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Farmers face big expenses and an uncertain bottom line during fall harvest season

As the fall harvest gets underway, many farmers are in the red. While crop prices have improved somewhat since last year, operating costs have increased, led by record high diesel prices.

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Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent.