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U.S. farm bankruptcies hit an eight-year high: court data – Reuters

January 30, 2020

U.S. farm bankruptcy rates jumped 20% in 2019 – to an eight-year high – as financial woes in the U.S. agricultural economy continued in spite of massive federal bail-out funding, according to federal court data.

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New Dairy Woes – The New York Times

December 11, 2019

America’s Dairy Farmers Are Hurting. A Giant Merger Could Make Things Worse. The largest dairy co-op in the United States is in talks to acquire Dean Foods, a milk processing company that sought bankruptcy protection last month.

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Chapter 12 Farm Bankruptcies By Region, 580 Filings, U.S. +24%

November 22, 2019