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Weekly
Market Price of Peanuts
August
25,
2010
      * $449.54 per ton for Runner peanuts
      * $441.68 per ton for Spanish peanuts
      * $453.06 per ton for Valencia peanuts
      * $453.06 per ton for Virginia peanuts
These
prices become effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time (ET), on Wednesday, August
25,
2010, and are used to determine the alternative loan repayment
rates
for
marketing
assistance loans and to determine
loan deficiency
payments.
Cotton and Peanut
Field Day set for September 8 in Tifton
The Georgia
Peanut Commission, with the Georgia Cotton Commission and the
University of Georgia Extension Peanut and Cotton Teams, will
co-sponsor a joint Research Field Day on Wednesday, September
8, 2010, in Tifton, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event will
showcase current research supported by the commissions at the
University of Georgia. For more information and to view a complete
schedule, click
here.
24th Annual Georgia
Peanut Tour set for September
The
Georgia Peanut Tour Committee has set September 14-16, 2010,
as the dates for the annual tour in the Americus, Ga. area.
The tour spotlights the northwest 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 Southwest Research and Education Center in Plains
and the National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, Ga.,
peanut handling and grading facilities and on-farm demonstrations. The
tour also includes a visit to Lance Snacks in Columbus and
McCleskey Mills in Smithville, Ga.
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!
Georgia Weather
Peanut Standards Board
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