Thursday 22nd May 2025

The chief economist of American Farm Bureau says there’s an element of inflation associated with the high costs related to supply chain backups.

Roger Cryan tells Brownfield that’s because policy makers reacted to the pandemic recession by growing the money supply.

“A lot of money was spread around the economy that increased the demand for the things that are now kind of clogging up the supply chain. The Federal Reserve Bank tried to stimulate the economy by printing money.

   

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