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They mention 70 tons per hectare. That’s 1.43 pounds per square foot.

To grow 1000 pounds would require an area 26 ft by 26 ft.

For a product worth less than $1000.

Counting space, heat, light, equipment - doesn’t sound like a paying proposition.



Less than $1000 processed. Around here, a 22lb sack of flour costs around $10. Looking at around $500 worth of flour there, assuming 100% of the wheat gets turned into flour (I think there is some waste during processing)


The waste is called bran and it's usually fed to animals or sold as is (supply exceeds demand by a huge margin though).


Of course! Not sure why I had such a brain fart thinking about that. Thanks!




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