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In this Oct. 8, 2009, file photo Byron Richard examines a large pile of hard red spring wheat harvested in Belfield, N.D. The total value of the crops produced by North Dakota farmers, hurt by quality problems that made it less valuable, plummeted last year after two consecutive years at record highs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates the value of all crops grown in North Dakota in 2009 dropped 17 percent from 2008 totals.
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