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Brooke Rollins: “In agriculture, only about 1 of every 10 farms is profitable…”

Featuring: Brooke Rollins, Republican | United States Secretary of Agriculture | National

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: China, Food Security & the Future of American Farming

Published | Video Starts at 25:42

So we're really excited about that opportunity. Well, you're also trying to help the cotton companies, the growers, become more profitable. That's right. Across. Across cotton, across really almost every industry in America. In agriculture, only about 1 of every 10 farms is profitable today without the government propping up. That has to change. Talk about national security. That has to change. Now we're bringing the cost of inputs down. We're opening up markets around the world. (25:42–25:51)

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Asserts that only about 10% of farms are profitable without government support.

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