Multi-Year Losses Spur Concern

Grain Losses Mitigated But Not Erased

An average corn-soy member of the Illinois farm records system with 1,500 acres could generate a profit of just $15,000 in 2015, the University of Illinois forecasts, far below the $200,000 incomes of 2010-2012. (Graphic courtesy of FarmDocDaily.Illinois.edu)
An average corn-soy member of the Illinois farm records system with 1,500 acres could generate a profit of just $15,000 in 2015, the University of Illinois forecasts, far below the $200,000 incomes of 2010-2012. (Graphic courtesy of FarmDocDaily.Illinois.edu)
The recent price rally offered growers a welcome opportunity to price 2014 and 2015 crops, but it won't erase the string of negative returns, says lenders and financial consultants.

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