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BROOKLYN, AR – A mounting crisis in America’s farm belt is drawing comparisons to the farm collapse of the 1980s, as crop producers face escalating costs, weakening prices, and fading export markets. Farmers from across Arkansas and the broader Delta are issuing urgent pleas for help, warning that without swift intervention the coming year could…
Soybean farmers across the Midwest are staring down another uncertain harvest season. Prices are sagging near $10 per bushel, China has yet to book significant new-crop purchases, and trade tensions are again reshaping global markets. At the same time, domestic demand for soybean oil in renewable fuels is keeping crushers busy and preventing an even…