Editing Hummus (section)

===United States===
In 2006, hummus was present in 12 percent of American households, rising to 17 percent by early 2009.<ref name="fox">[https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/theres-hummus-among-us There’s Hummus Among Us] {{webarchive|url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110901015410/http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/04/05/theres-hummus/ |date=1 September 2011 }} By Elena Ferretti, Fox News, April 5, 2010</ref> One commentator attributed the growth of hummus to America's embrace of ethnic and exotic foods.<ref name="fox"/>

While in 2006–08 when some 15 million Americans consumed hummus, and annual national sales were about $5 million, sales growth in 2016 was reflected by an estimated 25% of US households consuming hummus.<ref name=justin/> By 2016, the leading American hummus manufacturer, [[Sabra (company)|Sabra Dipping Company]], held a 62% market share for hummus sales in the United States, and was forecast to exceed $1 billion in sales in 2017.<ref name="justin">{{cite web|author1=Justin R. Silverman|title=Hummus's quest to conquer America, one mouth at a time|url=https://www.today.com/food/hummus-quest-conquer-america-one-mouth-time-t87156|publisher=Today|access-date=1 November 2017|date=20 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107010438/https://www.today.com/food/hummus-quest-conquer-america-one-mouth-time-t87156|archive-date=7 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="scott">{{cite news|author1=Scott Goodson|title=The Surprising Rise of Hummus in America|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-goodson/the-surprising-rise-of-hu_b_7520674.html|work=Huffington Post|access-date=1 November 2017|date=5 June 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929055853/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-goodson/the-surprising-rise-of-hu_b_7520674.html|archive-date=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="watson">{{cite web|author1=Elaine Watson|title=Sabra 'well on its way' to becoming our next $1bn brand, says PepsiCo|url=https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2016/09/29/Sabra-could-be-our-next-1bn-brand-says-PepsiCo|publisher=Foodnavigator-USA.com, William Reed Business Media|access-date=1 November 2017|date=29 September 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427211035/https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2016/09/29/Sabra-could-be-our-next-1bn-brand-says-PepsiCo|archive-date=27 April 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

To meet the rising consumer demand for hummus, American farmers increased their production of chickpeas four-fold since 2009, harvesting more than {{Convert|100000000|lb|tonne|abbr=off}} in 2015, an increase from {{Convert|25000000|lb|tonne|abbr=off}} in 2009.<ref name="justin" /> Hummus consumption has been so popular that many tobacco farmers have switched to growing chickpeas to meet demand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/food/hummus-so-popular-tobacco-farmers-switch-chickpeas-6C9692848|title=Hummus is so popular, tobacco farmers switch to chickpeas|first=Michelle|last=Hainer|website=today.com|date=May 2013 |access-date=27 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174233/https://www.today.com/food/hummus-so-popular-tobacco-farmers-switch-chickpeas-6C9692848|archive-date=10 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>