Peanut Stocks and Processing ISSN: 1949-1875 Released July 30, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Up Slightly from Last Year Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 1.25 Billion Pounds Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on June 30, 2012 totaled 1.25 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared with 1.82 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 492 million pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 709 million pounds of farmer stock equivalent. Roasting stock totaled 44.9 million pounds. Shelled peanut stocks totaled 533 million pounds of which 485 million pounds were edible grades and 47.7 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type included 66.4 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 410 million pounds of Runners, and 8.65 million pounds of Spanish. Millings in June totaled 273 million pounds. Millings by type included 210 million pounds of Runners. Commercial processors utilized 168 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during June. Utilization by type was 99.7 million pounds for all peanut butter products, 36.9 million pounds for peanut candy, and 30.4 million pounds for peanut snacks. Crushing for oil and cake and meal totaled 40.2 million pounds during the month. Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 1.25 million pounds of peanut butter and 25,920 pounds of roasted peanuts during June. Stocks of treated seed on hand June 30, 2012 totaled 1.01 million pounds, compared with 19.0 million pounds on May 31, 2012. Of the June total, 186,000 pounds were Virginias and Valencias, 658,000 pounds were Runners, and 170,000 pounds were Spanish. May stocks of treated seed included 2.06 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 16.5 million pounds of Runners, and 427,000 pounds of Spanish. Stocks estimates refer to June 30, 2012. All other data are for the month of June. Peanut Stocks and Specified Products at Month's End - United States: June 2012 with Comparisons [Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of peanut producers and CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Farmer stock equivalent Month : Farmer : Shelled : Roasting :--------------------------- ending : stock : peanuts : stock : Shelled : Total : : 1/ :(in shell) 2/: peanuts : 3/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2011 : August ..........: 471,990 485,115 54,356 645,203 1,171,549 September .......: 613,758 452,167 37,263 601,382 1,252,403 October .........: 2,300,132 421,590 27,359 560,715 2,888,206 November ........: 2,780,832 434,869 30,094 578,376 3,389,302 December ........: 2,581,188 468,945 32,994 623,697 3,237,879 : 2012 : January .........: 2,239,420 498,785 35,870 663,384 2,938,674 February ........: 1,888,496 546,535 37,540 726,892 2,652,928 March ...........: 1,514,162 584,590 41,324 777,505 2,332,991 April ...........: 1,145,248 583,989 44,509 776,705 1,966,462 May .............: 772,322 553,643 44,267 736,345 1,552,934 June ............: 491,744 532,968 44,891 708,847 1,245,482 July ............: : 2011 : June ............: 1,027,334 545,428 68,126 725,419 1,820,879 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 2/ Cleaned and unshelled. 3/ Farmer stock + roasting stock + (actual shelled peanuts X 1.33). Farmer Stock Peanuts by Type at Month's End - United States: June 2012 with Comparisons [Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of peanut producers and CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Virginias : : : ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : Valencias : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2011 : August ..........: 26,396 438,284 7,310 471,990 September .......: 23,308 586,790 3,660 613,758 October .........: 371,906 1,923,042 5,184 2,300,132 November ........: 461,728 2,304,466 14,638 2,780,832 December ........: 431,264 2,130,822 19,102 2,581,188 : 2012 : January .........: 384,392 1,836,190 18,838 2,239,420 February ........: 323,418 1,552,672 12,406 1,888,496 March ...........: (D) 1,257,800 (D) 1,514,162 April ...........: (D) 938,396 (D) 1,145,248 May .............: (D) 627,418 (D) 772,322 June ............: 85,524 406,220 - 491,744 July ............: : 2011 : June ............: 122,060 889,672 15,602 1,027,334 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (in Shell) at Month's End - United States: June 2012 with Comparisons [Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of peanut producers and CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled edibles 1/ : : : Month :-----------------------------------------------: Shelled : : ending : Virginias : : : : oil : Total : Roasting : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : stocks 2/ : shelled : stock 3/ : Valencias : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2011 : August ..........: 74,879 352,553 18,504 445,936 39,179 485,115 54,356 September .......: 61,222 334,383 17,338 412,943 39,224 452,167 37,263 October .........: 52,198 320,801 12,235 385,234 36,356 421,590 27,359 November ........: 57,997 329,618 10,347 397,962 36,907 434,869 30,094 December ........: 60,281 361,602 10,465 432,348 36,597 468,945 32,994 : 2012 : January .........: 54,576 393,217 7,664 455,457 43,328 498,785 35,870 February ........: 63,216 429,105 7,888 500,209 46,326 546,535 37,540 March ...........: 78,501 451,213 9,372 539,086 45,504 584,590 41,324 April ...........: 67,674 452,396 9,916 529,986 54,003 583,989 44,509 May .............: 65,832 423,174 8,786 497,792 55,851 553,643 44,267 June ............: 66,350 410,241 8,650 485,241 47,727 532,968 44,891 July ............: : 2011 : June ............: 73,629 399,202 21,282 494,113 51,315 545,428 68,126 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 2/ Includes straight run oil stock peanuts. 3/ Cleaned and unshelled. Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight) by Month - United States: June 2012 with Comparisons [Includes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Virginias : : : ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : Valencias : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2011 : August ..........: 60,558 246,678 1,370 308,606 September .......: 20,612 251,488 3,840 275,940 October .........: 42,862 264,686 - 307,548 November ........: (D) 267,340 (D) 337,756 December ........: 56,464 278,676 4,108 339,248 : 2012 : January .........: (D) 319,914 (D) 380,056 February ........: (D) 319,294 (D) 386,270 March ...........: 81,746 315,836 5,734 403,316 April ...........: 48,310 298,646 8,946 355,902 May .............: (D) 273,872 (D) 337,200 June ............: (D) 210,228 (D) 273,172 July ............: : 2011 : June ............: 55,580 295,622 5,494 356,696 : 2011-2012 : August-June .....: 621,978 3,046,658 36,378 3,705,014 : 2010-2011 : August-June .....: 623,210 2,989,142 93,724 3,706,076 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (in Shell) Peanuts by Month - United States: June 2012 with Comparisons [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled edibles 1/ : : : Month :-----------------------------------------------: Shelled : : ending : Virginias : : : : oil : Total : Roasting : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : stocks 2/ : shelled : stock 3/ : Valencias : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2011 : August ..........: 24,861 163,717 1,164 189,742 27,141 216,883 21,003 September .......: 6,991 160,369 2,663 170,023 31,940 201,963 8,472 October .........: 16,659 169,813 - 186,472 32,363 218,835 15,193 November ........: (D) 172,569 (D) 200,703 28,168 228,871 24,932 December ........: 22,073 181,909 2,159 206,141 27,314 233,455 20,465 : 2012 : January .........: (D) 204,980 (D) 228,455 30,198 258,653 21,010 February ........: (D) 203,912 (D) 234,124 30,548 264,672 16,745 March ...........: 33,759 202,068 4,425 240,252 31,802 272,054 24,364 April ...........: (D) 193,669 (D) 213,624 30,240 243,864 22,021 May .............: (D) 185,039 (D) 208,444 29,330 237,774 21,056 June ............: (D) 140,256 (D) 166,378 24,376 190,754 20,605 July ............: : 2011 : June ............: 19,309 194,744 3,749 217,802 28,097 245,899 24,888 : 2011-2012 : August-June .....: (D) 1,978,301 (D) 2,244,358 323,420 2,567,778 215,866 : 2010-2011 : August-June .....: 230,393 1,984,493 61,490 2,276,376 331,332 2,607,708 258,992 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes peanuts milled for seed. 2/ Includes straight run oil stock peanuts. 3/ Cleaned and unshelled. Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production, and Stocks of Peanut Oil and Cake and Meal by Month - United States: June 2012 with Comparisons [Relates to oil mills only. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled : Production : Stocks (end of month) Month : peanuts :------------------------------------------------------- ending : crushed 1/ : Crude oil :Cake and Meal: Crude oil :Cake and Meal --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2011 : August ..........: 48,321 20,069 26,939 6,930 8,916 September .......: 39,137 16,422 21,079 3,793 7,259 October .........: 39,997 16,670 21,877 4,058 13,746 November ........: 33,926 13,420 19,480 2,879 18,748 December ........: 34,375 14,026 18,604 3,680 21,463 : 2012 : January .........: 37,242 15,627 20,734 2,228 24,361 February ........: 35,010 14,401 19,672 3,585 23,923 March ...........: 41,700 17,568 23,159 5,527 25,363 April ...........: 34,014 14,285 18,443 4,039 26,494 May .............: 38,284 16,250 21,085 5,213 21,504 June ............: 40,234 16,691 21,792 6,424 20,293 July ............: : 2011 : June ............: 40,458 17,426 23,823 5,158 6,729 : 2011-2012 : August-June .....: 422,240 175,429 232,864 (X) (X) : 2010-2011 : August-June .....: 400,112 173,424 226,696 (X) (X) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ All crushings regardless of grade. Apparent Disappearance of Milled Peanut Products by Month - United States: June 2012 with Comparisons [Includes in transit, exports, and domestic use. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shelled peanuts : : : Month :-----------------------------------: Roasting : Crude : Cake ending : Edible : Oil : : stock : peanut : and : grades : stocks : Total : : oil 1/ : meal 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2011 : August ..........: 217,684 31,342 249,026 25,617 19,975 27,982 September .......: 203,016 31,895 234,911 25,565 19,559 22,736 October .........: 214,181 35,231 249,412 25,097 16,405 15,390 November ........: 187,975 27,617 215,592 22,197 14,599 14,478 December ........: 171,755 27,624 199,379 17,565 13,225 15,889 : 2012 : January .........: 205,346 23,467 228,813 18,134 17,079 17,836 February ........: 189,372 27,550 216,922 15,075 13,044 20,110 March ...........: 201,375 32,624 233,999 20,580 15,626 21,719 April ...........: 222,724 21,741 244,465 18,836 15,773 17,312 May .............: 240,638 27,482 268,120 21,298 15,076 26,075 June ............: 178,929 32,500 211,429 19,981 15,480 23,003 July ............: : 2011 : June ............: 227,577 28,002 255,579 22,908 21,416 25,462 : 2011-2012 : August-June .....: 2,232,995 319,073 2,552,068 229,945 175,841 222,530 : 2010-2011 : August-June .....: 2,336,558 315,515 2,652,073 243,795 175,154 227,012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to oil mills only. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products and in Shell Peanuts by Month - United States: June 2012 with Comparisons [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible grades used in products1/ : : :-----------------------------------------------------------: Total : Month : : : : : : all : In shell ending : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : : grades : peanuts : candy : snacks : butter : products : Total : 5/ : 6/ : 2/ : 3/ : 4/ : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : 2011 : August ..........: 39,284 31,485 110,551 1,319 182,639 230,960 11,367 September .......: 41,927 34,863 98,257 1,238 176,285 215,422 12,810 October .........: 37,461 34,562 100,634 1,111 173,768 213,765 12,629 November ........: 33,387 37,385 105,498 1,032 177,302 211,228 12,855 December ........: 24,459 37,476 94,107 881 156,923 191,298 10,938 : 2012 : January .........: 29,632 35,217 108,245 1,277 174,371 211,613 11,703 February ........: 27,727 28,379 104,569 1,126 161,801 196,811 9,721 March ...........: 29,185 29,121 98,552 1,479 158,337 200,037 12,512 April ...........: 30,867 30,523 97,149 1,407 159,946 193,960 11,905 May .............: 33,954 33,323 100,041 1,284 168,602 206,886 12,181 June ............: 36,912 30,379 99,677 1,229 168,197 208,431 12,310 July ............: : 2011 : June ............: 39,445 33,258 113,016 1,118 186,837 227,295 12,845 : 2011-2012 : August-June .....: 364,795 362,713 1,117,280 13,383 1,858,171 2,280,411 130,931 : 2010-2011 : August-June .....: 359,747 362,955 1,113,741 15,870 1,852,313 2,252,425 130,766 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 2/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 3/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted, snack bars, and trail mixes. 4/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy. 5/ Includes all shelled peanuts crushed regardless of grade. 6/ Includes peanuts re-packaged, roasted in shell, salted in shell, and raw in shell. Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States: June 2012 with Comparisons [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible grades used in products 1/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Month ending : : : : : and type : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : : candy : snacks : butter : products : Total : 2/ : 3/ : 4/ : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Runner : 2011 : August ........: 36,068 24,554 101,977 1,126 163,725 September .....: 38,745 26,492 90,807 1,067 157,111 October .......: 34,327 24,560 89,177 916 148,980 November ......: 31,281 28,575 97,012 955 157,823 December ......: 21,953 27,525 86,941 691 137,110 : 2012 : January .......: 26,896 26,811 99,138 959 153,804 February ......: 25,115 23,237 93,575 927 142,854 March .........: 26,137 23,641 88,115 1,176 139,069 April .........: 28,414 24,414 87,367 1,087 141,282 May ...........: 31,269 27,201 91,445 1,008 150,923 June ..........: 33,177 24,018 91,920 926 150,041 July ..........: : 2011 : June ..........: 36,461 27,349 100,537 505 164,852 : 2011-2012 : August-June ...: 333,382 281,028 1,017,474 10,838 1,642,722 : 2010-2011 : August-June ...: 332,297 294,539 984,548 12,234 1,623,618 : Spanish : 2011 : August ........: 1,476 827 (D) (D) 3,155 September .....: 1,614 1,001 (D) (D) 2,751 October .......: 1,736 970 (D) (D) 3,224 November ......: 788 1,041 (D) (D) 2,029 December ......: 1,171 957 (D) (D) 2,463 : 2012 : January .......: 1,417 462 (D) (D) 1,938 February ......: 1,364 421 (D) (D) 2,143 March .........: 1,314 362 (D) (D) 1,680 April .........: 1,148 499 (D) (D) 1,925 May ...........: 1,469 536 (D) (D) 2,222 June ..........: 1,713 448 (D) (D) 2,424 July ..........: : 2011 : June ..........: 1,176 1,332 (D) (D) 2,977 : 2011-2012 : August-June ...: 15,210 7,524 (D) (D) 25,954 : 2010-2011 : August-June ...: 12,952 12,094 (D) (D) 32,912 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States: June 2012 with Comparisons (continued) [Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Edible grades used in products 1/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Month ending : : : : : and type : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : : candy : snacks : butter : products : Total : 2/ : 3/ : 4/ : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Virginia and Valencia : 2011 : August ................: 1,740 6,104 (D) (D) 15,759 September .............: 1,568 7,370 (D) (D) 16,424 October ...............: 1,398 9,032 (D) (D) 21,564 November ..............: 1,318 7,769 (D) (D) 17,450 December ..............: 1,335 8,994 (D) (D) 17,350 : 2012 : January ...............: 1,319 7,944 (D) (D) 18,628 February ..............: 1,248 4,721 (D) (D) 16,805 March .................: 1,734 5,118 (D) (D) 17,588 April .................: 1,305 5,610 (D) (D) 16,739 May ...................: 1,216 5,586 (D) (D) 15,457 June ..................: 2,022 5,913 (D) (D) 15,732 July ..................: : 2011 : June ....................: 1,808 4,577 (D) (D) 19,008 : 2011-2012 : August-June .............: 16,203 74,161 (D) (D) 189,496 : 2010-2011 : August-June .............: 14,498 56,322 (D) (D) 195,782 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively. 2/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy. 3/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted, snack bars, and trail mixes. 4/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy. Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Program Deliveries by Month - United States: June 2012 with Comparisons [Source: Food and Nutrition Service. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Deliveries by product :----------------------------------------------- Month : : : ending : Peanut : Roasted : Total : butter : peanuts : ----------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : 2011 : August ..........: 575,680 25,920 601,600 September .......: 962,880 34,560 997,440 October .........: 3,473,920 25,920 3,499,840 November ........: 1,807,840 25,920 1,833,760 December ........: 1,591,040 25,920 1,616,960 : 2012 : January .........: 3,111,840 25,920 3,137,760 February ........: 2,231,040 77,760 2,308,800 March ...........: 2,095,520 77,760 2,173,280 April ...........: 3,365,120 51,840 3,416,960 May .............: 1,010,880 51,840 1,062,720 June ............: 1,245,280 25,920 1,271,200 July ............: : 2011 : June ............: 1,368,643 77,760 1,446,403 : 2011-2012 : August-June .....: 21,471,040 449,280 21,920,320 : 2010-2011 : August-June .....: 32,345,011 648,000 32,993,011 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: The peanut stocks and processing estimates in this report are based on a survey conducted during the first three weeks of the month. The survey is required by law under Title 7 of the United States Code (7 U.S.C. 951, 2010). Peanut stocks are a census of all known cleaners, shellers, crushers, warehouses, cold storage plants, and processors of peanuts who handle more than 30,000 pounds annually. Every effort is made to obtain a report from all facilities. Estimating Procedures: Since a complete report is not always received from all facilities, estimates are made for missing facilities to assure complete coverage. Peanut stocks survey data are reviewed at the national level for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. Revision Policy: Peanut stocks are subject to revision at any time during the marketing year. Revisions can be made when late reports are received and errors are detected in reporting and calculating. Once the marketing year ends, no revisions can be made to the previous marketing year. 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