Idaho farm sales way down in 2009
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Jan 6, 2010 at 5:46 PM MST
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Jan 6, 2010 at 5:46 PM MST
01/06/10
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) _ Idaho farmers sold $5.4 billion worth of
products in 2009, down 17 percent from the year before. That's the
largest single-year decline in more than 40 years.
The University of Idaho released the report on Wednesday
Net farm income dropped 47 percent to just over $1 billion from
$1.9 billion in 2008.
Higher receipts for sugarbeets, barley, potatoes, onions, and
greenhouse and nursery crops helped cover a dramatic drop in
livestock sales.
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