The extreme summer heat in southern states hurt this year’s peanut crop–resulting in the price inflation of peanut butter up to 40 percent, particularly in the Midwest–Chicago residents say they have no choice but to pay the price.
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The extreme summer heat in southern states hurt this year’s peanut crop–resulting in the price inflation of peanut butter up to 40 percent, particularly in the Midwest–Chicago residents say they have no choice but to pay the price.