Third year of farm income decline is on the horizon

Lower market prices for many crops and for poultry will pull down farmer income in 2025, bringing the third year in a row of declining net farm income, said the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) on Monday. Net farm income, a gauge of profitability, would fall by 6 percent in 2025 and rebound… » Read More

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