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US Farmers See Leaner Times in Stormy Market

Many predict downturn for agriculture after years of record profits

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted Oct 22, 2008 1:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Plunging crop prices and soaring costs are hitting US farmers with a one-two punch that’s knocked the fight out of what had been one of the stronger segments of the nation’s economy, reports the Wall Street Journal. Corn prices have dropped some 50%...   Read full story »

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