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May 11, 2008

American farmers welcome high demand, international spike in price of rice

“This is probably the first year in a while that we'll do more than break even”

Dipping its left wing, a canary-yellow biplane makes a sharp turn and dives over a flooded field, showering rice on the shallow water 15 feet below. via StarTribune

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