U. S. PEANUT CROP ESTIMATES - March 31, 2006
	2005 ACTUAL COMPARED TO 2006 ESTIMATES (NASS March 31, 2006)
	Adjusted Estimate based on input from growers, shellers and weather forecast - 5/8/06 M&H
	This shows a 10% reduction in yield vs. 2005 Crop
	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	2,500	-250	-9%	312,200	233,938	-78,263	-25%
FL	152,000	142,825	-9,175	-6%	2,700	2,500	-200	-7%	210,250	178,531	-31,719	-15%
GA	750,000	600,000	-150,000	-20%	2,870	2,650	-220	-8%	1,125,000	795,000	-330,000	-29%
SC	60,000	49,250	-10,750	-18%	2,800	2,700	-100	-4%	94,400	66,488	-27,913	-30%
MS	14,000	14,775	775	6%	3,200	3,000			22,400	22,163	-238	-1%
S. E.	1,199,000	994,000	-205,000	-17%	2,864	2,670	-194	-7%	1,764,250	1,296,119	-468,131	-27%
NM	19,000	18,715	-285	-2%	3,300	3,100	-200	-6%	30,400	29,008	-1,392	-5%
OK	33,000	25,000	-8,000	-24%	3,200	3,100	-100	-3%	52,800	38,750	-14,050	-27%
TX	260,000	160,000	-100,000	-38%	3,500	3,300	-200	-6%	455,000	264,000	-191,000	-42%
S. W.	312,000	203,715	-108,285	-35%	3,333	3,167	-167	-5%	538,200	331,758	-206,442	-38%
NC	96,000	85,695	-10,305	-11%	3,000	2,850	-150	-5%	148,800	122,115	-26,685	-18%
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	2,925	-75	-3%	179,600	144,278	-35,322	-20%
U. S.	1,629,000	1,298,185	-330,815	-20%	3,047	2,730	-317	-10%	2,482,050	1,772,155	-709,895	-29%
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