November 2015
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On 9 November, the latest round of funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) announced a $1.13 million grant towards potentially life-saving research into a treatment for peanut allergies involving researchers at Nepean Hospital and the Sydney Medical School Nepean. Click here for more details.
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Thinking globally, Tchiyiwe Moyo-Chunda would like to see a day when European shoppers again trust Malawi-grown groundnuts, opening up a huge market for the farmers and processors of her home country in southern Africa. Click here for more details.
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Peanut lovers might call it a war on peanuts. The board of health in Hamilton, Ont., has voted to study the possibility of banning peanuts from all city buildings, including football and hockey stadiums and recreation centres. The legumes are already banned from public schools. Click here for more details.
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A mountain of peanuts is piling up in the U.S. south, threatening to hand American taxpayers a near $2-billion bailout bill over the next three years, and leaving the government with a big chunk of the crop on its books. Click here for more details.
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World peanut production totals approximately 29 million metric tons per year, with the U.S. being the world’s third largest producer, after China and India. Worldwide peanut exports are approximately 1.25 million metric tons. The U.S. is one of the world’s leading peanut exporters, with average annual exports of between 200,000 and 250,000 metric tons. Click here for more…
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With few exceptions, I have been on the Georgia Peanut Tour every year since the early 90s. is year stood out as particularly good for the opportunities to gather new information and be reminded of information known, but perhaps forgotten. Click here for more details.
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