HDR1012000110061229971500PEANUT STOCKS PROCESSING Peanut Stocks and Processing National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 29, 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 (202) 720-7688, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Stocks estimates refer to November 30, 1997; all other data are for the month of November. Peanut Stocks Up 1 Percent From Last Year Peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 2.46 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared to 2.43 billion pounds last year. This total includes 1.97 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 456 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock. Roasting stock totaled 26.9 million pounds. There were 142 million pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of November 30, 1997. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 343 million pounds of which 335 million pounds were edible grades and 8.2 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type were: Virginias, 74.6 million pounds; Runners, 228 million pounds; and Spanish, 32.0 million pounds. November millings totaled 309 million pounds. Millings by type were 95.1 million pounds of Virginias, 189 million pounds of Runners, and 24.8 million pounds of Spanish. Commercial processors utilized 118 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during November. Utilization for all peanut butter products was 61.1 million pounds, utilization for peanut candy was 25.3 million pounds, and utilization for snack peanuts was 30.2 million pounds. Crushing for oil, cake, and meal totaled 27.7 million pounds during the month. Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 1,697,654 pounds of peanut butter, and 118,170 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 199,000 pounds, compared with 214,000 pounds on October 31, 1997. Of the November total, 131,000 pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 37,000 pounds were Runners, and 31,000 pounds were Spanish. October stocks of treated seed included 146,000 pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 37,000 pounds of Runners, and 31,000 pounds of Spanish. Gr Lg 6 (12-97) Table 1. Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products at Month's End, Crop of 1997-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Farmer Stock Equivalent Month : Farmer : Shelled : Roasting :-------------------------- Ending : Stock : Peanuts : Stock : Shelled : Total : : 2/ : (In Shell) : Peanuts : 3/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1997 : 10,660 369,296 26,493 491,164 528,317 Sep : 772,117 273,290 12,318 363,476 1,147,911 Oct : 1,759,199 301,622 16,608 401,157 2,176,964 Nov : 1,972,351 343,155 26,891 456,396 2,455,638 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 1,899,914 371,657 37,896 494,304 2,432,114 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 2. Farmer Stock Peanuts, by Types, on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 1997-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Spanish (by Areas) : Month : : :-----------------------------------: Total Ending :Virginias: Runners :Virginia: : : : All : : : North : South : South : Total : Types : : :Carolina: East : West : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1997 : 782 9,874 0 0 4 4 10,660 Sep : 8,054 762,652 0 37 1,374 1,411 772,117 Oct : 282,130 1,441,135 0 37 35,897 35,934 1,759,199 Nov : 324,675 1,573,204 0 37 74,435 74,472 1,972,351 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 343,450 1,429,795 0 0 126,669 126,669 1,899,914 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 3. Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 1997-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Commercial Stocks : Equivalent Month : CCC :--------------------------------------------------- Ending : Uncommitted : Restricted : Other : :Total Farmer : Stocks : Use 17/ : Commercial : Total : Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1997 : 0 16/ 16/ 10,660 10,660 Sep : 51,358 16/ 16/ 720,759 772,117 Oct : 148,368 16/ 16/ 1,610,831 1,759,199 Nov : 141,907 16/ 16/ 1,830,444 1,972,351 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 79,322 16/ 16/ 1,820,592 1,899,914 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 4. Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (In Shell) on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 1997-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Edibles 19/ : Shelled : : Month :------------------------------------: Oil : Total :Roasting Ending :Virginias: Runners :Spanish : Total :Stocks 4/: Shelled:Stocks 5/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1997 : 64,030 259,374 29,672 353,076 16,220 369,296 26,493 Sep : 43,584 201,140 21,849 266,573 6,717 273,290 12,318 Oct : 56,451 210,527 25,034 292,012 9,610 301,622 16,608 Nov : 74,567 228,403 31,956 334,926 8,229 343,155 26,891 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 81,801 198,571 27,047 307,419 64,238 371,657 37,896 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 5. Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight), by Months, Crop of 1997-98 18/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Spanish (by Areas) : : : :-------------------------------------: Total Month :Virginias: Runners :Virginia: : : : All Ending : : : North : South : South : Total : Types : : :Carolina: East : West : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1997 : 772 20,258 0 0 0 0 21,030 Sep : 20,178 88,730 0 0 1,914 1,914 110,822 Oct : 98,464 237,804 0 0 22,510 22,510 358,778 Nov : 95,066 189,354 0 0 24,764 24,764 309,184 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month: Last Seas : 101,388 216,374 0 0 27,092 27,092 344,854 : Seas Total: 214,480 536,146 0 0 49,188 49,188 799,814 : 96 To Date: 250,588 623,156 0 0 54,232 54,232 927,976 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 6. Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (In Shell) Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Edibles 18/ : Shelled : : Month :-------------------------------------: Oil : Total :Roasting Ending :Virginias: Runners :Spanish: Total :Stocks 4/: Shelled :Stocks 5/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1997 : 621 4,998 0 5,619 13,191 18,810 0 Sep : 5,911 63,378 943 70,232 8,068 78,300 10,134 Oct : 37,693 156,188 15,328 209,209 21,672 230,881 39,020 Nov : 35,291 131,163 16,811 183,265 20,201 203,466 35,396 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month: Last Seas : 41,781 143,070 16,748 201,599 28,998 230,597 33,695 : Seas Total: 79,516 355,727 33,082 468,325 63,132 531,457 84,550 : 96 To Date: 90,912 370,332 34,628 495,872 123,318 619,190 103,676 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 7. Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production and Stocks of Peanut Oil and Cake and Meal, by Months, Crop of 1997-98 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 1997 : 40,239 17,233 22,910 23,473 6,803 Sep : 15,512 5,348 8,228 19,387 1,450 Oct : 24,835 10,927 13,856 20,358 6,544 Nov : 27,654 11,885 14,448 19,035 9,462 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 48,382 19,862 28,305 30,392 8,005 : Seas Total : 108,240 45,393 59,442 -- -- : 96 To Date : 216,902 93,047 121,171 -- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 8. Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products, by Months, Crop of 1997-98 9/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Peanuts : : : Month :---------------------------------: Roasting : Crude : Cake & Ending : Edible : Oil : : Stock : Peanut : Meal : Grades : Stocks : Total : : Oil 7/ : 7/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1997 : 151,497 37,971 189,468 27,278 16,696 24,398 Sep : 156,735 17,571 174,306 24,309 9,434 13,581 Oct : 183,770 18,779 202,549 34,730 9,956 8,762 Nov : 140,351 21,582 161,933 25,113 13,208 11,530 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 134,851 40,621 175,472 26,647 17,372 27,438 : Seas Total : 632,353 95,903 728,256 111,430 49,294 58,271 : 96 To Date : 558,884 185,398 744,282 96,761 89,647 120,378 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 9. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, And in Shell Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 1997-98 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 1997 : 35,715 29,315 85,774 2,862 153,666 193,905 10,653 Sep : 35,883 30,103 65,358 3,230 134,574 150,086 13,808 Oct : 38,731 30,951 65,011 3,464 138,157 162,992 16,961 Nov : 25,326 30,170 61,074 1,874 118,444 146,098 14,030 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 39,361 29,237 60,135 1,746 130,479 178,861 12,114 : Seas Total : 135,655 120,539 277,217 11,430 544,841 653,081 55,452 : 96 To Date : 135,733 109,905 247,498 10,024 503,160 720,062 46,790 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 10. Virginias Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 1997-98 15/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 19/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 11/ : 10/ : 12/ : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1997 : 2,505 9,215 5,205 984 17,909 Sep : 2,726 9,382 4,440 1,366 17,914 Oct : 2,349 9,819 3,924 1,879 17,971 Nov : 1,497 8,974 4,926 1,133 16,530 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 2,747 10,581 5,793 700 19,821 : Seas Total : 9,077 37,390 18,495 5,362 70,324 : 96 To Date : 11,754 36,503 22,935 3,640 74,832 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 8. Table 11. Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 1997-98 15/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 19/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 11/ : 10/ : 12/ : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1997 : 31,772 17,930 76,458 1,769 127,929 Sep : 31,982 18,850 58,108 1,784 110,724 Oct : 34,930 18,420 58,638 1,483 113,471 Nov : 22,531 19,370 53,732 542 96,175 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 34,953 16,641 51,741 940 104,275 : Seas Total : 121,215 74,570 246,936 5,578 448,299 : 96 To Date : 118,056 65,118 212,031 5,708 400,913 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 12. Spanish Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 1997-98 15/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 19/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 11/ : 10/ : 12/ : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 1997 : 1,438 2,170 4,111 109 7,828 Sep : 1,175 1,871 2,810 80 5,936 Oct : 1,452 2,712 2,449 102 6,715 Nov : 1,298 1,826 2,416 199 5,739 Dec : : Jan 1998 : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : Same Month : Last Seas : 1,661 2,015 2,601 106 6,383 : Seas Total : 5,363 8,579 11,786 490 26,218 : 96 To Date : 5,923 8,284 12,532 676 27,415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 January 27, 1998. 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