Nevertheless, the Agriculture Department estimates that net farm income to rise $122 billion this year, compared to $117 billion in 2011, or a 4% increase, the highest income level since 1973.
For the average investor, single or broad agriculture ETFs, such as Teucrium Corn Fund (NYSEArca: CORN), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSEArca: DBA) and iPath Grains Total Return Sub-Index ETN (NYSEArca: JJG), can provide exposure to price movements in the commodities market. [ETF Investors Still Hungry for Corn, Soybeans]
Additionally, investors can look at the agriculture sector through ETFs like the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (NYSEArca: MOO) to track farm equipment and fertilizer providers.
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Max Chen contributed to this article.