| The past two years have been rough on farmers, thanks to everything from droughts to floods to locusts to rocky commodity prices, but with 2012 around the corner agribusinesses looking for a fresh start are likely to get their wish.
In a new agricultural outlook this week Kenrick Jordan, senior economist with BmO Capital markets, forecasts growth for 2011 of only 0.2% overall, with crop production slipping 1% while the relatively smaller livestock sector grows 4.5% on poor weather, higher input costs and a strong loonie...............................................Full Article: Source
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