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High Inflation Impact on Small Farms

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“HIGH INFLATION IMPACT ON SMALL FARMS”

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Topic poll · all networksWhich past crisis hit U.S. small farms hardest?

  • 1970s oil embargo spike 0%
  • 1980s debt & foreclosure wave 0%
  • 2008 financial crash 0%
  • COVID supply chain collapse 0%

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Topic poll · all networksWhat share of all U.S. farms are classified as small family farms?

  1. About 35%
  2. About 55%
  3. About 70%
  4. About 89%
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About 89%

U.S. farmland covers ~895 million acres — larger than the EU!

That vast, rural geography means most farms sit far from fuel terminals, forcing costly deliveries. With diesel above $6/gal, remote small farms bear the steepest burden — they can't shop around like urban buyers can.

Topic poll · all networksWho bears most responsibility for inflation's $21B hit on small farms?

  • Energy & fuel price surges 0%
  • Federal Reserve rate decisions 0%
  • Supply chain never recovered 0%
  • Government farm policy gaps 0%

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