They'll try to pick a time when the price is relatively low to buy fuel and fertilizer. Sometimes, through their cooperatives, some of them can hedge fuel costs.

Sometimes you have to roll with the price increases. There's not too much you can do in terms of foregoing planting or harvesting a crop.

The trend towards more cash leases puts the cost estimation responsibility on the farmer. That puts pressure on the producer to not overbid and not pay too much for rent.

From the lending side of things, I have not heard of any shortage of funds for lending.