U.S. PEANUT CROP UPDATE – From National Agricultural Statistics Service as of October 15, USA peanut crop is rated as 5% Very Poor, 19% Poor, 39% Fair, 32% Good and 5% Excellent. Last year on this same date, the crop was rated 2% Very Poor, 8% Poor, 37% Fair, 46% Good and 7% Excellent. Crop is 36% harvested compared to 46% last year and 55% 5-yr average.
STATE
ITEM
Oct 15, 2006
PREV. WEEK
Oct 15, 2005
5-YEAR AVG.
GEORGIA
Peanuts Dug
53%
38%
69%
78%
Peanuts Combined
40%
26%
52%
61%
Conditions
9% VP, 21% Pr
37% Fair
28% Good
5% Excellent
Soil Moisture (State)
31%Very Short
44% Short
25% Adequate
0% Surplus
Continued dry weather has been detrimental to late planted peanuts, including irrigated fields. Peg strength has been weak as a result of summer heat and drought. Yields and grades have been low. Lack of soil moisture has made digging difficult in some fields.
ALABAMA
Peanuts Dug
36%
21%
70%
78%
Peanuts Combined
25%
12%
47%
65%
Conditions
7% VP, 34% Pr
37% Fair
20% Good
2% Excellent
Soil Moisture
31% Very Short
47% Short
22% Adequate
0% Surplus
Peanut harvest continued at a rapid pace during the past week. Cool dry weather is not helping late peanuts finish maturing. Hard, dry ground is making digging difficult.
FLORIDA
Peanuts Harvested
42%
29%
65%
76%
Conditions
0%VP, 36% Poor
35% Fair
28% Good
1% Excellent
Soil Moisture
35% Very Short
45% Short
20% Adequate
0% Surplus
Another week of dry weather has not helped harvest. Peanut fields continue to suffer in the Panhandle and northern Peninsula areas. Without rain, late-planted peanut crop will not mature. Hardened soils make digging difficult with some peanuts losing pods in some Panhandle areas.
MISSISSIPPI
Peanuts Harvested
60%
42%
-
-
Conditions
0% VP, 2% P
28% Fair
59% Good
11% Excellent
Soil Moisture
26% Very Short
42% Short
32% Adequate
0% Surplus
No rain and good weather conditions allowed for harvesting all week.
N. CAROLINA
Conditions
1% VP, 1% Poor
21% Fair
71% Good
6% Excellent
Harvested
45%
23%
43%
51%
Soil Moisture
2% Very Short
18% Short
75% Adequate
5% Surplus
Below average temperatures for the week while peanut harvesting continued.
S. CAROLINA
Conditions
1% VP, 2% Poor
35% Fair
58% Good
4% Excellent
Harvested
44%
34%
49%
54%
Soil Moisture
4% Very Short
32% Short
61% Adequate
3% Surplus
No report available.
VIRGINIA
Conditions
0% VP, 13% Poor
34% Fair
43% Good
10% Excellent
Peanuts Combined
39%
35%
47%
46%
Soil Moisture
3% Very Short
9% Short
75% Adequate
13% Surplus
No report available.
OKLAHOMA
Conditions
3%VP, 9% Poor
36% Fair
45% Good
7% Excellent
Mature
83%
74%
90%
89%
Peanuts Dug/Combined
32% / 14%
12% / 3%
42% / 26%
43% / 27%
Top Soil Moisture
40% Very Short
32% Short
25% Adequate
3% Surplus
Recent rain was beneficial to producers but too late to make a difference for some crops. Peanuts dug and harvested jumped ahead this week although still behind normal.
TEXAS
Conditions
1%VP, 5% Poor
49% Fair
33% Good
12% Excellent
Harvested
27%
16%
20%
22%
Soil Moisture (WT)
17% Very Short
26% Short
48% Adequate
9% Surplus
Despite rainy conditions in the Southern High Plains, some producers dug and threshed peanuts. Growers also dug peanuts in South Texas. Peanut condition statewide was mostly good to fair.
Monday, October 23, 2006
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Thanks for this article, pretty helpful piece of writing.
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