Peanut butter prices are up

November 8, 2011 | 12:48 p.m. CST

Increasing peanut butter consumption and a shrinking peanut supply due to droughts have caused the price of peanuts to skyrocket. As a result, peanut butter companies are raising prices by as much as 40 percent.

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