Monday, January 18, 2010

Latest Texas Peanut Crop Information

Texas peanut production was estimated at 542.5 million pounds, down 35 percent from 2008. Statewide yield, at 3,500 pounds per acre, was 200 pounds more than 2008.

*Released Jan. 12 by the USDA and National Agricultural Statistics Service

PEANUT PRICES - Peanut Marketing News
*Released January 15, 2010

Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 19.8 cents per pound ($396 per ton) for the week ending January 9, 2010. The price per pound decreased 1.9 cents from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending January 9 totaled 37.8 million pounds, UP 22.8 million pounds from the previous week. The average price of Runner type peanuts was 19.5 cents per pound ($390 per ton) for the week ending January 9. Marketings of Runner type peanuts were 33.7 million pounds.

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