The CEO of Farm Credit Services of America says the country was weeks away from an economic disaster during the widespread COVID-19 shutdown.

Mark Jensen said corn growers and livestock producers were hit especially hard.

“I think it was an economic disaster brewing in terms of these producers not having anywhere to go with these products and the price situation,” he said. “They were experiencing huge losses very quickly.”

And Jensen said if he had to bet, the next few years will be more volatile.

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