
The fortunes of the agricultural sector have a major impact on the prices we pay for essential goods and therefore the wider economy. So to help you make better investment and other financial decisions we will keep you in the loop on major developments in this market (Get a free issue of The Kiplinger Letter or subscribe). You will get them first by subscribing, but we will publish many (but not all) of the forecasts a few days afterward online. Here’s the latest…
Major farm input and crop prices will be lower this year than in 2022. Fertilizer prices, for example, are down nearly 60% from last year’s peak and are now only 36% above where they were during the same period in 2019.