This report summarizes production practices, costs, and returns for the 1982 peanut crop. Production costs differed greatly by region: total cash expenditures ranged from 14.5 cents per pound for peanuts in Georgia to 24.9 cents per pound for nonirrigated peanuts in Texas. •Cash expenditures per acre ranged from $446 for peanuts in Alabama to $169 for nonirrigated peanuts in Texas. Chemicals and machinery ownership and use were major expenses for producers.