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Old 10-05-2014, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by karostay View Post
Don't farmers buy crop insurance protecting them from price fluctuations? I maybe 100% wrong.
Well you're only 50% wrong Farmers do buy crop insurance, but the coverage is to protect them from natural perils, most commonly flood or drought.