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Interest rates on farm loans increased sharply in the third quarter, and the acceleration in farm real estate values continued to ease.  The Kansas City Fed said farm income and credit conditions remained solid, but the pace of improvement softened.  The fin...

The top concern facing agricultural lenders going into 2023 is interest rate volatility, according to the 2022 Agricultural Lender Survey report.  The report announced this week is produced jointly by the American Bankers Association and Farmer Mac.  Nearly ...

Farmer sentiment weakened again in October as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell to a reading of 102, down ten points compared to a month earlier.  Both of the barometer’s sub-indices, the Index of Current Conditions and the Index of Future Expectations, declined this month.  The Current C...

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer’s farmer sentiment index dropped five points to 112 in September.  The drop in farmer sentiment was primarily the result of producers’ weakened perception of current conditions.  The Current Conditi...

Farmer sentiment improved in August as the Purdue-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 14 points above its July reading to 117.  Both the Index of Current Conditions and the Index of Future Expectations increased last month, meaning producers were less worried about their farm’s financial situation than in July, although they remain concerned about a possible cost-price squeeze.     When... Read Mo

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? ...

What will be the effects of higher interest rates be on farmers and the agriculture industry? "I'm almost gun-shy of making strong predictions in the environment we've been in, in the last couple years." But USDA Chief Economist, Seth Meyer, said classic economics would say that normally: "Rising interest rates in the United States strengthens the dollar, makes us a little less expo

What will be the effects of higher interest rates on farmers and agriculture? "I'm almost gun-shy of making strong predictions in the environment we've been in, in the last couple years," noted USDA Chief economist Seth Meyer.  But he went add, "Rising interest rates in the United States strengthens the dollar, makes us a little less export competitive." ...

"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 ...

The USDA is projecting a 5% increase in farm production expenses this year. And as USDA chief Economist Seth Meyer pointed out, its not just one, or two items going up. "Most every line within those production expenses showing year-over-year increases ...