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FARM INCOME RISES 1.6%
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Net farm income rose 1.6 percent to $970.5 million
for Oklahoma in 1989, according to new figures released Wednesday by
the Agriculture Department.
That number compares to $955.1 million for the state in 1988.
Agriculture Department figures also showed that overall U.S. net
farm income increased last year, but the gains were limited to only
about two-thirds of the states.
The department's Economic Research Service said that recovery
from the 1988 d...
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Record high farm income predicted for 2003.
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; * Record high farm income predicted for 2003--The USDA predicts that the 2003 net cash income for US farmers will be a record high60.2 billion. Net farm income is forecast at $52.6 billion, an increase of 49 percent from 2002. If the 2003 prediction is realized, net farm income would be second only
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RECORD FARM INCOME PREDICTED FOR INDIANA
Evansville Courier & Press
; Indiana farmers who are just finishing up the fall harvest will enjoy record farm income during 2004 of more than $1.52 billion, giving them back-to-back lucrative years, a Purdue University economist predicts. If the forecast holds up, this year's net farm income will be about 9 percent greater
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DEAR COLLEAGUE: FARM INCOME
Capitol Hill Press Releases
; 00-00-0000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 1999 I write to provide background for a complex debate on farm income that will soon engage the Senate. I am hopeful that all Senators will carefully examine the farm economy in the context of world markets, the recent history of farm income, ongoing
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Farm Income Outlook Called Good
The Washington Post
; The state Agriculture Department's chief economist is predicting an increase in net farm income this year if Virginia escapes another drought. Dr. Berkwood M. Farmer said recently that improved prices, a strong beef market, and a return to normal crop yields should result in a healthy 8 percent
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Farm income to dive in '97, U.S. says
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; U.S. net farm income is forecast to plunge 23%, to $40 billion, in 1997, the Agriculture Department says, as increased world grain supplies bring down the prices farmers receive for their crops. This year, farmers are expected to post record income of $52 billion after scarce grain inventories
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