U. S. PEANUT CROP ESTIMATES - March 31, 2006
	2005 ACTUAL COMPARED TO 2006 ESTIMATES (NASS March 31, 2006)
	SOURCE:
	NASS forcasted March 31, 2006
	Note: Harvested Acres = Planted Acres (est.) X .985
	HARVESTED ACRES				YIELD / ACRE (LBS.)				PRODUCTION (SHORT TONS)
		NASS 3/31/06	2006			NASS 3/31/06	2006			NASS 3/31/06	2006
STATE	2005	2006	vs. 2005	%	2005	2006	vs. 2005	%	2005	2006	vs. 2005	%
AL	223,000	187,150	-35,850	-16%	2,750	2,750	0	0%	312,200	257,331	-54,869	-18%
FL	152,000	142,825	-9,175	-6%	2,700	2,700	0	0%	210,250	192,814	-17,436	-8%
GA	750,000	620,550	-129,450	-17%	2,870	2,870	0	0%	1,125,000	890,489	-234,511	-21%
SC	60,000	49,250	-10,750	-18%	2,800	2,800	0	0%	94,400	68,950	-25,450	-27%
MS	14,000	14,775	775	6%	3,200	3,200			22,400	23,640	1,240	6%
S. E.	1,199,000	1,014,550	-184,450	-15%	2,864	2,864	0	0%	1,764,250	1,433,224	-331,026	-19%
NM	19,000	18,715	-285	-2%	3,300	3,300	0	0%	30,400	30,880	480	2%
OK	33,000	29,550	-3,450	-10%	3,200	3,200	0	0%	52,800	47,280	-5,520	-10%
TX	260,000	206,850	-53,150	-20%	3,500	3,500	0	0%	455,000	361,988	-93,013	-20%
S. W.	312,000	255,115	-56,885	-18%	3,333	3,333	0	0%	538,200	440,147	-98,053	-18%
NC	96,000	85,695	-10,305	-11%	3,000	3,000	0	0%	148,800	128,543	-20,258	-14%
VA	22,000	14,775	-7,225	-33%	3,000	3,000	0	0%	30,800	22,163	-8,638	-28%
V / C	118,000	100,470	-17,530	-15%	3,000	3,000	0	0%	179,600	150,705	-28,895	-16%
U. S.	1,629,000	1,370,135	-258,865	-16%	3,047	2,955	-93	-3%	2,482,050	2,024,077	-457,974	-18%
HISTORICAL SUMMARY:					5 year avg. yield - 2953 lbs/ac.
CROP:		1996	1997		1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
HARV. AC. (000)		1,380	1,414		1,467	1,437	1,336	1,412	1,358	1,312	1,394	1,607
YPA  (LBS/AC)		2,653	2,503		2,702	2,711	2,444	3,029	2,561	3,159	3,057	3,061
TONS   (000)		1,831	1,769		1,982	1,935	1,632	2,138	1,660	2,072	2,131	2,460