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Fertilizer, crop prices factor into 2022 decisions

Nov 1, 2021
Nov 1, 2021 Updated Nov 4, 2021

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Graphics courtesy University of Illinois farmdoc daily

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Editor’s note: The following was written by Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson and Nick Paulson with the University of Illinois and Carl Zulauf with Ohio State University for the farmdoc daily website Oct. 19.

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price breakdown table — Graphics courtesy University of Illinois farmdoc daily

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