NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. farmers planted an estimated 1.9 million acres of peanuts in 2025—the highest total since 1991. That’s according to the USDA Acreage Report and analysis from Wendiam Sawadgo, Assistant Professor at Auburn University. The figure marks a 100,000-acre increase over last year and continues a three-year upward trend in peanut acreage.
The increase comes amid relatively low cotton prices, making peanuts a more attractive crop option for some growers. Georgia, the top peanut-producing state, added 50,000 acres for a total of 900,000—its highest since 1991. Alabama, North Carolina, and Texas also added 10,000 acres each.
USDA’s Oil Crops Outlook projects a harvested area of 1.85 million acres and an average yield of 4,000 pounds per acre. If realized, production would hit a record 3.7 million tons, up nearly half a million tons from last year. That would push ending stocks up 34 percent to 1.129 million tons.
With higher supplies expected, USDA forecasts average peanut prices at $500 per ton for the 2025–26 marketing year—down $18 from last year. But with yield volatility in recent years, the final numbers remain uncertain.