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U.S. Peanut Prices Received by Farmers for Oct. 22

Following is a table detailing U.S. peanut prices and sales for the week ending Oct. 22 as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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                 Oct. 22    Oct. 15     Oct. 8     Oct. 1   Sept. 24   Sept. 17
                    2011       2011       2011       2011       2011       2011
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                  ---------------Average Price (Yearly % Change)---------------
All types          34.7%      25.1%      19.7%       3.1%      14.7%      20.0%
 Runners           33.0%      34.7%      37.3%      29.0%      13.3%      20.2%
 Spanish             n/a        n/a      64.8%        n/a        n/a        n/a
 Valencias           n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a
 Virginians        45.9%      20.7%      16.7%      -7.7%      16.0%      20.2%
                  ---------------Average Price (Weekly % Change)---------------
All types           6.7%       3.1%      10.6%       4.4%      -3.4%       0.0%
 Runners            5.3%       3.9%       7.6%       6.8%      -4.7%       1.8%
 Spanish             n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a
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                 Oct. 22    Oct. 15     Oct. 8     Oct. 1   Sept. 24   Sept. 17
                    2011       2011       2011       2011       2011       2011
================================================================================
                  ---------------Average Price (Weekly % Change)---------------
 Valencias           n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a
 Virginians         5.9%       0.7%      25.4%     -10.4%       7.2%       0.0%
                  -----------------Average Price ($ per pound)-----------------
All types         $0.287     $0.269     $0.261     $0.236     $0.226     $0.234
 Runners          $0.278     $0.264     $0.254     $0.236     $0.221     $0.232
 Spanish             n/a        n/a     $0.445        n/a        n/a        n/a
 Valencias           n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a
 Virginians       $0.321     $0.303     $0.301     $0.240     $0.268     $0.250
                 -----------Purchases From Farmers (Yearly % Change)-----------
All types          46.7%      -8.0%       1.0%      55.2%     -80.9%     -48.6%
 Runners           34.4%      10.0%      26.0%     174.4%     -81.8%     -50.3%
 Spanish             n/a        n/a     -99.9%        n/a        n/a        n/a
 Valencias           n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a
 Virginians       322.1%     -28.2%     -12.3%     -87.2%     -58.9%     -27.5%
                 -----------Purchases From Farmers (Weekly % Change)-----------
All types          48.2%     -18.5%      13.5%      88.9%      32.9%      25.4%
================================================================================
                 Oct. 22    Oct. 15     Oct. 8     Oct. 1   Sept. 24   Sept. 17
                    2011       2011       2011       2011       2011       2011
================================================================================
                 -----------Purchases From Farmers (Weekly % Change)-----------
 Runners           35.5%     -16.9%      -2.3%     105.1%      37.4%      54.3%
 Spanish             n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a
 Valencias           n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a
 Virginians       126.5%     -27.3%     870.9%     -64.4%       1.7%     -45.7%

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