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SEMO farmer cuts rice acres as fuel, fertilizer costs surge
A farmer in southeast Missouri says the rising costs of fuel and fertilizer caused by the Middle East Conflict has made a difference on how many rice acres he’s planting this spring.
Rance Daniels tells Brownfield “you let urea go up $250 to $300 and fuel go up $1.50 per gallon, it really puts it in the red. We’ve shifted acres to more soybeans.”
Daniels says he didn’t have all his fertilizer needs locked in before the conflict began, but he’s covered more needs in the last few weeks.
“My thoughts are is that if things aren’t resolved quickly, I could see (input) prices go even higher.”
Daniels raises rice and soybeans in Dunklin County, Missouri.
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