Absolutely. We've certainly seen this with our seeds in recent months.
On the farm, compared to last year, we've seen a 60% increase in fuel costs alone. Fertilizer costs have also risen sharply. We're definitely very focused on our cash flow, so we bought our fertilizer in advance. Our fertilizer costs have gone up, but not as much as for some other farmers.
Obviously, all of those factors put pressure on margins that were tight to begin with. Market prices are more or less back to normal. Prices also fluctuate. We all agree that it's very difficult to predict what will happen. Sometimes prices go up a bit, then drop back down again fairly quickly. This situation definitely has a major impact on the farm's bottom line. In situations like this, it's hard to plan investments because there's so much instability—not only due to input costs but also because of market prices.
