Peanut Stocks and Processing Publication

Peanut Stocks and Processing
ISSN: 1949-1875

Released November 26, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Down 3 Percent from Last Year
Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 4.50 Billion Pounds
Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on October 31, 2021 totaled 4.50 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock,
compared with 3.49 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 3.85 billion pounds of actual farmer stock.
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 623 million pounds of farmer stock equivalent. Roasting stock totaled
27.7 million pounds.
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 468 million pounds of which 442 million pounds were edible grades and
26.3 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade stocks by type included 64.6 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias,
361 million pounds of Runners, and 16.3 million pounds of Spanish.
Millings in October totaled 386 million pounds. Millings by type were 65.0 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias,
314 million pounds of Runners, and 7.29 million pounds of Spanish.
Commercial processors utilized 209 million pounds of shelled edible grade peanuts during October. Utilization by type
was 124 million pounds for all peanut butter products, 38.2 million pounds for peanut candy, and 40.8 million pounds for
peanut snacks. Crushing for oil and cake and meal totaled 60.6 million pounds during the month.
Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs amounted to 4.64 million pounds of
peanut butter and 77.8 thousand pounds of roasted peanuts during October.
Stocks of treated seed on hand October 31, 2021 totaled 858 thousand pounds, compared with 855 thousand pounds on
September 30, 2021. Of the October total, 106 thousand pounds were Runners. September stocks of treated seed included
106 thousand pounds of Runners.
Stocks estimates refer to October 31, 2021. All other data are for the month of October.

Peanut Stocks and Specified Products at Month's End - United States: October 2021
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

Shelled
peanuts 1

Roasting
stock
(in shell) 2

Shelled peanuts

Total 3

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Month
ending

2021
August ......................
September ................
October .....................
November .................
December .................

Farmer stock equivalent

914,408
798,056
3,846,356

493,027
480,137
468,449

26,006
15,151
27,714

655,726
638,582
623,037

1,596,140
1,451,789
4,497,107

2,878,804

443,891

24,641

590,375

3,493,820

2022
January .....................
February ...................
March ........................
April ..........................
May ...........................
June ..........................
July ...........................
2020
October .....................
1

Included 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: October 2021 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
ending

2021
August .................................
September ...........................
October ................................
November ............................
December ............................

Virginias
and
Valencias

Runners

Spanish

Total

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

65,876
121,906
582,026

847,048
667,308
3,196,944

1,484
8,842
67,386

914,408
798,056
3,846,356

337,852

2,490,716

50,236

2,878,804

2022
January ................................
February ..............................
March ...................................
April .....................................
May ......................................
June .....................................
July ......................................
2020
October ................................

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Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (in Shell) at Month's End - United States: October 2021
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
ending

Total

Shelled
oil
stocks 2

Total
shelled

Roasting
stock 3

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

393,961
377,196
361,162

17,319
15,046
16,322

468,938
449,439
442,120

24,089
30,698
26,329

493,027
480,137
468,449

26,006
15,151
27,714

326,698

40,640

420,529

23,362

443,891

24,641

Virginias
and
Valencias

Runners

Spanish

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

57,658
57,197
64,636

53,191

2021
August ...............
September .........
October .............
November ..........
December ..........
2022
January .............
February ............
March ................
April ...................
May ...................
June ..................
July ....................
2020
October .............
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: October 2021 with Comparisons
[Includes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
Virginias
and
Valencias

Runners

Spanish

Total

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Month
ending

2021
August .......................................................
September .................................................
October .....................................................
November ..................................................
December ..................................................

14,414
25,038
65,006

366,406
368,068
313,678

7,286

380,820
393,106
385,970

2020
October .....................................................

57,572

267,914

2,416

327,902

2021
August-October .........................................

104,458

1,048,152

7,286

1,159,896

2020
August-October .........................................

151,500

766,376

9,026

926,902

2022
January .....................................................
February ....................................................
March ........................................................
April ...........................................................
May ...........................................................
June ..........................................................
July ............................................................

- Represents zero.

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Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (in Shell) Peanuts by Month - United States: October 2021
with Comparisons
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
Shelled edibles 1
Total

Shelled
Oil
Stocks 2

Total
Shelled

Roasting
Stock 3

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

252,676
252,832
213,193

36
5,018

260,815
266,427
243,702

33,147
35,388
35,315

293,962
301,815
279,017

6,784
11,573
26,599

24,739

171,662

1,507

197,908

29,640

227,548

17,070

2021
August-October ..................

47,189

718,701

5,054

770,944

103,850

874,794

44,956

2020
August-October ..................

52,615

494,343

6,015

552,973

92,915

645,888

42,018

Month
ending

Virginias
and
Valencias

Runners

Spanish

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

8,103
13,595
25,491

2020
October ..............................

2021
August ...............................
September .........................
October ..............................
November ..........................
December ..........................
2022
January ..............................
February ............................
March .................................
April ...................................
May ....................................
June ...................................
July ....................................

- Represents zero.
1
Includes peanuts milled for seed
2
Includes straight run oil stock peanuts
3
Cleaned and unshelled

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Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production, and Stocks of Peanut Oil and Cake and Meal by
Month - United States: October 2021 with Comparisons
[Relates to oil mills only. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
Month
ending

Shelled
Peanuts
crushed 1

Crude Oil

Cake and Meal

Crude oil

Cake and Meal

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

2021
August .............................................
September .......................................
October ...........................................
November ........................................
December ........................................

Production

Stocks (end of month)

66,134
46,945
60,611

29,739
21,091
27,652

34,961
24,608
32,144

11,592
10,572
10,689

9,178
4,251
6,460

2020
October ...........................................

63,397

26,505

31,318

8,133

19,914

2021
August-October ...............................

173,690

78,482

91,713

(X)

(X)

2020
August-October ...............................

170,108

69,646

89,957

(X)

(X)

2022
January ...........................................
February ..........................................
March ..............................................
April .................................................
May .................................................
June ................................................
July ..................................................

(X) Not applicable.
1
All crushings regardless of grade

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Apparent Disappearance or Milled Peanut Products by Month - United States: October 2021
with Comparisons
[Includes in transit, exports, and domestic use. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
Month
ending

2021
August .....................................
September ...............................
October ....................................
November ................................
December ................................

Shelled Peanuts
Edible
grades

Oil
Stocks

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Total

Roasting
stock

Crude
Peanut
Oil 1

Cake
and
Meal 1

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

258,035
285,926
251,021

36,285
28,779
39,684

294,320
314,705
290,705

12,448
22,428
14,036

27,658
22,111
27,535

32,454
29,535
29,935

2020
October ....................................

232,313

38,108

270,421

17,172

26,628

27,671

2021
August-October ........................

794,982

104,748

899,730

48,912

77,304

91,924

2020
August-October ........................

620,607

101,432

722,039

53,633

69,861

81,170

2022
January ....................................
February ..................................
March .......................................
April .........................................
May ..........................................
June .........................................
July ..........................................

1

6

Relates to oil mills only.

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Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products and In Shell Peanuts by Month - United States:
October 2021 with Comparisons
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
Month
ending

Edible grades used in products1
Total

Total
all
grades 5

In shell
peanuts 6

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

122,627
115,176
123,874

5,882
6,252
6,037

206,974
196,208
208,917

273,108
243,153
269,528

11,435
10,326
12,028

45,172

124,019

5,619

210,402

273,799

11,054

112,391

119,860

361,677

18,171

612,099

785,789

33,789

104,399

127,049

377,860

20,900

630,208

800,316

33,816

Peanut
candy 2

Peanut
snacks 3

Peanut
Butter 4

Other
Products

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

39,502
34,698
38,191

38,963
40,082
40,815

2020
October .............................

35,592

2021
August-October .................
2020
August-October .................

2021
August ...............................
September .........................
October .............................
November ..........................
December ..........................
2022
January .............................
February ............................
March ................................
April ...................................
May ...................................
June ..................................
July ....................................

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.

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Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States:
October 2021 with Comparisons
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
Month ending
and type

Runner
2021
August ............................................
September ......................................
October ...........................................
November .......................................
December .......................................

Edible grades used in products1
Peanut
candy 2

Peanut
snacks 3

Peanut
butter 4

Other
products

Total

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

37,285
32,457
36,024

(D)
(D)
(D)

109,837
100,862
112,704

(D)
(D)
(D)

185,006
172,089
188,497

2020
October ...........................................

33,804

(D)

111,645

(D)

187,360

2021
August-October ...............................

105,766

(D)

323,403

(D)

545,592

2020
August-October ...............................

99,211

(D)

331,661

(D)

549,403

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

2,258
2,895
3,090

2020
October ...........................................

(D)

(D)

(D)

(D)

3,525

2021
August-October ...............................

(D)

(D)

(D)

(D)

8,243

2020
August-October ...............................

(D)

(D)

(D)

(D)

2022
January ...........................................
February .........................................
March ..............................................
April ................................................
May .................................................
June ................................................
July .................................................

Spanish
2021
August ............................................
September ......................................
October ...........................................
November .......................................
December .......................................
2022
January ...........................................
February .........................................
March ..............................................
April ................................................
May .................................................
June ................................................
July .................................................

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States:
October 2021 with Comparisons (continued)
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
Month ending
and type

Edible grades used in products1
Peanut
candy 2

Peanut
Snacks 3

Peanut
butter 4

Other
Products

Total

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Virginia and Valencia
2021
August .............................................
September .......................................
October ...........................................
November ........................................
December ........................................

(D)
(D)
(D)

5,094
5,076
5,045

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

19,711
21,225
17,329

2020
October ...........................................

(D)

6,330

(D)

(D)

19,516

2021
August-October ...............................

(D)

15,215

(D)

(D)

58,265

2020
August-October ...............................

(D)

18,543

(D)

(D)

70,885

2022
January ...........................................
February ..........................................
March ..............................................
April .................................................
May .................................................
June ................................................
July ..................................................

(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.

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Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Program Deliveries by Month - United States:
October 2021 with Comparisons
[Source: Food and Nutrition Service. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
Deliveries by product

Month
ending

2021
August ......................................................................
September ................................................................
October .....................................................................
November .................................................................
December .................................................................

Peanut
butter

Roasted
peanuts

Total

(pounds)

(pounds)

(pounds)

3,953,715
3,895,605
4,635,675

77,760
103,680
77,760

4,031,475
3,999,285
4,713,435

2020
October .....................................................................

284,130

103,680

387,810

2021
August-October .........................................................

12,484,995

259,200

12,744,195

2020
August-October .........................................................

1,981,365

129,600

2,110,965

2022
January .....................................................................
February ...................................................................
March ........................................................................
April ..........................................................................
May ...........................................................................
June ..........................................................................
July ...........................................................................

Stocks of Treated Seed at Month's End - United States: October 2021 with Comparisons
[Excludes stocks on farms. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
Month
ending

2021
August .................................
September ...........................
October ................................
November ............................
December ............................

Virginias
and
Valencias

Runner

Spanish

Total

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(D)
(D)
(D)

106
106
106

(D)
(D)
(D)

855
855
858

(D)

(D)

(D)

20

2022
January ................................
February ..............................
March ...................................
April .....................................
May ......................................
June .....................................
July ......................................
2020
October ................................

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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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.
Reliability: The peanut stocks and processing survey is subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication,
imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be
measured directly, but are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of
all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section ......................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Irwin Anolik – Crop Weather .......................................................................................................... (202) 720-7621
Joshua Bates – Oats, Soybeans ........................................................................................................ (202) 690-3234
David Colwell – Current Agricultural Industrial Reports ................................................................ (202) 720-8800
Michelle Harder – Barley, County Estimates, Hay .......................................................................... (202) 690-8533
James Johanson – Rye, Wheat ......................................................................................................... (202) 720-8068
Greg Lemmons – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet ............................................................................... (202) 720-9526
Becky Sommer – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum ..................................................................... (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson – Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ................................................................................... (202) 720-7369
Lihan Wei – Peanuts, Rice ............................................................................................................... (202) 720-7688

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