US Farmers Struggling With Inflation and Equipment Shortages Before Spring Planting Season

US Farmers Struggling With Inflation and Equipment Shortages Before Spring Planting Season
Tractor crossing an Iowa field for spring corn planting. Courtesy Iowa Corn Growers Association
Bryan Jung
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The cost of seeds, fuel, fertilizers, machinery, and labor in the United States have skyrocketed, reducing profits for American farmers, while farm tractor manufacturers struggle to keep up with demand.

Farmers were already suffering from soaring energy costs before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine further raised the price of fuel and fertilizer required for agriculture.

Bryan Jung
Bryan Jung
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Bryan S. Jung is a native and resident of New York City with a background in politics and the legal industry. He graduated from Binghamton University.
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