Georgia Peanut Commission
P.O. Box 967
Tifton, GA 31793
(229) 386-3470
info@gapeanuts.com
www.gapeanuts.com

• The peanut crop is Georgia's official state crop.
  
• Georgia is the largest producer of peanuts, producing 45% of the U.S. crop. Georgia farmers have planted 520,000 acres of peanuts this year.
  
• More than 80 Georgia counties produced 1,511,655,000 lbs. of peanuts in 2003.
  
• Georgia has 14,160 farms with peanuts.
  
• Georgia is home of three peanut festivals each year: the Brooklet Peanut Festival in August, the Plains Peanut Festival in September, and the Sylvester Peanut Festival in October.

Georgia's 5 Largest Peanut Producing Counties (1998)

1. Early 82 million pounds
   
2. Miller 76 million pounds
   
3. Worth 72 million pounds
   
4. Mitchell 70 million pounds
   
5. Decatur 69 million pounds