Thursday 29th January 2026

Many farmers are concerned about their operation’s financial outlook for 2023.

During a visit to CLAAS’s production headquarters in Europe last week, Southwest Iowa farmer Craig Swanson says continual increases of input costs have pressured margins. “The P and K was in that $400 to $500 range where as this year it’s in the $800 to $900 range for P and K.” 

Central Michigan farmer Jeff Litwiller says a supportive commodity market is helping “Fertilizer prices are up, and diesel prices are up, but there is still a lot of optimism out there.”

Southwest Kansas farmer Bruce Baldwin tells Brownfield borrowing money is difficult.

   

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