‘Perfect Storm’ Hitting US Crop Planting Amid Talk of Shortages

‘Perfect Storm’ Hitting US Crop Planting Amid Talk of Shortages
Farmer Terry Davidson walks through his soy fields in Harvard, Ill., on July 6, 2018. NOVA SAFO/AFP/Getty Images
Autumn Spredemann
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When farmers in the United States returned to their fields in April, officially kicking off the 2022 growing season, they implemented significant changes in their crop plantings.

Because of soaring fertilizer costs, chemical shortages, and protracted drought conditions, farmers are now planting different and smaller quantities of certain crops.

Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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