Mississippi Business Journal » peanut http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Bad market conditions have peanut growers exploring options http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/08/bad-market-conditions-have-peanut-growers-exploring-options/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bad-market-conditions-have-peanut-growers-exploring-options http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/08/bad-market-conditions-have-peanut-growers-exploring-options/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:32:51 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=72888 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A significant decline in price potential has last year’s peanut growers looking to other crops in 2013. According to the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture Prospective Plantings report, acreage is declining in every peanut-producing state except Oklahoma. Mississippi is expected to post the greatest percentage decline, down 58 percent from the previous [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/08/bad-market-conditions-have-peanut-growers-exploring-options/feed/ 1 State producers bullish on future of peanut crop http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/12/state-producers-bullish-on-future-of-peanut-crop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-producers-bullish-on-future-of-peanut-crop http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/12/state-producers-bullish-on-future-of-peanut-crop/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:16:06 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=69677 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi producers expect peanuts to remain a strong commodity in years to come with a steady global demand and new marketing opportunities. “The demand for peanuts will stay in place because of global economics and population,” said Mike Phillips, plant and soil sciences department head at Mississippi State University. “International markets rely [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/12/state-producers-bullish-on-future-of-peanut-crop/feed/ 0 State’s peanut-growing acreage up 200+ percent over 2011 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/12/states-peanut-growing-acreage-up-200-percent-over-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=states-peanut-growing-acreage-up-200-percent-over-2011 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/12/states-peanut-growing-acreage-up-200-percent-over-2011/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:04:15 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=62532 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Many Delta fields that once turned white with cotton are now yielding a below-ground crop and helping propel Mississippi up the list of peanut-producing states. The state has an estimated 47,000 acres of peanuts this year, up more than 200 percent from the 14,000 acres grown in 2011. The U.S. Department of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/12/states-peanut-growing-acreage-up-200-percent-over-2011/feed/ 0 State’s farmers triple the peanuts planted last year http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/16/states-farmers-triple-the-peanuts-planted-last-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=states-farmers-triple-the-peanuts-planted-last-year http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/16/states-farmers-triple-the-peanuts-planted-last-year/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:43:26 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=59781 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi farmers moved from ninth to seventh this year among peanut-growing states, more than tripling the number of acres planted in peanuts. Fresh figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show Mississippi farmers put 50,000 acres into peanuts this year, up sharply from the estimated 15,000 acres planted in 2011. The increase [...]

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