Crop report shows mixed outlook for Minnesota farmers
Andy Olson takes a brief break while picking water hemp weeds out of his son's soybean field in rural Heron Lake, Minn.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News
The U.S. is expecting its largest corn and soybean crops ever this fall. With supply so high, crop prices are low -- so low that farmers may end up selling at a loss.
This especially bad news in Minnesota where heavy rain and flooding this spring reduced production on many farms.
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MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Michael Swanson, an agriculture economist with Wells Fargo.
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