But I will say there is, there remains more to be done. And all of the members of this committee know that Rising input costs have been eating into producers' bottom over the last several years. Particularly I would add the price of fertilizer. The steep increase would. This steep increase, I should say would shrink or altogether eliminate any growers profit margins even during times of strong commodity prices. So it needs to be addressed. (02:50–03:00)
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Asserts that rising input costs, especially fertilizer prices, have reduced producers' profits over several years.
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