Peanut panic hits U. S. peanut butter supply
The drought that hit major peanut states last year cut production by 46 percent to 1.04 million tons. Prices doubled from September as stores rationed products and imports from India and China rose costs. Officials warn no more school peanut products until stocks improve. Consumers can stretch jars by mixing in soft tofu or spreading thinner.
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Glandless cottonseed butter aims to dull peanut shortage
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Reagan Brown unveiled a peanut butter substitute made from 70 percent peanuts and 30 percent cottonseed at a news conference in Austin. He touted the glandless cottonseed as 39 percent protein and predicted retail availability next year, noting the spread has a creamy texture and sticks to the roof of the mouth like real peanut butter.
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