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Creighton University’s most recent monthly Rural Mainstreet Index Survey, was primarily sideways, that according to survey organizer Ernie Goss.  He noted the Federal Reserve raising interest rates has cooled economic activity, but not as much as the Fed Reserve would like.  Goss anticipa...

Farm loan interest rates increased sharply during the third quarter.  The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said despite the high borrowing costs, farm real estate values continued higher.  However, the rate of increase slowed in the quarter.   Follo...

The Federal Reserve recently released its October 2022 Beige Book, which provides as update on current conditions in the agricultural economy.   Ag conditions in the sixth district near Atlanta were mixed as cotton growers noted softening demand, while row crop production remained sold.  in...

Inflation is hitting everyone with higher prices.  Whether groceries to gas and farm machinery, the impact of inflation is widespread.  AARP’s Sean Voskuhl said for seniors, some inflation relief could be coming through social security next year.   “Many experts pr...

According to Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, the economy's too hot, inflation too high and so in response Wednesday, the committee raised the federal fund rate by 3/4 of a percentage point.  What do those higher rates mean for farmers and traders? ...

The top economist for the American Farm Bureau predicts fuel and fertilizer prices will stay high the next couple of years as commodity prices further squeeze farm margins.  Roger Cryan said input inflation spurring higher interest rates will make farming more expensive, and may stick around into 2024. “...

"At the Federal Reserve we are strongly committed to achieving maximum employment and price stability," said chairman of the Federal reserve, Jerome Powell, as he recently announced what could be the first of a series of interest rate hikes in 2022 ...

Several analysts agree that agriculture and the ag economy has undergone a reset associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and it's impacts. But does that mean a positive economic outlook for ag in 2022 and beyond? "We may not see conditions on '22 be particularly concerning," said Nathan Kauffman of the Federal Reserve in Kansas City ...

Smaller sized loans limited agricultural lending activity at the end of 2021. The Survey of Terms of Lending to Farmers shows non-real estate agricultural loans at commercial banks decreased by 13% in the fourth quarter, and the yearly average was the lowest since 2012 ...

Agricultural lending at commercial banks continued to decline but showed some signs of stabilizing in the third quarter. Data reported by the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank this week shows farm debt decreased at the slowest pace in two years ...