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NCGA PRESIDENT CALLS FOR BOLSTERING COMPETITIVENESS TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN SENATE AG HEARING
Feb. 6, 2025
Source: National Corn Growers Association news release
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| NCGA President Kenneth Hartman Jr. |
The president of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) told members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee today that supporting corn competitiveness will help growers as they face high input costs and low commodity prices.
The remarks came as the committee fielded testimony from national ag leaders on the state of the farm economy.
"Despite record setting productivity, the value of corn production has dropped substantially but costs have not," Illinois farmer and NCGA President Kenneth Hartman Jr. testified. "The average corn price farmers receive in the market has declined 40% from 2022 to now. Comparatively, the average cost to produce corn has declined by just 6%."
Hartman highlighted a recently released NCGA report that identified six key targets for enhancing the competitiveness for U.S. corn, including developing new foreign markets, expanding consumer access to higher blends of ethanol and fueling innovation in new uses research.
In his testimony, Hartman also also called for a timely rollout of economic and disaster assistance from the American Relief Act and passage of a robust farm bill that includes NCGA's priorities.
Addressing economic concerns and corn grower competitiveness are driving NCGA's top policy priorities in 2025.
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