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.
Today, nearly 85% of the rice consumed in America is grown in the U.S. And world-class technological efficiencies also have enabled the U.S. to become one of the largest rice exporters in the world. The world market has come to expect a dependable supply of the highest-quality rice from U.S. rice farmers.