U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 14

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

NATIONAL PEANUT MONTH

Profile America — Saturday, March 14th. This is National Peanut Month — celebrating one of the nation's favorite foods, and absolutely America's favorite snack nut. They are enjoyed in many ways — roasted in the shell, used in salads and stir-fry recipes, in cookies and, of course, ground into peanut butter. The idea of honoring the peanut has been a monthlong observance since 1974. Americans eat an average of more than six pounds of shelled peanuts a year, about half in the form of peanut butter. Even the shells are used in such products as kitty litter, wallboard, and artificial fireplace logs. American peanuts have a global customer base. In 2013, over $540 million worth were exported; nearly 18 percent of that went to Canada, and 14½ percent to Mexico. Profile America is in its 18th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sources:
Occasion:  http://nationalpeanutboard.org/events/national-peanut-month-2/ 
Beginnings: http://berkeley.ext.wvu.edu/r/download/184326 
Peanut consumption: http://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/classroom-funfacts.php 
Exports/NAICS 111992 All Countries: http://sasweb.ssd.census.gov/relatedparty/

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

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