{"id":5570,"date":"2014-08-03T22:06:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T04:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/?p=5570"},"modified":"2014-08-03T22:06:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T04:06:33","slug":"pic-of-the-week-farm-boom-rolls-on-07282014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/pic-of-the-week-farm-boom-rolls-on-07282014\/","title":{"rendered":"Pic-of-the-Week: Farm Boom Rolls On (07\/28\/2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>STRENGTH IN THE FARM SECTOR REACHES NEW HEIGHTS.\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0A boom in agriculture has been underway in the U.S. since 2009. The breadth and strength of\u00c2\u00a0the ongoing expansion\u00c2\u00a0in the farm sector isn&#8217;t widely recognized outside the Plains states. Crop prices have reached remarkable levels relative to prices from only a decade ago. And it is not just the price for\u00c2\u00a0ethanol-driven corn.\u00c2\u00a0<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/potw_1_20140804.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/potw_1_20140804-1024x661.png\" alt=\"potw_1_20140804\" width=\"695\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/potw_1_20140804-1024x661.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/potw_1_20140804-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/potw_1_20140804-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/potw_1_20140804-200x129.png 200w, https:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/potw_1_20140804-400x258.png 400w, https:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/potw_1_20140804-600x387.png 600w, https:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/potw_1_20140804-800x516.png 800w, https:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/potw_1_20140804.png 1041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The price of\u00c2\u00a0nearly\u00c2\u00a0every\u00c2\u00a0major crop is elevated. The index of prices received for crops shown in this week&#8217;s graph is up by nearly 50 percent since just 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Livestock is on an even greater roll. Livestock prices have moved up by more than 50 percent since 2010, including a\u00c2\u00a020+ percent gain so far in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Although\u00c2\u00a0the farm sector is adding significantly to GDP growth, consumers continue to report offsetting pain at the grocery store!<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a title=\"Sign up for our Pic-of-the-Week\" href=\"http:\/\/www.regiontrack.com\/www\/pick-of-the-week-web-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0to receive RegionTrack&#8217;s PIC OF THE WEEK!<br \/>\n[email_link]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STRENGTH IN THE FARM SECTOR REACHES NEW HEIGHTS.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0A boom in agriculture has been underway in the U.S. since 2009. 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