Farmers, hit by supply chain delays, expect higher input costs

Supply-chain disruptions “haunt the nation’s agricultural sector,” with four of every 10 large-scale farmers and ranchers reporting difficulties in buying inputs ranging from fertilizer to farm equipment parts, according to a Purdue University survey released on Tuesday. Operators also increasingly expect to pay dearly for the goods. Some 57 percent of the largest U.S. farmers… » Read More

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