Increased fertilizer costs from disrupted Iran exports, combined with higher fuel prices, tariffs, labor shortages, and delayed China trade talks, are straining U.S. farmers' finances as they enter planting season. The Trump administration has offered $12 billion in assistance and other support, but economists say such subsidies cannot be sustained indefinitely and farmers prefer market stability over government bailouts.
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Increased fertilizer costs from disrupted Iran exports, combined with higher fuel prices, tariffs, labor shortages, and delayed China trade talks, are straining U.S. farmers' finances as they enter planting season. The Trump administration has offered $12 billion in assistance and other support, but economists say such subsidies cannot be sustained indefinitely and farmers prefer market stability over government bailouts.