Spanish (by Areas) : : : :-------------------------------------: Total Month :Virginias: Runners :Virginia: : : : All Ending : : : North : South : South : Total : Types : : :Carolina: East : West : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1996 : 480 31,294 0 0 0 0 31,774 Sep : 12,748 111,822 0 0 3,928 3,928 128,498 Oct : 135,972 239,426 0 0 23,212 23,212 398,610 Nov : 100,392 204,024 0 0 27,092 27,092 331,508 Dec : 88,512 179,556 0 0 19,938 19,938 288,006 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month: Last Seas : 70,480 178,082 0 0 11,552 11,552 260,114 : Seas Total: 338,104 766,122 0 0 74,170 74,170 1,178,396 : 95 To Date: 246,354 532,002 0 0 47,472 47,472 825,828 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 6. Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (In Shell) Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Edibles 18/ : Shelled : : Month :-------------------------------------: Oil : Total :Roasting Ending :Virginias: Runners :Spanish: Total :Stocks 4/: Shelled :Stocks 5/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1996 : 48 500 0 548 23,614 24,162 711 Sep : 3,903 53,181 2,065 59,149 31,870 91,019 6,621 Oct : 45,180 157,215 15,815 218,210 36,744 254,954 62,649 Nov : 41,027 134,486 16,748 192,261 27,743 220,004 33,695 Dec : 35,445 118,813 13,013 167,271 23,970 191,241 29,670 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month: Last Seas : 27,954 107,018 8,048 143,020 35,781 178,801 19,824 : Seas Total: 125,603 464,195 47,641 637,439 143,941 781,380 133,346 : 95 To Date: 99,087 320,428 31,188 450,703 112,445 563,148 94,332 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 7. Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production and Stocks of Peanut Oil and Cake and Meal, by Months, Crop of 1996-97 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 1996 : 61,896 26,423 33,873 25,823 6,289 Sep : 61,591 26,601 34,165 29,719 8,619 Oct : 45,033 20,161 24,828 27,902 7,138 Nov : 48,382 19,862 28,305 30,392 8,005 Dec : 50,217 21,631 28,401 31,622 9,437 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 56,140 23,954 32,109 14,189 6,051 : Seas Total : 267,119 114,678 149,572 -- -- : 95 To Date : 229,668 98,379 125,093 -- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 8. Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products, by Months, Crop of 1996-97 9/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Peanuts : : : Month :---------------------------------: Roasting : Crude : Cake & Ending : Edible : Oil : : Stock : Peanut : Meal : Grades : Stocks : Total : : Oil 7/ : 7/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1996 : 137,997 50,613 188,610 14,154 27,592 34,796 Sep : 120,078 56,410 176,488 15,608 22,705 31,835 Oct : 152,776 36,492 189,268 41,586 21,978 26,309 Nov : 126,590 39,856 166,446 26,778 17,372 27,438 Dec : 100,376 41,474 141,850 21,697 20,401 26,969 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 103,026 54,730 157,756 17,391 22,485 29,769 : Seas Total : 637,817 224,845 862,662 119,823 110,048 147,347 : 95 To Date : 759,260 145,142 904,402 124,722 103,953 133,952 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 9. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, And In Shell Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 1996-97 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 1996 : 34,248 24,935 67,040 1,844 128,067 189,963 9,785 Sep : 29,741 30,441 58,917 2,964 122,063 183,654 10,744 Oct : 30,431 25,333 61,402 3,464 120,630 165,663 14,673 Nov : 38,281 29,237 60,135 1,746 129,399 177,781 12,146 Dec : 21,318 27,575 58,864 1,785 109,542 159,759 11,144 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 24,684 24,668 53,824 2,415 105,591 161,731 10,840 : Seas Total : 154,019 137,521 306,358 11,803 609,701 876,820 58,492 : 95 To Date : 160,066 129,073 316,264 13,702 619,105 848,773 60,941 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 10. Virginias Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 1996-97 15/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 19/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 11/ : 10/ : 12/ : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1996 : 2,990 7,985 6,413 534 17,922 Sep : 2,890 10,301 6,200 1,413 20,804 Oct : 3,125 7,636 4,525 993 16,279 Nov : 2,747 10,581 5,793 700 19,821 Dec : 1,392 10,854 5,428 344 18,018 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 1,234 8,748 4,963 1,474 16,419 : Seas Total : 13,144 47,357 28,359 3,984 92,844 : 95 To Date : 12,516 45,092 32,805 7,067 97,480 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 11. Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 1996-97 15/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 19/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 11/ : 10/ : 12/ : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1996 : 29,946 14,969 57,156 1,186 103,257 Sep : 26,436 18,085 48,472 1,414 94,407 Oct : 26,717 15,466 54,662 2,162 99,007 Nov : 34,953 16,641 51,741 940 104,275 Dec : 19,492 15,371 50,836 1,335 87,034 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 21,984 14,601 46,510 619 83,714 : Seas Total : 137,544 80,532 262,867 7,037 487,980 : 95 To Date : 137,709 76,665 274,525 5,287 494,186 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 12. Spanish Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 1996-97 15/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 19/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 11/ : 10/ : 12/ : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1996 : 1,312 1,981 3,471 124 6,888 Sep : 415 2,055 4,245 137 6,852 Oct : 589 2,231 2,215 309 5,344 Nov : 581 2,015 2,601 106 5,303 Dec : 434 1,350 2,600 106 4,490 : Jan 1997 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 1,466 1,319 2,351 322 5,458 : Seas Total : 3,331 9,632 15,132 782 28,877 : 95 To Date : 9,841 7,316 8,934 1,348 27,439 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3:00 p.m. ET on February 28, 1997. 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