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Idaho ag forecasters warn crop sector squeezed while livestock receipts set records
Summary
University and extension economists told the committee that Idaho’s livestock receipts are driving a record cash‑receipts year while crop producers face large global supplies, tight margins and increased lender stress; federal payments are unlikely to spur significant capital spending.
University and extension economists told the revenue assessment committee that agriculture remains a significant but uneven contributor to Idaho’s economy this year.
Brent Wilder, an extension economist at the University of Idaho, said statewide cash receipts could reach a record—driven primarily by livestock receipts (cattle and calves) that benefited from tight global inventories. "Cattle and…
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