Grain prices down for the first time in years

Grain prices down for the first time in years
Keith Dittrich (left) and Loren Broberg farm in the same part of northeast Nebraska. This summer they’ve had the right amount of rain at the right time. Even though most of their fields are irrigated, they have hardley run the sprinklers. Harvest Public Media/Grant Gerlock
Grain prices down for the first time in years
Keith Dittrich (left) and Loren Broberg farm in the same part of northeast Nebraska. This summer they’ve had the right amount of rain at the right time. Even though most of their fields are irrigated, they have hardley run the sprinklers. Harvest Public Media/Grant Gerlock

Grain prices down for the first time in years

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Farmers in the Midwest are facing a situation they haven’t seen for a while. Grain prices are down. And after some of the most lucrative years they’ve ever seen, some producers could lose money on this year’s crop.

Grant Gerlock from Here & Now contributor Harvest Public Media, reports on how farmers are managing the downturn, and how it could affect the rest of the rural economy.

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