The cost of inputs, and you all know this, the best, exploded between 2020 and when we returned about a year ago. Fuel and oil costs increased 32%. Labor increased 47%. This is just in four years. Interest rates increased 73%. The cost of fertilizer, feed, et cetera, all went up exponentially. This is unsustainable if we are going to continue the great tradition of farming in this country. (08:17–08:21)
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Asserts that labor costs increased by 47%.
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