Big gap between farm costs and likely crop revenue

Corn and soybean growers in the Midwest face nearly $480 an acre in fixed costs and land rent going into the planting season, and hundreds of dollars more in per-acre expenses for the so-called variable costs of producing a crop, says economist Brent Gloy. The total is well above the amount that farmers can guarantee… » Read More

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