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Old 08-02-2018, 09:16 AM   #1888
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by glatt View Post
All those states manufacturing airplanes are probably just small government contractors supplying parts for the F35.
I was curious about the MA gold. I tracked it to a US Census Bureau table of state exports to foreign countries. For MD it says, "CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT, ENGINES, AND PARTS".

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Originally Posted by Carruthers View Post
South Dakota's biggest export being $91m worth of distillery dregs puzzles me.

Does this refer to alcohol production? If so, most of the booze produced must never leave the state.

I'm coming to the conclusion that the 'dregs' are the byproduct of ethanol production and are used for stock feed.



South Dakota Corn

Am I barking up the wrong tree here? It has been known.
Keep barking you've got the right tree.
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