date:Jul 04, 2012
xchange where prices are posted, market participants noted. Farmers typically contract at least a portion of their new crop with shellers well before any peanuts are planted. The market is thinly traded and there are times when product on a spot basis is temporarily unavailable at any price. Some observers said a fair number of producers held out for higher prices in late winter 2012, only to lose the opportunity to lock in the best prices of the season, which were less than last year but may ha