HDR1012000110060228971500Peanut Stocks and Processing Peanut Stocks and Processing National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 28, 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 January 31, 1997; all other data are for the month of January. Peanut Stocks Down 15 Percent From Last Year Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.10 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared to 2.47 billion pounds last year. This total includes 1.39 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 650 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 57.3 million pounds. There were 56.4 million pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of January 31, 1997. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 489 million pounds of which 455 million pounds were edible grades and 34.5 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias, 117 million pounds; Runners, 298 million pounds; and Spanish, 39.2 million pounds. January millings totaled 335 million pounds. Millings by type were 84.6 million pounds of Virginias, 232 million pounds of Runners, and 18.6 million pounds of Spanish. Commercial processors utilized 109 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during January. Utilization for all peanut butter products was 64.5 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 24.7 million pounds, and utilization for snack peanuts was 17.6 million pounds. Crushing for oil, cake, and meal totaled 46.5 million pounds during the month. Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 3,356,256 pounds of peanut butter, and 143,046 pounds of roasted peanuts during January. There were no deliveries of peanut granules during the month. Stocks of treated seed on hand January 31 totaled 429,000 pounds, compared with 226,000 pounds on December 31, 1996. Of the January total, 321,000 pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 86,000 pounds were Runners, and 22,000 pounds were Spanish. December stocks of treated seed included 118,000 pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 86,000 pounds of Runners, and 22,000 pounds of Spanish. Gr Lg 6 (2-97) 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 : 44,358 331,905 17,543 441,434 503,335 Sep : 580,500 194,160 6,683 258,233 845,416 Oct : 1,854,488 260,623 24,789 346,629 2,225,906 Nov : 1,899,914 371,657 36,573 494,304 2,430,791 Dec : 1,685,930 419,017 46,533 557,293 2,289,756 : Jan 1997 : 1,393,745 489,072 57,290 650,466 2,101,501 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 1,771,781 496,998 39,819 661,007 2,472,607 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 33,694 542,276 0 0 4,530 4,530 580,500 Oct : 376,210 1,369,584 0 11 108,683 108,694 1,854,488 Nov : 343,450 1,429,795 0 0 126,669 126,669 1,899,914 Dec : 287,433 1,277,915 0 0 120,582 120,582 1,685,930 : Jan 1997 : 233,663 1,057,366 0 0 102,716 102,716 1,393,745 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 316,466 1,301,837 0 3,799 149,679 153,478 1,771,781 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ 565,288 580,500 Oct : 50,916 16/ 16/ 1,803,572 1,854,488 Nov : 79,322 16/ 16/ 1,820,592 1,899,914 Dec : 53,054 16/ 16/ 1,632,876 1,685,930 : Jan 1997 : 56,385 16/ 16/ 1,337,360 1,393,745 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 524,632 16/ 16/ 1,247,149 1,771,781 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 60,573 146,656 25,357 232,586 99,319 331,905 17,543 Sep : 21,696 89,997 7,504 119,197 74,963 194,160 6,683 Oct : 45,364 126,364 13,034 184,762 75,861 260,623 24,789 Nov : 81,801 198,571 27,047 307,419 64,238 371,657 36,573 Dec : 100,929 238,162 33,904 372,995 46,022 419,017 46,533 : Jan 1997 : 117,104 298,284 39,183 454,571 34,501 489,072 57,290 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 136,213 310,251 27,517 473,981 23,017 496,998 39,819 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 12,748 120,464 0 0 3,928 3,928 137,140 Oct : 135,972 255,024 0 0 23,212 23,212 414,208 Nov : 101,388 216,374 0 0 27,092 27,092 344,854 Dec : 88,700 180,046 0 0 19,938 19,938 288,684 : Jan 1997 : 84,600 231,646 0 0 18,566 18,566 334,812 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month: Last Seas : 68,466 238,606 0 0 14,088 14,088 321,160 : Seas Total: 423,888 1,034,848 0 0 92,736 92,736 1,551,472 : 95 To Date: 314,820 770,608 0 0 61,560 61,560 1,146,988 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58,909 2,065 64,877 32,610 97,487 6,621 Oct : 45,180 167,853 15,815 228,848 38,096 266,944 62,649 Nov : 41,781 143,070 16,748 201,599 28,998 230,597 33,695 Dec : 35,582 128,242 13,013 176,837 26,202 203,039 29,670 : Jan 1997 : 32,475 157,219 12,728 202,422 23,673 226,095 30,387 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month: Last Seas : 28,424 142,113 6,432 176,969 53,822 230,791 17,964 : Seas Total: 158,969 655,793 60,369 875,131 173,193 1,048,324 163,733 : 95 To Date: 127,511 462,541 37,620 627,672 166,267 793,939 112,296 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 46,473 19,412 26,620 32,774 6,244 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 67,391 28,521 38,660 20,772 6,490 : Seas Total : 313,592 134,090 176,192 -- -- : 95 To Date : 297,059 126,900 163,753 -- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 138,393 50,613 189,006 14,149 27,592 34,796 Sep : 178,266 56,966 235,232 17,481 22,705 31,835 Oct : 163,283 37,198 200,481 44,543 21,978 26,309 Nov : 78,942 40,621 119,563 21,911 17,372 27,438 Dec : 111,261 44,418 155,679 19,710 20,401 26,969 : Jan 1997 : 120,846 35,194 156,040 19,630 18,260 29,813 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 147,245 56,296 203,541 18,375 21,938 38,221 : Seas Total : 790,991 265,010 1,056,001 137,424 128,308 177,160 : 95 To Date : 906,505 201,438 1,107,943 143,097 125,891 172,173 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 21,317 27,567 58,864 1,785 109,533 159,750 10,965 : Jan 1997 : 24,728 17,563 64,532 2,319 109,142 155,615 13,528 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 25,010 21,461 60,276 3,287 110,034 177,425 11,841 : Seas Total : 178,746 155,076 370,890 14,122 718,834 1,032,426 71,841 : 95 To Date : 185,076 150,534 376,540 16,989 729,139 1,026,198 72,782 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 1,390 10,854 5,428 344 18,016 : Jan 1997 : 1,518 4,459 5,011 950 11,938 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 1,448 8,464 5,748 778 16,438 : Seas Total : 14,660 51,816 33,370 4,934 104,780 : 95 To Date : 13,964 53,556 38,553 7,845 113,918 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15,363 50,836 1,335 87,026 : Jan 1997 : 22,860 11,598 56,493 1,261 92,212 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 22,376 11,560 52,853 2,463 89,252 : Seas Total : 160,404 92,122 319,360 8,298 580,184 : 95 To Date : 160,085 88,225 327,378 7,750 583,438 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 435 1,350 2,600 106 4,491 : Jan 1997 : 350 1,506 3,028 108 4,992 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 1,186 1,437 1,675 46 4,344 : Seas Total : 3,682 11,138 18,160 890 33,870 : 95 To Date : 11,027 8,753 10,609 1,394 31,783 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. These Statistics are collected and presented according to the Peanut Statis- tics 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. 20/ 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. 20/ Additional information was reported that required revised totals starting with August 1996. 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