Welcome to the Georgia Peanut Commission's Web
site. The Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts
was established in 1961 under the Commodities Promotion Act.
The Commission conducts programs in the areas of promotion, research
and education. Thank you for visiting our Web site. We hope you
enjoy your visit.
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these Peanut Recipes during July 4th Weekend Peanut
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Sauce for Grilled Beef, Chicken or Shrimp Peanut
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Bake Peanut Butter Pie Savory
Peanut Butter Dip Mexinut
DipGeorgia
Peanut industry kicks off "Peanut Proud & Feeding Georgia"
program The
Georgia Peanut industry is “Peanut Proud & Feeding
Georgia” through this initiative to help feed the 1.29 million persons
in
poverty in Georgia. Through this unique effort you or your organization/business
can help feed needy Georgians with a healthy snack packed full
of protein – Peanut Butter. Consider donating a case
of peanut butter or even a pallet. All peanut butter will
be processed locally by Tara Foods, located in Albany, Ga.,
using Georgia grown peanuts. The
Georgia Peanut Commission, National Peanut Buying Points
Association, American Peanut
Shellers Association and Georgia
Farm Bureau have already committed more than $20,000 to the
purchase of peanut butter. Download
Donation Form View
Complete News ReleaseSouthern
Peanut Growers conference set for July 12-14, 2009 Details
have been finalized and registration is now officially underway
for the 2009 Southern Peanut Growers Conference July 12-14 at
the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. There
will be plenty of time for rest and relaxation on the beautiful
Emerald Coast, but the meeting does have its serious side as
well. Business sessions will mix Peanuts and Politics, Production
Issues and an Industry Update, as well as the Farm Press Peanut
Profitability Award & Grower Panel. View
schedule and register online.
Peanuts
promoted at Screen on the Green
The Georgia Peanut Commission is promoting peanuts this summer
at two Screen on the Green
events
in Centennial Olympic Park. The first movie, Field of Dreams,
aired on
June 11 for a crowd
of about 7,500 people. Peanuts will also be promoted during the
showing of Ghostbusters on June 25. This movie is
expected
to
draw Screen
on the Green’s largest attendance of the summer – between
10,000 and 12,000 people. This event is sponsored as part
of a co-promotion with the peanut farmers of Georgia, Alabama,
Florida and Mississippi and the National Peanut Board. Weekly
Market Price of Peanuts June
17,
2009
* $424.75 per ton for Runner peanuts
* $418.95 per ton for Spanish peanuts
* $427.32 per ton for Valencia peanuts
* $427.32 per ton for Virginia peanuts These
prices become effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time (ET), on Wednesday, June
17,
2009,
and are used to determine the alternative loan repayment rates for
marketing
assistance loans and to determine
loan deficiency
payments.
The
Georgia Peanut industry is “Peanut Proud & Feeding
Georgia” through this initiative to help feed the 1.29 million persons
in
poverty in Georgia. Through this unique effort you or your organization/business
can help feed needy Georgians with a healthy snack packed full
of protein – Peanut Butter. Consider donating a case
of peanut butter or even a pallet. All peanut butter will
be processed locally by Tara Foods, located in Albany, Ga.,
using Georgia grown peanuts. The
Georgia Peanut Commission, National Peanut Buying Points
Association, American Peanut
Shellers Association and Georgia
Farm Bureau have already committed more than $20,000 to the
purchase of peanut butter.
Southern
Peanut Growers conference set for July 12-14, 2009
