| 31. | The state's average annual crop is 400 million bushels.
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| 32. | That included winter wheat production of 1.7 billion bushels.
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| 33. | The USDA placed corn stocks at 5.6 million bushels.
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| 34. | There are pearls by the bushel and diamonds by the peck.
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| 35. | Soybeans last were below $ 4 a bushel in late 1972.
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| 36. | The floor for soybeans is $ 5.26 a bushel.
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| 37. | Last year, farmers got 44.6 bushels an acre.
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| 38. | Prices quickly zoomed 25 cents a bushel higher before retreating somewhat.
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| 39. | Prices remain steady at about $ 2.30 per bushel.
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| 40. | In 2001, the nation harvested 2.89 billion bushels.
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