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countless other essentials. between march, 2021, and march of this year, prices for meats, poultry, and fish are up more than 13%. dairy products, 7%. it costs you 8% more to buy fresh fruit and vegetables and more than 9% to buy cereals and bakery products. inflation is hitting food producers hard, too. despite these increases in prices for the consumer, net farm income is forecast to decrease by $5.4 billion. it's costing more to grow and harvest crops, and flainflation just one part of that. supply chain issues and the war this ukraine are driving up the cost of fuel and fertilizer. don hartman runs a family business, hartman farms, in new mexico. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> don, when you look at your business overall, what's been hit the hardest? >> well, obviously the checkbook. we borrow massive amounts of