Max Armstrong talks about the weather in 2012 and the drought then including the rise in food prices. But these days food cost is no longer the No. 1 cost. Max reports on a consultant report that looks at the key costs for the restaurant industry – and food isn’t the No. 1 cost these days.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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