1 A reasonable estimate for house building lumber costs is somewhere around $15 to $30 per square foot. 2  For an average sized home, this works out to approximately $35 to $55,000 (this price also includes the price of nails, etc.).
Studies by Scottish researchers have found higher levels of arsenic in rice grown in the U.S. than in basmati or jasmine rice from Thailand or India. The highest levels of arsenic in U.S.-grown rice came from Southern states.
Buy rice grown in the USA The United States only imports about 7% of its rice, so you have plenty of options for purchasing rice grown in the USA (if you read the labels). Rice is grown in seven U.S. states, including Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida.