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Archive Home > 2007 > October > 21 > Harvesting profits by planting wheat

Harvesting profits by planting wheat

Region's farmers are taking advantage of higher prices

By Jeff McDonald / The Bulletin
October 21, 2007

Rex Barber Jr. had planned to combat near-record diesel fuel costs this year by converting a portion of ground wheat from his farm, west of Terrebonne, into ethanol.

But when Barber saw the price of wheat jump more than 150 percent over the last year, he changed his mind.

“The price of....

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