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U.S. farmers face another year of losses despite higher crop revenues

Soaring fuel and fertilizer costs are overwhelming farm incomes as export markets remain weak.

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What to know

  • U.S. farmers are experiencing losses in 2026 despite higher crop prices, as fuel and fertilizer costs have risen sharply.
  • Export markets remain severely weakened: Chinese soybean purchases are down, and exports of cotton, wheat, pork and beef show no recovery from 2025's collapse.
  • Farmers are uncertain about their financial futures amid persistent input cost pressures and depressed global demand.

American farmers Subject of economic crisis

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    “Soybeans are coming back a little bit, but currently [China's purchases] are at much, much lower levels .. For all of the other products — cotton, wheat, pork, beef — the exports were devastated in 2025, and there's no evidence of them coming back.”
    — NPR/Carl Quintanilla · source
    • carlquintanilla.bsky.social

      “.. Soybeans are coming back a little bit, but currently [China's purchases] are at much, much lower levels .. For all of the other products — cotton, wheat, pork, beef — the exports were devastated in 2025, and there's no evidence of them coming back." @npr.org

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      # vote https://www. npr.org/2026/09/25/nx-s1-59798 86/farmers-crops-economy-diesel-fertilizer

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  1. 2 outlets American farmers are hurting -- and worried about their futures

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