Farmers face grim outlook as costs outpace crop prices in South Carolina
In Aiken and surrounding counties, farmers warn of ongoing losses as rising input costs and stagnant prices squeeze profits. Clemson Extension officials cite droughts and debt while lenders and disaster loans offer only temporary relief. Farmers fear mass exits if markets do not rebound soon.
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Bayles
South Carolina
Dickinson
Smith
Williston
America
Aiken County Crops Report Sees Soybeans Wheat Peanuts Cotton
County agents report soybeans as the leading crop by acres with about 60 000 planted last year and soybeans around 7 27 per bushel. Cotton faces dry weather with high costs and uncertain prices, while wheat is set for a June cash crop rise. Peach producers suffer some damage but show resilience amid drought and water shortages.
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Henry Smith
South Carolina
Clemson Extension
Chicago Commodity Board
John Padgett
Aiken Marketing
Clemson
Allen Bayles
Terry Mathis
Bayles
Aiken County
Acro Clemson
Mathis
Aiken
Sonny Smith
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Smith
Holly Hill
Edgefield County
Whitt Gilliam
Bryan Patrick
John Block
Bernie Breener
House Agriculture Committee
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Macky Scott
Ralph Fox
Fox
Bob Parris
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Parris
Wagener
Dick Dickinson
Scott
Production Credit Association
Federal Land Bank
Small Business Administration
Kathy Woodham