Farmers lean heavily on operating loans to offset weak cash flow

Persistently weak cash flow has prompted U.S. farmers and ranchers to borrow far more money in short-term operating loans than usual, said the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. Loan volume of around $55 billion was 50 percent above the 10-year average, said the bank, while the soft farm economy was pulling down farmland prices throughout… » Read More

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