Marketing Farmers' Stock Peanuts in the Virginia-North Carolina Area

Excerpts from the report: This report, a detailed study of marketing peanuts in the Virginia-North Carolina area and the second in a series of three, is based on a grower survey by Farmer Cooperative Service and North Carolina State College. Aim of these reports is to determine how to increase efficiency of marketing farmers' stock peanuts in North Carolina and Virginia. Specific objectives of this phase of the research program reported here were: 1. To determine the organization of peanut producing farms and to identify peanut production practices that affect the marketing of farmers' stock peanuts. 2. To determine such marketing facilities now available to peanut producers as transportation, storage, and market information. 3. To determine the number and types of market outlets available to producers and to describe the services offered and prices charged by these outlets. 4. To describe and analyze marketing practices of producers in terms of selection of a time and place to sell. 5. To examine farmer opinions regarding the present market system and alternative marketing techniques