http://929thebull.com #1 For New Country In Yakima Mon, 20 May 2013 02:14:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://929thebull.com/mom-peanut-butter-prices-about-to-soar/ http://929thebull.com/mom-peanut-butter-prices-about-to-soar/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:11:59 +0000 tomreddick http://929thebull.com/?p=34598 Sorry kids but mom may have to really give you a jam sandwich Your PB&J is about to be more costly. After searing hot weather devastated the summer crop of Runner peanuts, the variety mostly used to make peanut butter, raw peanuts that cost about $450 a ton in 2010 now cost $1,150 a ton, according to USDA figures. The crunch will affect the 90% of U.S. households that consume peanut butter – Americans eat about 1.5 million pounds of peanut products annually.

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