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On the recordJuly 27, 2011
Sales of U.S. specialty crops top $65 billion annually with nearly 2 billion of those sales coming from Michigan alone.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Stabenow highlights the economic impact of specialty crops, particularly in Michigan.

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