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Navigating the uncertainty of one other commerce battle
The president of the American Soybean Affiliation tells Brownfield farmers are annoyed as they face the fallout of one other commerce battle. Western Kentucky farmer Caleb Ragland says, “Of all the Ag commerce that we misplaced in 2018 and 2019, 71% was soybeans.”
He says farmers are depending on commerce and might’t afford to be the sacrificial lamb. “Not like the final spherical of tariffs in 2018, US farmers are working in a a lot harder financial local weather, Ragland says. “We now not have financial savings to fall again on.”
AUDIO: Caleb Ragland, American Soybean Affiliation
Farm Credit score of America agriculture financial and coverage advisor Matt Erickson says a commerce battle makes it much more difficult for farmers to handle their operations. “Don’t deal with the uncertainty,” he says. “However deal with the knowledge with regard to danger administration choices that you’ve.”
He says that features ensuring a correct plan is in place. “The place you’ll be able to seize a few of this upside,” he says. “Perhaps lock in some flooring within the market the place you do have a few of that volatility on the upside.
AUDIO: Matt Erickson, Farm Credit score
