Georgia... the Peanut State!
The Official State Crop
A $2.0 Billion
Industry in Georgia
Did you know:
♦ Georgia produces 48% of
the United States’ peanuts.
♦ About 70 counties in Georgia produced 1,636,800,000 lbs.
of peanuts in 2011.
♦ Georgia has approximately
14,000 farms with peanuts
and about 3,500 active
farmers.
♦ Georgia has approximately
200 peanut related businesses.
♦ The peanut industry
contributes about 50,000 jobs
in Georgia.
Crop Value
Acreage
($)
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
510,000
540,000
610,000
755,000
575,000
520,000
685,000
505,000
555,000
475,000
$229,775,000
$344,000,000
$347,700,000
$368,078,000
$270,394,000
$324,324,000
$475,116,000
$390,400,350
$401,087,000
$440,299,000
Yield
Georgia
(lbs.)
production
per acre
(tons)
2,600 656,500
3,450
931,500
3,000
15,000
2,870 1,076,250
2,750 790,625
3,150
819,000
3,400 1,164,500
3,530
891,325
3,560
987,900
3,520
818,400
Georgia Peanut Commission
110 E. Fourth St. • P.O. Box 967 • Tifton, GA 31793
(229) 386-3470 • www.gapeanuts.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Georgia’s Top Peanut
Producing Counties
– 2011 –
County
Decatur
Early
Mitchell
Miller
Worth
Burke
Dooly
Baker
Seminole
Calhoun
State Total
Acreage
25,479.60
24,143.70
22,663.00
22,360.50
21,846.00
18,648.23
17,614.60
16,618.30
15,861.20
14,939.20
471,243 Acres