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According to the Department of Agriculture,net farm income will fall from $91.1 billion in 2014 to $58.3 billion in 2015,a 36 percent drop and the largest percentage decline since 1983.Falling prices on corn and soybeans are responsible for a portion of the decline in income,as are lower prices for dairy products,hogs,and chickens.The USDA is,however,predicting lower production costs due to falling prices for energy,seed,fertilizer,and pesticides.
-Refer to the Article Summary.All else equal,the lower production costs should help offset some of the falling income and
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