Thursday, November 21, 2024
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The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' farm income index value declined for the seventh consecutive quarter to an all-time survey low.

Farmers from across Mercer and Lawrence counties listened as Kurt Barth, from Brock Associates, talked about global and farm economics.

Farmers are pinched this year. A 38.2 percent drop in U.S. net farm income would be the largest single-year decline since 1983.

All of agriculture is a cycle, reminds Editor Susan Crowell in her column this week. And we knew the current economic downturn was coming, right?

After experiencing record highs in commodity prices just two years ago, farmers will be feeling the pinch as prices continue to drop for the coming season.

Can U.S. farmers take a whopping hit to their bottom line and still be standing five years from now?