美国农业部的数据表明从20世纪80年代早期至90年代中期，全国范围内的耕地侵蚀数量大体上在下降，然后主要的就是停滞不前。

U.S.D.A. data shows that the amount of farmland erosion nationwide from water fell substantially from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s, then largely stagnated.

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来自Knight Frank房地产代理的数据表明尽管富时100指数仍然低于2000年初的水平，耕地价格指数价值几乎增长为3倍。

Figures compiled by estate agent Knight Frank suggest that while the FTSE 100 index is still below its level at the start of 2000, the index of farmland prices has almost trebled in value.

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数据显示，中国的耕地正在减少的速度惊人。

Data show that China's arable land is being reduced at an alarming rate.

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