The 2020 harvest season has wrapped for Texas peanut farmers with mixed results. Some areas of the state had good yields and good quality, while other parts of the state experienced a below-average season.
“We had such a mixed bag across the state. In West Texas, where 90 percent of Texas peanuts are grown, we had a severe drought and excessive heat, and the yields were reflective of that. They graded well, but the yields were down,” Shelley Nutt, Texas Peanut Producer Board executive director, said. “We had people that didn’t see a drop of rain from March until harvest. We ...