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Genus, Family & Specie

• Genus: Arachis • Family: Leguminosae• Specie: hypogaea • A tropical American vine, Arachis hypogaea,

widely cultivated in semitropical regions, with yellow flowers on stalks which bend over so that the seed pods ripen underground.

Plant Characteristics• Warm Season

• Annual Legume

• Yellow pea-like flower

• Flower opens at dawn

• Peduncle elongates into a stalk like stem called a “Peg”

• Seeds/Nuts ripen underground in pods

• Grows in well drained sandy soils

Food Value of the Peanut

47%

26%

19%

6% 2%

FatProteinCarbohydratesWaterAsh

U.S. Consumption

• Americans consume approx.• 600 Million Lbs. Of Peanuts Annually• 700 Million Lbs. Of Peanut Butter

Annually

Market Types• Virginias

• Runners

• Spanish

• Valencia

World Production• Asia & Africa produce 85% of

the world’s peanut production (19 to 25 million tons)

• Leading Peanut Producing Countries: India, China, United States, Sudan, Senegal & Indonesia

U.S. Peanut Production• Georgia• Alabama• North Carolina• Texas• Virginia• Oklahoma • U.S. Producers harvest approx. 3.4 Billion Lbs.

Annually

Oklahoma Peanut Production

• Caddo

• Beckham

• Harmon

• Greer

• Washita

Food Products

• Peanut Butter

• Ice Cream

• Vegetable

• Peanut Bread

• Roasted Peanuts

Livestock Feed• Meal

• Hay

Peanut Products• Paint • Soap• Shaving Cream• Face Powder• Plastics• Wall Board• Nitroglycerin

Origin• South America – Peru,

Ecuador, Bolivia and the area around the head waters of the Amazon River.