Farm sector production expenses (including expenses associated with operator dwellings) are forecast to decrease by $4.6 billion (1.3%) to $344.2 billion in 2020 in nominal terms, i.e. not adjusted for inflation.
The outlook for 2018 farm net income varies depending on recent reports from USDA on Aug. 30 and University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) on Sept. 18. However, the USDA outlook did not include potential payments from the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) that provides farmers with compensation for losses incurred because of trade disputes, announced on Aug. 27. On the other hand, FAPRI’s farm income projections incorporates the initial round of MFP payments.
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