date:May 21, 2013
e of their harvest. Delayed planting in turn can raise prices for food processors, livestock feeders, and ethanol producers, leading to eventual increases in food and fuel costs nationwide.
Grain traders and analysts so far have shrugged off the sluggish planting pace due to soggy soils, partly because they believe the big machines can sow crop quickly.
While the giant planters can put seed in the ground at record speeds, the paradox of the modern farm economy is this: the advances in technolo