So this is unsustainable. Family farms cannot experience significant cost increase to their operations and at the same time lose some of their best customers. That is why we have seen 3,700 farms close in the state of Washington from 2017 to 2022. And more than two farms per day. That's more than two farms per day. Nationally, 140,000 farms were lost during the same period. An estimated 20,000 farms shut down over the last two years. (04:51–04:57)
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