Despite a global oil glut that has dropped the price of fuel @ the pump somewhat in our USA(Socialist Republic of Washington State 3rd highest fuel prices in our USA);
rising inflation due to several situations has driven the cost of food purchases ever higher, unfortunately. Believe me it's not that the farmers are pulling a Pelosi & cashing in big time as can be seen below;
1) Inflation.
2) Cost of fertilizer.
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3) Purchase price/maintenance price of machinery/equipment.
Both farmers & the farm implement engineers do our best to keep our fellow Americans fed @ as an affordable price as we can get it to them. As an example of the farming industry attempting to keep the cost of crops affordable as possible is a creation that our farm implement engineers created to keep field laborer costs down;
Farmers are often the target for accusations of greed for some folks think we are making a fortune & that's WHY food prices keep rising. The reality of the situation can be seen in the link below, which well illustrates a typical 60/80 acre farm in my area;
rising inflation due to several situations has driven the cost of food purchases ever higher, unfortunately. Believe me it's not that the farmers are pulling a Pelosi & cashing in big time as can be seen below;
1) Inflation.
2) Cost of fertilizer.
Sticker Shock: Farmers' Frustration Over High Fertilizer Prices Grow as Commodity Prices Continue to Fall
NCGA's Krista Swanson says it would take about 226 bu. of corn to buy a ton of ammonium phosphate, which is up from the 180 bu. it took at the beginning of this year. As fertilizer costs are on the rise, corn prices are now at or below $4, and it's creating a grim outlook for 2026.
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2025 Fertilizer Prices: Drivers, Impact & Solutions
Explore fertilizer prices 2025, factors influencing costs, and alternative fertilization methods impacting agriculture. Discover trends and solutions now.
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3) Purchase price/maintenance price of machinery/equipment.
Both farmers & the farm implement engineers do our best to keep our fellow Americans fed @ as an affordable price as we can get it to them. As an example of the farming industry attempting to keep the cost of crops affordable as possible is a creation that our farm implement engineers created to keep field laborer costs down;
Farmers are often the target for accusations of greed for some folks think we are making a fortune & that's WHY food prices keep rising. The reality of the situation can be seen in the link below, which well illustrates a typical 60/80 acre farm in my area;
