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Iowa farmers, feeling the strain, hope for positive outcome from Trump's China summit
The war with Iran has created an additional strain for farmers, raising the price of diesel by about 50%. The cost of nearly everything else, from seed to fertilizer, is rising too.
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The war with Iran has created an additional strain for farmers, raising the price of diesel by about 50%. The cost of nearly everything else, from seed to fertilizer, is rising too.
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According to CBS News’s source item, Iowa farmers, feeling the strain, hope for positive outcome from Trump’s China summit, The war with Iran has created an additional strain for farmers, raising the price of diesel by about 50%. The cost of nearly everything else, from seed to fertilizer, is rising too.
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