Georgia Peanut Comission – Working for Farmers
The Georgia Peanut Commission is located at 445 Fulwood Blvd, Tifton, Georgia. We are located approximately 2.5 hours south of Atlanta, Georgia, at Exit 63B on Interstate 75.
Peanuts - Georgia Grown
The peanut is Georgia's official state crop, bringing in more than $625 million in 2018. Certainly gives new meaning to "paying peanuts." Peanuts! Get your fresh peanuts here! Georgia accounts for almost half of the peanuts produced annually in the United States – more than 2 billion pounds a year from 70 local counties.
About – Georgia Peanut Comission
Peanuts are a $2.2 billion industry in Georgia. Georgia farmers produced 53% of the United States’ peanuts in 2023 – more than 1.56 million tons. Georgia farmers harvested 778,000 acres, yielding an average of 4,070 pounds per acre. Georgia farmers planted peanuts in 77 counties in Georgia. Georgia has approximately 4,000 peanut farmers.
Meet a Farmer – Georgia Peanut Comission
Did you know peanuts are “The Official State Crop of Georgia?” Behind 770,000 planted acres of peanuts, across 77 counties, are 4,000 Georgia peanut farmers. Meet the farmers who work hard to produce a healthy and sustainable food source below! To learn more peanut facts, check out the 2023 Georgia Peanuts Fact Sheet.
Peanuts | UGA Cooperative Extension - University of Georgia
2025年1月17日 · Georgia is the number one producer of peanuts in the United States, and Georgia peanut farmers provide more than 45 percent of the U.S. peanut crop each year. Georgia peanuts produce a farm gate value of well over $600 million.
About Us - Georgia Peanut Commission
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.
In Georgia, peanuts are planted after the last frost in April through May, when soil temperatures reach 65°—70°F. Farmers typically plant specially grown peanut kernels from the previous year’s crop about
Peanuts - New Georgia Encyclopedia
2006年6月22日 · Georgia is the number-one peanut-producing state in the country, accounting for approximately 49 percent of the crop’s national acreage and production. In 2014 Georgia farmers harvested 591,000 acres of peanuts, the official state crop, for a yield of 2.4 billion pounds.
Field to jar: Good peanuts start from the ground up - University of Georgia
Georgia-06G peanuts are a runner-type peanut variety developed by UGA’s Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton, Georgia, and released in 2006. It has high yield, large seed size, an excellent shelling rate, and good resistance to the spotted wilt disease caused by tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV).
Peanut 2024 Outlook | UGA Cooperative Extension - University of Georgia
Georgia—the nation’s leading peanut producer—planted 775,000 acres of peanuts in 2023, a 90,000-acre increase. In 2022, peanuts faced strong competition for acreage because of high cotton prices, which surpassed $1 around planting time.