Nearly 75 percent of farmers surveyed before the war said the crop sector was in a recession. They face bigger hurdles this planting season. Even before the war in Iran raised fertilizer and diesel costs, a majority of American farmers said they were “much worse off” or “somewhat worse off” than one year ago, and their biggest concern was the high cost of the essentials needed to plant th... [1842 chars]
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