{"id":66200,"date":"2026-05-13T17:47:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/multi-year-financial-crisis-deepens-for-american-agriculture\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:47:24","slug":"multi-year-financial-crisis-deepens-for-american-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/multi-year-financial-crisis-deepens-for-american-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-Year Financial Crisis Deepens for American Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/radio-ai.tvdelmarva.com\/api\/episodes\/437\/audio\"><\/audio><figcaption>Listen to the Evening Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 May 13, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Financial pressures continue mounting across American agriculture, affecting farmers throughout the Delmarva region. An economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation warns the industry is facing a multi-year crisis.<\/p><p>Faith Parum says this marks the 3rd to 4th straight year of losses for some farmers nationwide. She told Brownfield relief won&#8217;t come until production costs decline significantly.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, poultry producers received positive news today. The latest federal report shows broiler-type egg settings rose 2% nationally, while chick placements climbed 3%, reflecting continued growth in commercial operations.<\/p><h2>Markets<\/h2><p>Live cattle futures surged today at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. June contracts gained $5.10, closing at $252.80. August live cattle added $5.40 to finish at $246.47. Feeder cattle also posted strong gains on technical buying.<\/p><p>Here on Delmarva, corn at Laurel Grain Company is bringing $5.26 a bushel for July delivery. Soybeans are running $11.69 for July.<\/p><h2>Forecast<\/h2><p>Showers and thunderstorms are expected tonight with a low of 56\u00b0F. Thursday brings a chance of rain showers early, then mostly sunny skies with a high of 63\u00b0F and northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:2em;border-top:1px solid #ddd;padding-top:1em;\">This article is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?page=farm-report\">Delmarva Farm Report Update<\/a> Evening Edition, May 13, 2026. Hosted by Tom Bradley.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Financial pressures continue mounting across American agriculture, affecting farmers throughout the Delmarva region. An economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation warns the industry is facing a multi-year crisis. Faith Parum says this marks the 3rd to 4th straight year of losses for some farmers nationwide. She told Brownfield relief won&#8217;t come until [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":66199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/farm-report-social-2026-05-13-pm.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-hdK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23607,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/farm-relief-bill-introduced-as-agriculture-sector-struggles-nationwide\/","url_meta":{"origin":66200,"position":0},"title":"Farm Relief Bill Introduced as Agriculture Sector Struggles Nationwide","author":"","date":"February 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Listen to the Morning Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 February 19, 2026 DELMARVA \u2014 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson has introduced the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, aiming to provide financial relief for struggling farmers nationwide. 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