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  2. Koku - Wikipedia

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    Koku was also used to measure how much a ship could carry when all its loads were rice. Smaller ships carried 50 koku (7.5 tonnes, 7.4 long tons, 8.3 short tons) while the biggest ships carried over 1,000 koku (150 tonnes, 150 long tons, 170 short tons). The biggest ships were larger than military vessels owned by the shogunate.

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    A 16-oz. (one pound) bag of Village Harvest premium whole grain quinoa costs $3.72 for per bag at Wal-Mart. But a 2-lb. bag of Viva Labs whole grain quinoa will cost you $11.99 on Amazon (around ...

  4. 2008 global rice crisis - Wikipedia

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    While the rice crisis did occur at the same time as the 2007–2008 world food price crisis, Tom Slayton has argued the spike in rice prices are a special case. [2] Slayton argues that the price increases were a result of rising oil and petrochemical prices (peaking in July 2008); and export restrictions by a number of countries. [2]

  5. Rice production in the United States - Wikipedia

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    After 1880, their average annual production approximated 46 million pounds of cleaned rice, of which North Carolina produced 5.5 million, South Carolina 27 million and Georgia 13.5 million pounds. [11] The rice industry in Louisiana began around the time of the Civil War. For a number of years, production was small, but during the 1870s the ...

  6. List of countries by rice exports - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of countries by paddy rice exports. Data is for 2022 as reported in Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database . [ 1 ] Rice is one of the biggest crops in the international grain trade , alongside other crops like wheat , maize (corn) and soybean .

  7. Ge (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A 1-gō masu, a wooden box used for measuring portions of rice or sake. The gō or cup is a traditional Japanese unit based on the ge which is equal to 10 shaku or 1 ⁄ 10 shō. It was officially equated with ⁠ 2401 / 13310 ⁠ liters in 1891. The gō is the traditional amount used for a serving of rice and a cup of sake in Japanese cuisine.

  8. List of countries by rice production - Wikipedia

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    Rice production by country (2019) This is a list of countries by rice production in 2022 based on the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The total world rice production for 2022 was 776,461,457 [1] metric tonnes. In 1961, the total world production was 216 million tonnes.

  9. 1000-Lb. Sisters’ Tammy Slaton Doesn’t Drink 12 ... - AOL

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    Since starting the TLC show in 2020 at around 600 pounds, Tammy has gone through a dramatic weight loss. In the season 3 finale of 1000 Lb.Sisters, which aired in January 2022, Tammy’s brother ...