Free Republic 3rd Qtr 2025 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $42,350
52%  
Woo hoo!! And now only $580 to reach 53%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: oilfornuts

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • U.S. Appears Headed for a Peanut Surplus

    08/09/2005 10:24:44 AM PDT · by Hi Heels · 101 replies · 1,299+ views
    Yahoo - AP ^ | August 9, 2005 | ELLIOTT MINOR
    U.S. Appears Headed for a Peanut Surplus By ELLIOTT MINOR, Associated Press Writer Tue Aug 9, 5:35 AM ET ALBANY, Ga. - Peanuts in storage plus peanuts in the field. Right now, the United States has too many peanuts and that, experts say, could be bad news for the peanut commodity program unless something is done to whittle down the piles. "We're afraid if we cost the government a lot of money, we'll get less in the next farm bill," said Tyron Spearman, executive director of the National Peanut Buying Points Association. Some 215,000 tons of peanuts are still unsold...