Results of Kansas City Federal Bank’s most recent survey of farm lenders shows that interest rates on farm loans have continued to inch higher. At the same time, the first quarter 2018 Agricultural Finance Monitor published by the St. Louis Fed indicates that farm income slipped for the 17th consecutive quarter.
The interest rate increases had a “rather modest effect on producers’ overall expenses,” according to the Kansas City Fed. Authors of the May 4…
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