Producers have had to deal with a fair amount of rain as they got their crops started this year.

Larry Vanatta with Parrish and Heimbecker says it's good news that crops are doing well, but it could mean lower prices when it's time to sell.

"Usually it's a world market thing, so with the U.S. having a big strong crop and of course Canada's looking like a pretty decent crop, we have some wonderful crops around here locally, it could actually drive the prices the other way, because supply and demand, if you've got lots more then usually you see prices slide a little bit is what we're expecting, " he says.

Vanatta says while there may be bigger crops this year, prices may drop but individual producers could have more bushels and still net the same amount from the land.

He says while COVID-19 has upended a lot of industries, agricultural producers continue on.

"Phone calls are coming in pretty steady and everybody's trying to figure out where these markets are going with this big crop that the farmers have out there," he says.

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