Value of U.S. crops falls by 9 percent in 2014
U.S. farmers grew $192.8 billion worth of the major field and specialty crops, from corn to chickpeas, last year, down 9 percent from 2013 due to lower commodity prices, according to the annual Crop Values report. The national total was down by 14 percent from 2012, the peak year for prices of crops such as corn, wheat… » Read More
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