HomeFarm NewsA bleak outlook for rice farmersA bleak outlook for rice farmersWed, June 22, 2022 by Brownfield Ag NewsSHARE NOW brownfieldagnews.comAn ag economist says the balance sheet for rice farmers in 2022 doesn’t look great. Texas A&M’s Joe Outlaw recently told House Ag Committee members, “The only farms we have that really aren’t going to cash flow this year are rice farms,” he says. “And two-thirds of them will not cash flow. We have 15 (in our study) – so 10 out of 15 will not cash flow.”Arkansas Congressman Rick Crawford says safety net programs like PLC aren’t working for rice farmers and Outlaw agreed. …A bleak outlook for rice farmers
