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  • Carters concerned about peanut farmers (Living off Pine trees)

    02/17/2009 5:32:19 PM PST · by devane617 · 26 replies · 821+ views
    WALB-TV ^ | 02/17/2009 | Delivrine Registre
    Plains, GA (WALB) - The recent recall has hit the peanut industry so hard that even the former first family is affected. Peanut farmers and companies were looking forward to a boost in sales when the economy took a downward spiral. Consumers usually rely on peanut butter as a cheap source of protein. But the salmonella outbreak has made it extremely hard for even Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to make money of their peanut crop. "We still grow peanuts on our farm," said the for First Lady. "And my heart goes out to peanut farmers because I know in our...