2020 Peanut Report

Acreage By Type

According to the Farm Service Agency (FSA) records from 2020, Texas planted 185,828.4 acres of peanuts for all four types. Of these types, 41% (76,056.4 acres) were Runner, 29% (54,882.2 acres) were Virginia, 16% (28,893.0 acres) were Spanish, and 14% (25,996.9 acres) were Valencia. 

The Texas Plains region was the highest producing region in the state. Plains planted 151,388.3 acres. Of those acres, 36% (54,683.7 acres) of them were Virginia, 32% (48,468.3 acres) were Runner, 17% (25,264.4 acres) were Valencia and 15% (22,972 acres) were Virginia.

The Texas Panhandle region was the second highest producing region in the state. Panhandle planted 16,519.2 acres. Of those acres, 62% (10,193.9 acres) of them were Runner, 33% (5,543.1 acres) were Spanish, 4% (588.6 acres) were Valencia and 1% (193.5 acres) were Virginia.

The South region planted 14,867.8 acres. Of those acres, 99% (14,680.3 acres) of them were Runner and 1% (187.5 acres) were Spanish. There were no Valencia or Virginia peanuts planted.

The Central region, as well as all other miscellaneous regions, planted 3,053.1 acres. Of those acres, 89% (2,713.8 acres) of them were Runner, 6% (190.3 acres) were Spanish, 5% (143.9 acres) were Valencia and there were five acres planted of Virginia peanuts.