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The peanut, while grown in tropical and subtropical regionsthroughout the world, is native to the dev energy servicestern Hemisphere. Itprobably originated in South America and spread throughout the NewWorld as Spanish explorers discovered the peanut’s versatility.When the Spaniards returned to Europe, peanuts went with them.Later, traders were responsible for spreading peanuts to Asia andAfrica. The peanut made its way back to North America on sailingships in the 1700’s. Although there were some commercial peanutfarms in the U.S. during the 1700’s and 1800’s, peanuts were notgrown extensively. This lack of interest in peanut farming isattributed to the fact that the peanut was regarded as food for thepoor and because growing and harvesting techniques were slow anddifficult. Until the Civil War, the peanut remained basically aregional food associated with the southern U.S.After the Civil War, the demand for peanuts increased rapidly. Bythe end of the nineteenth century, the development of equipment forproduction, harvesting and shelling peanuts, as well as processingtechniques, contributed to the expansion of the peanut industry.The new twentieth century labor-saving equipment resulted in arapid demand for peanut oil, roasted and salted peanuts, peanutbutter and confections.