In the May 25, 2017, Federal Register, USDA's AMS proposed to implement a recommendation from the Peanut Standards Board to revise the minimum quality and handling standards for domestic and imported peanuts marketed in the United States. AMS stated this action would relax the allowance for damaged kernels in farmers' stock peanuts when determining segregation and would increase the allowance for damaged kernels under Segregation 1 from not more than 2.49 percent to not more than 3.49 percent. The requirements for Segregation 2 also would be adjusted to reflect this change. The Board recommended this change to align the incoming standards with recent changes to the outgoing quality standards and to help increase returns to producers. Comments are due June 26, 2017.
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