Wheat disease losses between 2018 and 2021 cost farmers $2.9 billion across the US and Canada, study reveals

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A multi-year study has revealed that between 2018 and 2021, wheat diseases caused the loss of approximately 560 million bushels—valued at US $2.9 billion, or $18.10 per acre, in farmer revenue—across 29 U.S. states and Ontario, Canada.