Source: Chuck Abbott, SUCCESSFUL FARMING, 8/4/21


America’s large-scale farmers and ranchers expect rampant inflation and sharply higher costs in the year ahead, said a Purdue University poll on Tuesday. The monthly Ag Economy Barometer said farmer confidence was at its lowest level in a year despite high commodity prices and large federal payments. The barometer soared to a record reading of 183 last October with China back as an export customer and grain prices on the rise. The April reading, with spring planting underway...

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