** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING GERMPLASM AND ECONOMIC TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP A NEW US MARKET FOR HIGH OIL CONTENT PEANUTS THAT CAN BE GROWN EXCLUSIVELY FOR OIL PRODUCTION. PEANUTS FOR OIL IS A MAJOR FOCUS OF PRODUCTION IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD BUT THE US IS CURRENTLY A NET IMPORTER OF PEANUT OIL AND THIS PRESENTS AN ENTIRELY NEW MARKET FOR US PEANUT FARMERS.THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE:1. DEVELOP GERMPLASM WITH INCREASED OIL CONTENT THAT CAN BE GROWN IN A REDUCED INPUT PRODUCTION SCENARIO.2. DEVELOP GENOMIC AND PHENOMIC TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED BY BREEDING PROGRAMS AND PROCESSORS TO QUICKLY DETERMINE OIL CONTENT.3. DEVELOP ECONOMIC MODELS THAT EXPLORE THE VALUE CHAIN OF A HIGH OIL PEANUT MARKET AND THE POTENTIAL AREAS THAT MUST BE EXAMINED TO MAKE THE NEW MARKET VIABLE.