As Wiregrass area peanut farmers plow and plant fields this spring, this year’s harvest is projected to produce about 180,000 acres of peanuts for the third year in a row.
“Alabama farmers ranked second in the United States for the total peanuts produced in 2021,” said Abby Himburg of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association . “Alabama has ranked either second or third in the last several years prior to this past year, with our farmers producing a total of 622 million pounds.”
“Over the last five years, peanut production has been on an upward trend, as well as the yields per acre being on the rise,” Himburg said. “This is attributed to research, variety selections and favorable weather that all makes this possible.” People are also reading… For farmers like Headland third-generation farmer Jonathan Sanders, farming is a way of life.
U.S. peanuts are sold to buyers across the world with Mexico, China, and Canada among the largest importers of American peanuts, according to the American Peanut Council.
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