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Is a 'cost of farming crisis' emerging?

With climbing prices, could the arable sector be heading towards a price crisis?

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Is a 'cost of farming crisis' emerging?

UK arable farmers are facing a growing squeeze on margins as agricultural input inflation, 'Agflation' continues to outpace both general inflation and farmgate returns, according to Michael Havery and...

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