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High inflation is hitting the back pockets of farmers.
\\nThe Beef and Lamb New Zealand 2022 to 2023 Mid-Season Update says that farm profit is predicted to decrease by 31 percent from the update before it.
\\nBeef and Lamb Chief Executive Sam McIvor told Mike Hosking they\'re facing a lot of cost increases in things like fertiliser, which has been pushed up by the Ukraine War.
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