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Weekly
Market Price of Peanuts
Feb.
1, 2012
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$1,249.52 per ton for Runner peanuts
* $1,240.87 per ton for Spanish peanuts
* $1,253.26 per ton for Valencia peanuts
* $1,253.26 per ton for Virginia peanuts
These
prices become effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time (ET), on Wednesday, Feb.
1,
2012, and
are used to determine the alternative loan repayment
rates
for
marketing assistance loans and to determine loan deficiency payments.
Georgia Peanut Commission
sets Research Report Day for February 8
The
Georgia Peanut Commission will hold the annual Research Report
Day, February 8, 2012, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the National
Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL),
located on the University of Georgia Tifton campus. The event
provides growers and industry representatives an opportunity
to hear the latest reports on research projects funded by
GPC in 2011.
Georgia
Peanut Farm Show set for Jan. 19, 2012 in Albany, Ga.
 Producers
can fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 36th annual
Georgia Peanut Farm Show, Jan. 19, 2012, at the Albany Civic Center in Albany,
Ga. The one-day show offers farmers a full day to view the products and services
of more than 70 exhibitors and a day of education.
 Download
exhibitor information
Georgia
Peanut Tour set for Sept. 27-29, 2011
 The
Georgia Peanut Tour
is scheduled for Sept. 27-29, 2011 in the Bainbridge, Ga.
area. The tour spotlights the
southwest part of Georgia's peanut production area. The
tour includes a cross section of field conditions, peanut
harvest clinics, production research at the University of
Georgia Attapulgus Research Farm,
peanut handling and grading facilities and on-farm demonstrations.
Click
here for more details on the tour.
 AmericanPeanuts.com is
the newest web site developed by the Georgia Peanut Commission.
The site allows farmers to have direct contact to legislative
activities in Washington, D.C. Peanut farmers are encouraged
to check out the site today and take action by writing their
member of Congress.
Congressional
News
Information at your fingertips!
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