Farm sector borrowing up sharply as lower crop prices pinch

Low crop prices and high production costs depressed profits for farmers in the closing months of 2014, “leading to a sharp rise in farm-sector borrowing and a slight decline in farmland values,” said the Agricultural Finance Databook produced by the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. The databook covers national trends in farm lending. “Should low… » Read More

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