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Consider crop inputs, profit

David Widmar and Brent Gloy Agricultural Economic Insights
Jan 27, 2022
Jan 27, 2022

Sun sets behind combine — The last few harvest rounds are being finished as the sun sets in the Danuser Valley of western Wisconsin.
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David Widmar and Brent Gloy Agricultural Economic Insights

Each spring, we find it helpful to consider the initial corn and soybean crop-insurance prices with the Purdue crop-budget estimates to compare the budget outlook relative to past years. For this week’s article, we review a past article that takes a deep dive into the final crop-insurance prices and provides an update on the returns for corn and soybeans in 2021.

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