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Heads in the Sand
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4199
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Ostrich and emu farming started in the state in the late 1980s and peaked around 1994 with about 800 businesses. Prices for a breeding pair of birds reached as high as $100,000. However, by 1996, it became evident that a demand for ostrich meat was not developing. Many farms failed. Today around 100 ostrich and emu farmers remain.
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