The past year was a mixed bag for Northwest producers. Several growers enjoyed near-record profits thanks to high commodity prices and government subsidies. But unfortunately, high input prices cut into those gains, making 2022 flat or even a negative year for some across the region.<p>When it comes to the year ahead, Andrew Eddie expects more of the same.<p>“Projections going into this next year from the sources that I have and what I ve heard, [input costs] are probably looking to be about the same probably, maybe another 3 percent to five percent increase. And then supply and availability of certain products is going to be kind of kind of tight.”<p> <p>The Vice-President of the Washington state Hay Growers Association added he will watch political and economic activity across the Atlantic very closely.<p>“Europe with their natural gas high natural gas prices is going to impact fertilizer and stuff like that as well so I think you really got to pa