Interest Rates on Ag Loans Rise as Farm Income Continues to Slide

May 1, 2018 | Posted in Data & Trends

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.

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[Podcast] Will Rising Interest Rates Impact Farmers' Equipment Purchases?

March 2, 2018

In this podcast, we look at how interest rate hikes might impact farmers' decisions on whether or not to buy equipment, an encouraging outlook for 2018 sales from rural lifestyle dealers, where no-till farmers plan to spend their money when it comes to equipment needs this year, and John Deere's latest earnings and updated 2018 forecast.

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Will Rising Interest Rates Impact Farmers' Equipment Purchases?

March 2, 2018

In today’s newscast, we look at how interest rate hikes might impact farmers' decisions on whether or not to buy equipment, an encouraging outlook for 2018 sales from rural lifestyle dealers, where no-till farmers plan to spend their money when it comes to equipment needs this year, and John Deere's latest earnings and updated 2018 forecast.

Margin Squeeze, Higher Interest Rates Leading to Increased Farm Loan Scrutiny

March 3, 2017 | Posted in Data & Trends

It’s not getting any easier for farmers to borrow funds for ongoing operations, let alone ag equipment. Farm lenders are taking a much closer look at crop producers’ loan status as concerns about repayment are starting to grow.

Midwest Farm Lending Up, But Not Much for Equipment

By Dave Kanicki posted on May 22, 2015 | Posted in Data & Trends

Loan volumes for almost all farming purposes rose at commercial banks, as many producers contended with tighter profit margins, according to the April 2015 edition of the Agricultural Finance Databook from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Agricultural lending continued to grow in the first quarter of 2015, but the smallest percentage of overall loans were for farm machinery and equipment, which showed little or no increase vs. a year ago.

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