Despite the drought in the Southwest, the nation's overall agriculture picture is positive with 2011 farm income 28 percent higher when compared to 2010. U-S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has said farm exports reached a record high of $137.4 billion this year. In the Concho Valley, above-average December rainfall is helping the winter wheat crop but farmers and livestock producers are still recovering from a record hard year. Livestock inventories reported now to be at their lowest since the Great Depression. Agri-business experts say out region is on the comeback, however, if winter rains continue.
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