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Alabama Peanut Crop & Industry Information
Alabama Peanut Crop Weekly Update - June 11, 2009
By Kris Balkcom
Peanut Specialist - Auburn University
We did break the dry spring cycle that we have been in for the past three years. Unfortunately the wet spring has us a lot further behind than the dry springs did. However everyone has been pleased with the moisture at planting. Even though we had some late planting in the dry years never have I ever seen the as many peanut acres planted this late.
Planting is winding down and will hopefully be complete by next week. Past experience has showed us that we still have maximum potential on
peanuts planted as late as the 15th of June even getting a killing frost the 3rd week of October. The key will be getting the rainfall during the growing season through September which is historically a dry month but May is a dry month also if you look at the 30 year average. The early planted peanuts in April are fruiting and growing well now.
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