Saturday, December 6, 2025

Market Watch

Could EU Purchases Help Firm Up The Market?

How many acres of peanuts will be planted in the United States and in the biggest state, Georgia? That’s what the market wants to know. With 50% of production coming from the Peach State, a 10% acreage increase is significant....

Buyers Are Covered For Now, Leading To A Lackluster Market

The peanut market is and has been quiet for months. Manufacturers are not interested in 60 cents-per-pound peanuts and know that the industry has a good quality crop in warehouses, plus a 1-million-ton carryout. There seems to be downward...

Inflation, Input Costs Weigh Heavy On 2023 Planning

Midway through the 2022 peanut harvest, farmers are disappointed and worried about the future.  Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus was more prevalent this season than in the past decade. Rains were feast or famine in many areas, and at one point,...

Everything From War To Weather Affecting Markets

The peanut market is very quiet. Shellers have enough inventory to sell for the year but are remaining firm, which is garnering little interest, especially for the 2022 crop. Markets for raw product remain in the mid-50s. The standstill...

Most Growers Take A ‘Wait And See’ Attitude On Contracts

Farmers of all crops, including peanuts, are being blasted with uncontrollable problems as planting season gets underway. The world was turned upside down with the pandemic two years ago, and it seems life will never get back to normal. COVID-19...

Cool Conditions And Quiet Markets Start The 2021 Crop

One would describe the peanut market as quiet, very quiet. Buyers have booked enough peanuts to cover their needs for now, and most have withdrawn from the market waiting on a more accurate planted acreage number for 2021. Farmers...

Market Watch

Cool Conditions Push Southeast Planting Later Last year, it was predicted that the coronavirus would be the biggest threat to the global economy ever. It was also thought the peanut industry would suffer from lost markets including closed schools and...

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