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Price Bump, Trade Deal Could Help Dairy Farmers Turn Profit In 2020

By Brock Turner
 
For the first time in years, dairy farmers are looking forward to price increases for their products.
 
The United States Department of Agriculture says price forecasts for nearly all dairy products will be greater in 2020 than they were in 2019.
 
That’s good news for farmers, many of which have been producing below the cost of production for the last several years.
 
 
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