Farmers Hit Record Prices in Nov But Costs Rise
Washington AF farming data show November prices at farm level rose overall by one percent while expenses also climbed one percent. Wheat averaged 1.47 dollars a bushel, beef fell to 32.80 per hundredweight, hogs 26.80, and rice 87.40, with gains in eggs lettuce tomatoes cotton milk and soybeans driving the broader rise. cattle grapefruit oranges and hoes pulled the opposite.