U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack wants the Justice Department to determine whether some input price hikes are "absolutely justified" or if companies are taking advantage of supply chain disruptions to unfairly raise input prices on farmers.
 
Speaking Wednesday to state agriculture officials at the National Association of Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) winter policy meeting, Vilsack was asked what USDA was doing about supply chain problems and high input prices. The secretary talked about expanding markets, looking at efficiency and technology such as precision agriculture to manage inputs and research tools to develop more efficient fertilizers.
 
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