Peanut producers voted overwhelmingly to continue the Peanut Promotion, Research, and Information Program, administered by the National Peanut Board. A vote conducted by the Department of Agriculture this spring found 93 percent of producers voted "yes" to continuing the National Peanut Board research, marketing and promotion program. Growers who paid assessments on peanuts produced during the representative period from June 1, 2017, through May 31, 2018, were eligible to vote. 2019 National Peanut Board chairman Dan Ward says the referendum results “are an excellent endorsement" of the work by the organization. In the last five years, the National Peanut Board says peanut per capita consumption is at an all-time high, and research shows millennials prefer peanuts over other nut choices. Since its inception, the National Peanut Board has invested a total of $34.5 million toward production research. USDA conducted the last referendum for peanuts in 2014, which is a requirement of The Commodity Promotion, Research and Information Act of 1996.
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