Farming costs rise at double the rate of food prices - Yorkshire Post

Category: Agriculture
Date: 2011-09-03 08:08:45
URL: http://bit.ly/oGfA4v

Farming costs rise at double the rate of food prices Yorkshire Post The largest increases were seen with fertilizer , up by 37.8 per cent in the past year. Other large increases were seen in the cost of seed, up by 21.6 per cent and fuel which rose by 24.9 per cent. Machinery prices also increased substantially, ...