E-commerce Sales of Fertilizer and Micros Mixed

Reported by category, respondents indicated more farmers are buying fertilizer online whereas sales of micronutrients decreased compared with 2018 results.

By Margy Eckelkamp

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November 11, 2020 12:20 AM

In mid-October 2019, Farm Journal conducted its second Crop Input Purchase Behavior Study. The survey targeted farmers with 500+ acres of corn and received 387 responses from 36 states. Reported by category, respondents indicated more farmers are buying fertilizer online whereas sales of micronutrients decreased compared with 2018 results.

(2018 and 2019 Planned data from 2018 Study)

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