All Arkansas Ag Sectors Hurt by COVID-19 Pandemic; Impacts May Continue into 2021

by George Jared (gjared@talkbusiness.net)

The agriculture sector in Arkansas has faced many brutal challenges in recent years before the COVID-19 pandemic enveloped the world. Relatively low commodity prices fueled by a more than two-year long trade war with China, increasing input costs, and unpredictable weather patterns have hampered farmers as the new decade has unfolded.

The $21 billion sector is the largest industry in Arkansas and it directly and indirectly provides thousands of jobs.

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