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Peanuts: From Slave's Food to $40 Million N.C. Crop

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Peanuts have risen from being a cheap but highly nutritious food source, to North Carolina's number three cash crop. During the American Civil War, peanuts became a delight of Union soldiers in the south, and after the War the word spread and the demand grew. Peanut production has expanded rapidly, and six counties in the northeastern region of North Carolina grow 70 percent of peanuts produced in the state, valued at more than $40 million a year.
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