Cash Expenses

ERS is forecasting inflation-adjusted U.S. net cash farm income, better known as gross cash income minus cash expenses, to increase by $30.6 billion from 2024 to $193.7 billion in 2025.  U.S. net farm income, a broader measure of farm sector profitability, is forecast to increase by $37.7 billion...

According to ERS, the interest expense ratio of farms  in 2020 was 0.04, remaining in line with the long-term trend and initial forecasts, despite the pandemic.  The COVID-19 pandemic reduced demand for agricultural commodities.  The interest...

Late last week, the Farm Credit Agency issued its quarterly report on the economic conditions in American agriculture. The report said for the past several years, government payments have played an important role in the farm economy and making up an ever-increasing share of farm income ...