acre

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On average, it costs around $1,000 to maintain an acre of cocoa farm in Ghana, and many farmers are concerned they might not be able to recoup their investment.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

This was the type of place where people were polite but mostly kept to themselves, Nathan said, adding that each house was set on an insulated plot of around an acre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

An acre of avocados generates between $12,000 and $15,000 in profits a year, according to Adam Peck, chief investment officer at Milwaukee-based Riverwater Partners.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

“Every acre, every square foot, every inch of land, at this point is worth saving because so much of it has already been developed,” Gonzalez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

It was therefore more than clear that spraying at the rate of a pound of DDT to the acre posed a serious threat to the fishes in forest streams.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson