Gr Lg 6 (5-02) Peanut Stocks and Processing National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 30, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Peanut Stocks and Processing" call Mark R. Miller at (202) 720-7688, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Peanut Stocks Up 51 Percent from Last Year Peanut stocks in commercial storage on April 30, 2002 totaled 2.90 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared to 1.91 billion pounds last year. This total includes 1.72 billion pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 1.11 billion pounds of farmer stock equivalent. Roasting stock totaled 62.8 million pounds. There were 608 million pounds of Commodity Credit Corporation uncommitted stocks on hand as of April 30, 2002. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 838 million pounds of which 818 million pounds were edible grades and 20.4 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type included 174 million pounds of Virginias, 606 million pounds of Runners, and 37.7 million pounds of Spanish. April millings totaled 377 million pounds. Millings by type were 70.3 million pounds of Virginias, 306 million pounds of Runners, and 296,000 pounds of Spanish. Commercial processors utilized 126 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during April. Utilization by type were 70.2 million pounds for all peanut butter products, 28.3 million pounds for peanut candy, and 26.2 million pounds for snack peanuts. Crushing for oil and cake and meal totaled 48.8 million pounds during the month. Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 1.59 million pounds of peanut butter and 33,264 pounds of roasted peanuts during April. Stocks of treated seed on hand April 30, 2002 totaled 28.9 million pounds, compared with 8.10 million pounds on March 31, 2002. Of the April total, 7.21 million pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 20.8 million pounds were Runners, and 857,000 pounds were Spanish. March stocks of treated seed included 3.00 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 5.09 million pounds of Runners, and 4,000 pounds of Spanish. Stocks estimates refer to April 30, 2002. All other data are for the month of April. Table 1. Stocks of Peanuts and Specified Products at Month's End, Crop of 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Farmer Stock Equivalent Month : Farmer : Shelled : Roasting :----------------------------- Ending : Stock : Peanuts : Stock : Shelled : Total : : 2/ : (In Shell) : Peanuts : 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 85,406 562,486 21,007 748,106 854,519 Sep : 830,509 486,709 16,086 647,323 1,493,918 Oct : 3,012,120 546,455 34,502 726,785 3,773,407 Nov : 3,439,426 580,262 47,226 771,748 4,258,400 Dec : 3,237,636 624,975 47,305 831,217 4,116,158 : Jan 2002 : 2,900,706 706,884 50,990 940,156 3,891,852 Feb : 2,527,600 765,488 60,831 1,018,099 3,606,530 Mar : 2,158,661 832,436 61,993 1,107,140 3,327,794 Apr : 1,717,665 838,217 62,839 1,114,829 2,895,333 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 822,597 775,649 58,460 1,031,613 1,912,670 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC in commercial storage facilities. 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. Table 2. Farmer Stock Peanuts, by Types, on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Spanish (by Areas) : : : :------------------------------------: Total Month :Virginias: Runners :Virginia: : : : All Ending : : : North : South : South : Total : Types : : :Carolina: East : West : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 4,864 78,096 0 0 2,446 2,446 85,406 Sep : 22,630 806,182 0 0 1,697 1,697 830,509 Oct : 473,581 2,474,392 0 0 64,147 64,147 3,012,120 Nov : 468,078 2,877,863 0 0 93,485 93,485 3,439,426 Dec : 433,673 2,718,487 0 0 85,476 85,476 3,237,636 : Jan 2002 : 371,343 2,440,256 0 0 89,107 89,107 2,900,706 Feb : 311,966 2,138,772 0 0 76,862 76,862 2,527,600 Mar : 271,092 1,820,732 0 0 66,837 66,837 2,158,661 Apr : 195,739 1,458,517 0 0 63,409 63,409 1,717,665 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 93,653 725,987 0 0 2,957 2,957 822,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis. Table 3. Total Farmer Stock Peanuts on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Commercial Stocks : Equivalent Month : CCC :-------------------------------------------------------- Ending :Uncommitted: Restricted : Other : :Total Farmer : Stocks : Use 2/ : Commercial : Total : Stock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 0 3/ 3/ 85,406 85,406 Sep : 89,486 3/ 3/ 741,023 830,509 Oct : 502,094 3/ 3/ 2,510,026 3,012,120 Nov : 805,749 3/ 3/ 2,633,677 3,439,426 Dec : 798,174 3/ 3/ 2,439,462 3,237,636 : Jan 2002 : 797,796 3/ 3/ 2,102,910 2,900,706 Feb : 761,325 3/ 3/ 1,766,275 2,527,600 Mar : 717,183 3/ 3/ 1,441,478 2,158,661 Apr : 608,353 3/ 3/ 1,109,312 1,717,665 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 112,394 3/ 3/ 710,203 822,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/ Purchased from CCC for crushing or export. 3/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Table 4. Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (In Shell) on Hand at Month's End, Crop of 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Edibles 2/ : Shelled : : Month :-----------------------------------: Oil : Total : Roasting Ending :Virginias:Runners :Spanish : Total :Stocks 3/:Shelled : Stocks 4/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 90,664 432,762 26,898 550,324 12,162 562,486 21,007 Sep : 72,856 376,229 22,773 471,858 14,851 486,709 16,086 Oct : 87,417 406,476 29,981 523,874 22,581 546,455 34,502 Nov : 110,987 420,196 30,455 561,638 18,624 580,262 47,226 Dec : 118,279 454,010 35,959 608,248 16,727 624,975 47,305 : Jan 2002 : 135,733 517,561 36,049 689,343 17,541 706,884 50,990 Feb : 153,927 547,321 40,214 741,462 24,026 765,488 60,831 Mar : 170,713 594,983 43,588 809,284 23,152 832,436 61,993 Apr : 173,859 606,242 37,709 817,810 20,407 838,217 62,839 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 182,540 524,255 46,980 753,775 21,874 775,649 58,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 3/ Includes straight run oil stock peanuts. 4/ Cleaned and unshelled. Table 5. Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight), by Months, Crop of 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Spanish (by Areas) : : : :------------------------------------: Total Month :Virginias: Runners :Virginia: : : : All Ending : : : North : South : South : Total : Types : : :Carolina: East : West : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 3,176 35,280 0 0 662 662 39,118 Sep : 22,948 106,198 0 0 2,754 2,754 131,900 Oct : 118,682 316,924 0 0 22,918 22,918 458,524 Nov : 99,324 244,014 0 0 9,262 9,262 352,600 Dec : 60,734 217,274 0 0 14,894 14,894 292,902 : Jan 2002 : 84,312 305,714 0 0 6,548 6,548 396,574 Feb : 81,702 288,166 0 0 14,592 14,592 384,460 Mar : 71,446 299,384 0 0 9,518 9,518 380,348 Apr : 70,302 306,126 0 0 296 296 376,724 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 68,108 251,750 0 0 0 0 319,858 : Aug 2001- : Apr 2002 : 612,626 2,119,080 0 0 81,444 81,444 2,813,150 : Aug 2000- : Apr 2001 : 624,820 1,887,692 0 3,812 75,148 78,960 2,591,472 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes peanuts milled for seed. Table 6. Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (In Shell) Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Edibles 1/ : Shelled : : Month :---------------------------------------: Oil : Total :Roasting Ending :Virginias: Runners : Spanish : Total :Stocks 2/:Shelled :Stocks 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 779 915 433 2,127 27,367 29,494 1,511 Sep : 7,005 53,809 1,833 62,647 27,838 90,485 10,406 Oct : 48,006 200,107 16,380 264,493 44,692 309,185 41,521 Nov : 44,515 156,821 4,993 206,329 28,197 234,526 33,505 Dec : 26,743 134,789 9,103 170,635 36,968 207,603 18,184 : Jan 2002 : 39,007 194,511 4,632 238,150 45,396 283,546 24,155 Feb : 35,795 174,549 9,774 220,118 49,648 269,766 22,354 Mar : 33,406 183,808 6,261 223,475 52,463 275,938 19,821 Apr : 35,001 191,239 68 226,308 46,298 272,606 21,864 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 31,723 171,938 0 203,661 25,005 228,666 17,498 : Aug 2001- : Apr 2002 : 270,257 1,290,548 53,477 1,614,282 358,867 1,973,149 193,321 : Aug 2000- : Apr 2001 : 272,464 1,218,931 52,778 1,544,173 254,952 1,799,125 198,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes peanuts milled for seed. 2/ Includes straight run oil stock peanuts. 3/ Cleaned and unshelled. Table 7. Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production and Stocks of Peanut Oil and Cake and Meal, by Months, Crop of 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled : Production : Stocks (End of Period) Month : Peanuts :----------------------------------------------------- Ending : Crushed 2/ : Crude Oil :Cake & Meal:Crude Oil 1/: Cake & Meal 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 31,806 14,269 17,537 1,826 2,159 Sep : 25,646 11,379 14,140 1,949 3,811 Oct : 35,118 15,842 20,781 1,200 2,417 Nov : 30,077 12,545 17,502 1,143 2,337 Dec : 44,209 19,180 25,801 2,083 5,696 : Jan 2002 : 43,517 19,648 24,164 2,162 1,004 Feb : 45,216 19,723 25,531 1,207 1,809 Mar : 57,059 25,224 32,437 5,589 2,056 Apr : 48,780 20,904 28,613 7,254 1,401 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 30,706 12,619 17,993 10,040 3,166 : Aug 2001- : Apr 2002 : 361,428 158,714 206,506 : -- -- Aug 2000- : Apr 2001 : 311,603 136,347 173,699 -- -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to oil mills only. 2/ All crushings regardless of grade. Table 8. Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products, by Months, Crop of 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled Peanuts : : : Month :-------------------------------: Roasting : Crude : Cake & Ending : Edible : Oil : : Stock : Peanut : Meal 2/ : Grades : Stocks : Total : : Oil 2/ : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 145,012 29,668 174,680 18,876 16,255 19,178 Sep : 141,113 25,149 166,262 15,327 11,256 12,488 Oct : 212,477 36,962 249,439 23,105 16,591 22,175 Nov : 168,565 32,154 200,719 20,781 12,602 17,582 Dec : 124,025 38,865 162,890 18,105 18,240 22,442 : Jan 2002 : 157,055 44,582 201,637 20,470 19,569 28,856 Feb : 167,999 43,163 211,162 12,513 20,678 24,726 Mar : 155,653 53,337 208,990 18,659 20,842 32,190 Apr : 217,782 49,043 266,825 21,018 19,239 29,268 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 209,081 32,150 241,231 14,803 11,191 17,305 : Aug 2001- : Apr 2002 :1,489,681 352,923 1,842,604 168,854 155,272 208,905 : Aug 2000- : Apr 2001 :1,498,101 283,413 1,801,514 199,724 137,188 175,254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes in transit, exports, and domestic use. 2/ Relates to oil mills only. Table 9. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, and in Shell Peanuts, by Months, Crop of 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 2/ : : :----------------------------------------------: Total : Month : : : : : : All :In Shell Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Grades : Peanuts : Candy :Peanuts : Butter :Products : Total : 6/ : 7/ : 3/ : 4/ : 5/ : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 32,313 34,758 75,133 2,184 144,388 176,194 13,118 Sep : 33,390 31,289 66,421 1,736 132,836 158,482 11,869 Oct : 31,512 39,326 79,661 2,016 152,515 187,633 16,207 Nov : 25,361 23,612 66,990 1,254 117,217 147,294 12,878 Dec : 24,333 27,878 60,684 1,796 114,691 158,900 13,018 : Jan 2002 : 22,239 25,600 70,421 1,842 120,102 163,619 15,477 Feb : 25,712 22,412 63,786 1,492 113,402 158,618 8,939 Mar : 28,773 27,939 65,039 1,351 123,102 180,161 10,290 Apr : 28,343 26,189 70,162 1,566 126,260 175,040 12,308 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 25,994 27,298 63,780 1,594 118,666 149,372 12,118 : Aug 2001- : Apr 2002 :251,976 259,003 618,297 15,237 1,144,513 1,505,941 114,104 : Aug 2000- : Apr 2001 :257,618 267,529 560,956 14,959 1,101,062 1,412,665 111,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes peanuts milled for seed. 2/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 3/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 4/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted. 5/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy. 6/ Includes all shelled peanuts crushed regardless of grade. 7/ Includes peanuts re-packaged, roasted in shell, salted in shell, and raw in shell. Table 10. Virginias Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 3/ : 4/ : 5/ : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 1,762 10,918 8,680 445 21,805 Sep : 2,939 7,433 6,781 283 17,436 Oct : 3,688 12,349 12,502 232 28,771 Nov : 1,799 2,440 11,930 230 16,399 Dec : 1,913 7,147 8,362 235 17,657 : Jan 2002 : 1,255 4,656 10,578 386 16,875 Feb : 1,427 5,436 9,489 122 16,474 Mar : 1,797 7,892 8,945 225 18,859 Apr : 1,452 6,195 6,807 242 14,696 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 1,695 7,446 7,618 212 16,971 : Aug 2001- : Apr 2002 : 18,032 64,466 84,074 2,400 168,972 : Aug 2000- : Apr 2001 : 14,590 75,177 77,158 2,448 169,373 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Crushings by type not available. 2/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 3/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 4/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted. 5/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy. Table 11. Runners Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 3/ : 4/ : 5/ : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 29,029 22,465 65,733 1,668 118,895 Sep : 28,447 22,753 58,870 1,398 111,468 Oct : 26,171 25,358 66,190 1,733 119,452 Nov : 21,924 19,435 54,562 1,002 96,923 Dec : 21,168 19,695 51,374 1,506 93,743 : Jan 2002 : 19,779 19,881 59,179 1,400 100,239 Feb : 22,442 16,067 53,813 1,320 93,642 Mar : 25,051 19,356 54,785 1,096 100,288 Apr : 25,167 18,992 62,588 1,253 108,000 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 22,624 18,991 55,367 1,298 98,280 : Aug 2001- : Apr 2002 : 219,178 184,002 527,094 12,376 942,650 : Aug 2000- : Apr 2001 : 231,402 182,048 477,493 11,850 902,793 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Crushings by type not available. 2/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 3/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 4/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted. 5/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy. Table 12. Spanish Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products, by Months, Crop of 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible Grades Used In 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : : : : : Ending : Peanut : Snack : Peanut : Other : : Candy : Peanuts : Butter : Products : Total : 3/ : 4/ : 5/ : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Aug 2001 : 1,522 1,375 720 71 3,688 Sep : 2,004 1,103 770 55 3,932 Oct : 1,653 1,619 969 51 4,292 Nov : 1,638 1,737 498 22 3,895 Dec : 1,252 1,036 948 55 3,291 : Jan 2002 : 1,205 1,063 664 56 2,988 Feb : 1,843 909 484 50 3,286 Mar : 1,925 691 1,309 30 3,955 Apr : 1,724 1,002 767 71 3,564 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 1,675 861 795 84 3,415 : Aug 2001- : Apr 2002 : 14,766 10,535 7,129 461 32,891 : Aug 2000- : Apr 2001 : 11,626 10,304 6,305 661 28,896 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Crushings by type not available. 2/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 3/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 4/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted. 5/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy. Table 13. Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Program, by Months, Crop of 2001-2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Deliveries by Product :--------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : Ending : Peanut : Roasted : Granules : Total : Butter : Peanuts : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : Aug 2001 : 2,105,678 53,820 0 2,159,498 Sep : 2,995,327 124,938 0 3,120,265 Oct : 1,943,012 84,852 0 2,027,864 Nov : 3,289,062 192,690 0 3,481,752 Dec : 2,269,565 158,004 0 2,427,569 : Jan 2002 : 2,697,287 157,392 0 2,854,679 Feb : 1,886,482 101,790 0 1,988,272 Mar : 1,742,901 33,264 0 1,776,165 Apr : 1,587,522 33,264 0 1,620,786 May : Jun : Jul : : : Apr 2001 : 1,956,655 15,012 0 1,971,667 : Aug 2001- : Apr 2002 : 20,516,836 940,014 0 21,456,850 : Aug 2000- : Apr 2001 : 21,928,195 589,284 0 22,517,479 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Food and Nutrition Service. 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