Some American farmers, like sugar cane and peanut growers, depend on protection.

The result was billions of dollars in sweeteners for oil and natural-gas producers, sugar and peanut growers, real-estate interests and like groups.

Mr. Ndiaye said he was a mourid from a family of peanut growers in Diourbel.

There is, however, opposition from the Peanut Advisory Board, a group that represents peanut growers.

This monument to the peanut growers in Bryan County is located on the front lawn of Durant's city hall.

"They transfer income from peanut eaters to peanut growers."

Tariff barriers were built to protect peanut growers and wheat farmers and orange-juice producers, among many others.

Mr. Etheridge also obtained a pledge that future trade accords would not put American peanut growers at a disadvantage.

The protections for American peanut growers hark back to the New Deal and are fiercely guarded by the nation's 30,000 peanut farmers and their supporters in Congress.

Dothan is home to the National Peanut Festival established in 1938 and held each fall to honor peanut growers and celebrate the harvest.