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Iran war adds more expense for profit-starved U.S. grain farmers

New federal data shows American farmers are planting millions fewer acres of corn and wheat in response to much higher fertilizer prices since the U.S. attacked Iran.

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As a correspondent on NPR's national desk, Kirk Siegler covers rural life, culture and politics from his base in Boise, Idaho.