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Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Peanut Farms, 1991

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  • Brooks, Nora L.

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Producing a pound of peanuts cost U.S. farmers 15.2 cents in variable cash expenses in 1991. Individual farm costs ranged from about 3 cents per pound to more than 72 cents. The Southeast region (Alabama, Florida, and Georgia) had the largest proportions of production and farms, but the Virginia-Carolina region had the highest yields and lowest variable cash expenses per pound. Roughly a third of producers in the Virginia-Carolina region were in the low-cost group while more than a third of producers in the Southern Plains (Oklahoma and Texas) were in the high-cost group. Operator characteristics also contributed to the distinction between high- and low-cost producers. A higher percentage of high cost producers were age 65 or over. High-cost producers were more likely to have primary occupations other than farming.

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  • Brooks, Nora L., 1994. "Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Peanut Farms, 1991," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309721, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersab:309721
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309721
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