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AGRICULTURAL FINANCE
DATABOOK

First Quarter 1997
Guide to internal tables of contents and notes on sources

Amount and characteristics of farm loans made by commercial banks . . . . .
Selected statistics from the quarterly reports of condition of commercial
banks
Reserve bank surveys of farm credit conditions and farm land values

Division of Research and Statistics
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Washington, D.C. 20551
Nicholas A. Walraven and Douglas Carson



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General Information
The Agricultural Finance Databook is a compilation of various data on current developments in agricultural
finance. Large portions of the data come from regular surveys conducted by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System or Federal Reserve Banks. Other portions of the data come from the quarterly call
report data of commercial banks or from the reports of other financial institutions involved in agricultural
lending. When the current issue went to press, data from the survey of terms of bank lending were available
for the first quarter of 1997; the other data generally were available through the end of 1996.
Parts or all of the Agricultural Finance Databook may be copied and distributed freely. Any redistribution of
selected parts of the Databook should be accompanied by the "contents" pages at the beginning of the
corresponding section, together with the front cover identifying the Databook and date of issue, and this page
providing subscription information. Remaining questions may be addressed to Nicholas Walraven or Doug Carson
at the address shown on the cover.
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educational institutions, government departments and agencies, and public libraries. Others should enclose
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Notice of change of address also should be sent to Publications Services.
the old address should be included.




A copy of the back cover showing

SECTION I:

AMOUNT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF FARM LOANS MADE BY COMMERCIAL BANKS

Estimates from the quarterly survey of non-real- estate farm loans
Summary charts

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5

Tables:
I. A
I. B
I. C
I. D
I.E
I. F
I. G
I.H
I.I

Number
Average size
Amount
Average maturity
Average effective interest
Percentage of loans with a
Distribution of farm loans
Detailed survey results
Regional disaggregation of

rate
floating interest rate
by effective interest rate
survey results

7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
16

SOURCES OF DATA:
These data on the farm loans of $1000 or more made by commercial banks are derived from quarterly sample
surveys conducted by the Federal Reserve System during the first full week of the second month of each
quarter. Data obtained from the sample are expanded into national estimates for all commercial banks, which
are shown in the following tables.
Before August 1989, the farm loan survey was part of a broader survey of the terms of lending by a sample of
348 commercial banks. A subset of 250 banks was asked for information regarding agricultural lending, and
about 150 typically reported at least one farm loan.
Since August of 1989, the data have been drawn from a redesigned sample of 250 banks that is no longer part of
the broader survey. In the redesigned sample, banks are stratified according to their volume of farm lending;
previously, they had been stratified according to the volume of business loans. As before, however, the
sample data are being expanded into national estimates for all commercial banks.
In the February 1997 survey,
189 banks reported at least one farm loan, and the number of sample loans totaled 4154.
In both the previous survey and the new one, the national estimates exhibit variability due to sampling error.
The estimates are sensitive to the occasional appearance of very large loans in the sample. In addition, the
breakdown of national estimates into those for large banks and small banks may have been affected somewhat by
the new sampling procedures that were implemented in August 1989; apparent shifts in the data as of that date
should be treated with caution.




SECTION I: (CONTINUED)
More detailed results from each quarterly survey previously were published in Statistical Release E.2A,
"Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers". Beginning in February, 1992, the more detailed results are
included at the end of this section of the Databook. and the E2.A has been discontinued. Starting with the
August 1986 survey, farm loans secured by real estate are included in the data shown in the table of detailed
results, whereas such loans are excluded from the tabulations in Tables I.A through I.G and the summary
charts.
Beginning in November 1991, several survey statistics are estimated for each of ten farm production regions as
defined by the USDA. These statistics, which are presented in table I.I, should be treated with some caution.
Although an effort was made to choose a good regional mix of banks for the panel, the panel never has been
stratified by region. Consequently, the survey results are less precise for each region than for the totals
for the nation.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:
In the February 1997 survey, the estimated number of non-real-estate farm loans made by banks edged up
relative to the reading of one year earlier. The average size of loans was near the middle of the range seen
over the past several years, and together, these two estimates yield a projected annual volume of loans of
about $85 billion, roughly in line with the average since 1990 for this volatile series.
In the February survey, the average maturity of farm non-real- estate loans rose to 11.7 months, the highest
early-season maturity since 1994. The average effective rate of interest on non-real- estate farm loans rose
40 basis points to 9.1 percent in the February survey, continuing the upward drift that has been evident since
the spring of 1996. By purpose of the loan, rates of interest picked up most on loans for farm machinery and
for farm loans for "other" purposes; the pickup in rates in February also seemed to be concentrated at larger
banks and for larger loans. The percentage of loans that were made with a rate of interest that floats rose
in the February to levels roughly in line with the average from 1993 through early 1996. This pickup largely
reverses the decline in the prevalence of loans with floating rates that had been showing up in the surveys
since early 1996.
By farm production region, weighted average rates of interest rose in the February survey in all regions
except the Northeast, the Lake States, and the Delta States. Also, the estimated standard errors of the
weighted average rate of interest tightened in most regions.




Chart 1

Results from the Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers

Millions, Annual rate

5.0

Number of non-real-estate farm loans
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
-- Four quarter moving average

2.0
1.5

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

_L_

1987

1988

_L_

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Thousands of dollars
Average size of non-real-estate farm loans

- Four quarter moving average

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Billions of dollars. Annual rate
Amount of non-real-estate farm loans

Four quarter moving

1978




1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1.0

Chart 2

Results from the Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers

Months
Average maturity of non-real-estate farm loans

— Four quarter moving average

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Percent

Average effective interest rate on non-real-estate farm loans

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Percent
Share of farm loans with a floating interest rate

— Four quarter moving average

1978

1979




1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

100

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

ESTIMATES FROM THE QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE I.A
NUMBER OF LOANS MADE (MILLIONS)
BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($l#000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

OTHER

0 .36
0 .17
0 . 14
0 .14
0 .16
0,. 19
0,.17
0,.18
0,. 18
0..18
0,.17
0,. 14

0 .27
0 .24
0 .19
0,.21
0,.20
0,.19
0,.21
0,.24
0,.27
0,.27
0,. 39
0,.36

BY SIZE
OF BANK

1
to
9

10
to
24

25
to
99

100
and
over

2 .06
1 .71
1 .57
1 .42
1 .67
1 .70
1..66
,
1 .67
.
1 .65
1 .55
1,.45
1,.33

0 .51
0 .46
0,.46
0,.43
0,.52
0,.49
0,.51
0,.54
0,.56
0,.51
0,.57
0,.48

0 .30
0 .29
0 .27
0 .28
0 .31
0 .35
0 .32
0 .37
0 .37
0 .35
0 .36
0 .31

0.,09
0.,08
0.08
0.,07
0.,09
0.,09
0. 10
0..11
0.,12
0.,12
0..12
0. 11

LARGE

OTHER

ANNUAL NUMBER OF LOANS MADE
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2 .96
2 .55
2 .38
2 .21
2 60
2 . 63
2 . 60
2 . 69
2,.70
2,.53
2..49
2,.22

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

0.34
0.30
0.39
0.29
0.30
0.32
0.35
0.35
0.36
0.28
0.26
0.18

0 23
0 17
0 13
0 11
0 20
0..24
0..23
0.,25
0.,27
0.,23
0.,19
0.,17

1 .77
1 .66
1 .54
1 .45
1 .73
1 .69
1 .64
1 .67
1 .62
1 .56
1 .48
1 .38

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
1

0 .18
2,.78
0 .20
2,.34
2,.18
0 .20
1..99
0 .23
2 .23
0 .36
2 .20
0..44
2 .10
0 .50
2 .18
0 .51
2 .15
0 .55
1 .98
0 .54
0 . 6 6 1,.83
1,.69
0 .53

NUMBER OF LOANS MADE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER,, ANNUAL RATE
1995 Ql. . .
Q2...
Q3 . . .
Q4...

1
1
1
1

2..35
2..96
2.. 61
2..04

1
1
1
1

0.29
0.23
0.22
0.29

0. 23
0. 22
0. 13
0.20

1,.33
1,.89
1,.68
1 .01
,

0..17
0.,23
0., 15
0., 15

0..33
0..39
0..44
0..38

1 .31
,
1 .80
,
1 .55
,
1 .13
.

0..56
0..63
0,.60
0..47

0,.35
0,.40
0,.37
0,.31

0. 12
0. 14
0. 10
0. 13

1
1
1
1

0,.54
0,.74
0,.73
0..63

1.,81
2.,22
1..89
1.,41

1996 01...
Q2 . . .
Q3 . . .
Q4. . .

1
1
1
1

1..95
2.,74
2.,24
1.,95

1
1
1
1

0.15
0.15
0.16
0 .25

0.22
0. 17
0. 11
0. 17

1..14
1..83
1..45
1..08

0.,15
0,,14
0.,15
0.,11

0..29
0.,45
0.,37
0..34

.
1 .10
1 .64
.
1 .38
.
.
1 ,18

0..41
0.,60
0.,49
0.,41

0,.31
0,.38
0..28
0..25

0. 13
0. 13
0.09
0. 10

1
1
1
1

0,.45
0,.68
0..63
0..37

1.,50
2..07
1.,62
1.,58

1997 Ql...

1

2.,19

1

0 .20

0.24

1..13

0.,18

0. 46

1 ,18
.

0.,49

0.,37

0. 15

1

0..49

1.,70




1

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ESTIMATES FROM THE QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE I.B
AVERAGE SIZE OF LOANS MADE (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

1
to
9

OTHER

10
to
24

25
to
99

BY SIZE
OF BANK
100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

254..1
280..4
320..4
320..4
272,.1
487,.7
539,.9
468,.2
490,.3
480..7
451..3
545..9

82..0
62..0
85..5
70..0
53..7
100,.7
107,.0
97,.0
106..0
101,.3
84,.0
115,.0

13..4
15..3
14..9
16..3
14..4
13..9
13..9
15..8
15..8
15..4
15..7
15..4

ANNUAL AVERAGE SIZE OF LOANS MADE
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

17..6
19..0
20..8
21..8
19..9
28..4
31..9
31..2
34.,3
33..9
33..8
39..2

25,.7
35..0
33..8
34..1
42..7
69..7
61,.0
68..2
79,.7
60..3
49,.7
59,.0

22..5
25..8
26..3
40..6
29..5
22..7
25..2
26..9
23..1
27..6
26..7
24..2

12..8
14..0
14..6
16..7
14.,1
15..7
15.,6
14..7
15..2
16..3
18.,5
26.,0

12..4
13..6
16..1
13..9
12..1
11..9
15..1
15..9
13..9
17..5
15..6
17..2

3..5
3..5
3..6
3..7
3..6
3..6
3..6
3..7
3..7
3..7
3..7
3..7

42..1
32..9
44..6
34..7
32..2
94..3
129..3
108..7
112..0
123..6
93..6
95..2

14..4
14..9
14..7
14..8
14..7
14..8
14..9
14..8
14..9
14.. 6
14..7
15..0

45..5
44..9
46..5
45..2
45..9
46..1
46..6
45..9
46..1
47..0
44..9
45..2

AVERAGE SIZE OF LOANS MADE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER, ANNUAL RATE
1995 01...
Q2. . .
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

34..8
33..0
27..7
41..7

1
1
1
1

65..2
62..7
33..9
35..7

24..6
28..1
26..4
28..0

20.,1
17..4
14.,6
24..6

15..4
18..7
14..4
12..4

83..8
101..7
79..5
110..0

3..6
3..8
3..6
3..9

14..8
14..5
14..5
15..2

46..7
43..7
44..5
45..1

431..3
466..5
437..5
464..0

90..8
82..8
66..8
99..8

18..1
16..4
12..6
15..9

1996 oi...
02...
03...
04. . •

1
1
1
1

43..4
43..3
33..3
36..2

1
1
1
I

59..7
44..0
116..7
31..3

23..2
25..4
25..6
. 23..5

27..1
39..6
15..5
15..8

18.. 4
15..7
16..2
19..0

127..0
73..2
76..4
118..1

3..6
3..7
3..7
3..9

15..1
14..9
14..5
15..5

45..0
44..8
45..8
45..5

474..1
673..1
554..3
467..7

122..8
131..1
89..6
119..1

19..6
14..5
11..4
16..9

1

38..1

1

50..7

28..1

24..3

18..5

3..7

14..7

48..0

371..9

95..0

22..4

1997

01...




82..1

1

I

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

ESTIMATES FROM THE QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK MOW-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE I.C
AMOUNT OF LOANS MADE (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,0003)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

1
to
9

OTHER

10
to
24

25
to
99

BY SIZE
OF BANK

100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

1
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
1
1
1
1

14.,9
12.,6
17..1
15..9
19..6
44,.2
53,.7
49,.4
58,.8
55,.1
55,.3
61,.2

37 .3
.
35.,9
32.,5
32 ,3
.
32..0
30..5
29.. 1
34..3
33..8
30., 6
28.,8
26.,1

ANNUAL AMOUNT OF LOANS MADE
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990,
1991,
1992 ,
1993,
1994,
1995,
1996,

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
I
1
I
1
1

52 1
48 5
49 6
48 2
51 6
74,.7
82,.8
83,.7
92,. 6
85,.7
84..1
87,.3

I
I
|
1
I
|
|
|
|
|
I
|

8 .6
10 .4
13 .2
10 .0
12 .9
22 .0
21 .4
23 .6
28 .7
16 .8
12 .7
.
10 .6

5 2
4 5
3 4
4 6
6 0
5,.5
5,.8
6,.7
6,.2
6,.4
5,.2
4 .0
,

22 6
23 2
22 5
24 3
24 3
26,.6
25..5
24..6
24..7
25..4
27 .3
.
35..9

4 .4
2 .4
2 .3
1 .9
2 .0
2 .3
2 .5
2 .9
2 .5
3 .2
2 .7
2 .4

11,.3
8,.0
8,.3
7,.4
6,.4
18,.3
27,.6
26,.0
30,.6
33 .9
,
36,.1
34,.5

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

7,.2
6,.0
5,.7
5,.2
6,.1
6,.1
6,.1
6,.2
6,.1
5,.8
5,.4
5,.0

7..4
6..9
6..8
6..4
7..7
7 .3
.
7..6
8..0
8..3
7..4
8..3
7..1

13 .5
,
13 .2
,
12 .6
,
12 .9
,
14 .4
,
15,.9
15 .1
,
16 .8
,
17 .1
,
16 .5
.
16 .0
,
13 .9
,

24 .0
.
22 .3
,
24 .5
,
23 .7
,
23 ., 4
45 .3
,
54 .0
,
52 .8
,
61 .0
,
56 .0
.
54 .4
,
61,.3

AMOUNT OF LOANS MADE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK (DF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER, ANNUAL RATE
1995 oi...
Q2 . . .
Q3 . . .
04...

1
1
1
1

81..59
97..62
72..31
84..85

|
I
|
I

18,.9
14,.4
7 .5
,
10,.2

5,.6
6,.3
3 .4
.
5..6

26..8
33 .0
.
24..5
24..9

2 .6
4 .2
2 .1
1 .9

27,.8
39,.7
34,.9
42,.2

1
1
1
1

4,.8
6,.9
5,.5
4,.4

8..4
9..2
8..7
7..1

16 .2
,
17 .3
,
16 .3
.
14 .1
,

52 .2
.
64 .3
,
41 .7
.
59 .2

1
1
1
1

48,.8
61,.3
48,.6
62,.5

32.,8
36.,4
23.,7
22.,4

1996 oi...
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
I

84..76
118..96
74..72
70..77

I
I
1
I

9,.1
6,.6
18 .6
8,.0

5..1
4..2
2..8
3 .9
.

31..0
72 .7
.
22,.6
17.,2

2 .7
2 .2
2 .4
2 .1

36..9
33..2
28,.3
39..6

1
1
1
1

4,.0
6,.1
5..1
4,.7

6..2
8..9
7..1
6..4

14 .1
,
16,.8
13 .0
,
11 .6
,

60 .5
,
87 .2
,
49,.5
48,.1

1
1
1
1

55,.3
89,.1
56,.3
44,.0

29.,5
29.,9
18.,5
26..7

1997 01...

I

84..92

1

10,.1

6..7

27.,4

3 .2

37 .5
.

1

4..4

7..3

17 .8
,

55,.5

1

46,.8

38..2




9

ESTIMATES FROM THE QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE I.D
AVERAGE MATURITY OF LOANS MADE (MONTHS)
BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($l,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

1
to
9

OTHER

10
to
24

25
to
99

7..7
8..0
8..1
9..2
8..3
9..2
8..3
9..7
10..0
11.,6
10.,8
10..5

9..1
9..8
9..3
10..2
9..3
11..9
10..6
11..1
11..1
13..5
12..1
12..1

BY SIZE
OF BANK
100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

6..9
5..5
5..9
8..1
7..8
4..7
5..2
6..4
6..4
5..8
7..3
6..4

8..4
8..8
9..3
8..8
8..2
10..2
9..6
10..1
10..4
12..6
11..4
12..3

ANNUAL AVERAGE MATURITY
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

8,.0
8,.0
8..4
8..7
8..1
7..5
7..3
8..9
9..2
10..3
9..9
8..5

6,.1
5..8
5,.5
6..4
6..8
6..0
6..7
6..1
7..3
7..6
8..7
7..8

7,.8
6,.3
7..7
4..7
7..4
8..8
8..5
9..5
9..6
9..8
9..9
11..3

7 .3
7..6
7,.6
8..5
7..2
7..5
7..2
8..6
8..3
8..6
8..5
7..6

13..4
21..0
22..8
19..8
18..7
21..9
24..6
20..1
30..4
36..6
26. 5
29. 4

8,.8
8..8
12..1
10..9
11..8
6..4
5..3
9..4
9..4
9..4
10..0
9..2

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

6,.7
6..8
7,.5
7..1
7..4
7..4
7..7
8..3
8..5
8..6
9..0
8..6

7..9
7..1
8..3
7..1
7..1
4..9
5..8
7..2
7..4
7..2
8..2
7.,3

MATURITY OF LOANS MADE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER, ANNUAL RATE
1995 Ql. . .
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

10..3
10..6
9..0
9..4

8.0
7.1
7.9
13.0

9..8
9..2
10..4
10..6

10..5
9..5
6..8
6..8

28..4
24..7
30..4
23..9

7..0
12..7
10..9
8..6

1
1
1
1

9..3
10..2
8..0
8,.2

11..2
12..1
9..8
10..0

13..9
13..6
9..4
11..4

8..1
8..4
7..6
8..7

5..6
6,.9
6..7
9..6

12..3
12.. 6
10..1
9..2

1996 01. ..
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

11..2
7..1
7..8
8..4

8.3
16.1
5.2
6.4

15..0
7..4
10..8
10..9

8..7
6..0
10..0
9..2

26..3
35..7
28..0
28..5

17..4
5..8
5..3
7..0

1
1
1
1

8..9
9..8
8..2
7..1

13..0
10..7
9..1
9..4

12..7
13..0
11..2
11..1

10..1
5..6
6..7
7..6

8..7
5..1
6..1
6..4

12.. 8
12..7
12..5
11..1

1997 Ql. . .

1

11.7

14.6

10..0

12..2

34.,1

8..5

1

9..5

11..8

13.,4

11. 3

9..1

14..2




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1

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ESTIMATES
T A B L E I.E

FROM

THE

QUARTERLY

S A M P L E SURVEY OF

BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE

AVERAGE EFFECTIVE

LOANS TO

FARMERS

INTEREST R A T E ON

LOANS MADE

BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

1
to
9

OTHER

10
to
24

25
to
99

BY SIZE
OF BANK
100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

11..2
9..6
9..2
10..2
12..1
10..9
9..0
6..8
6..7
7..2
9..0
7..8

13..4
12..1
11..3
11..6
12..7
12..3
11..3
9..4
8..7
8..8
10..4
10..0

ANNUAL AVERAGE INTEREST RATE
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
I
1
1

12..8
11..5
10..6
11..2
12..5
11..4
9..8
7..8
7..5
7..8
9.,5
8.,4

12..5
11..1
10..7
10..9
12..3
11..5
10..2
8..2
8..0
8..3
10..1
8..8

12,.7
11..9
10..2
11..9
12..4
12..0
11..0
8..6
8..1
8..0
10..2
9..5

13..0
11..5
10..8
11..2
12..6
11..7
10..4
8..8
8..1
8..4
10..0
8..6

13..7
12..2
11..5
11..7
12..8
12..3
11..3
9..3
8..7
8..6
10..3
9.,7

12..1
11..2
9..5
10..7
12..3
10..7
8..6
6..3
6..2
7..0
8..8
8..0

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

13..7
12..4
11..6
11..7
12..8
12..5
11..5
9..7
9..0
9..1
10..6
10..2

13..2
12..0
11..3
11..6
12,.7
12..4
11..2
9..3
8..7
8..8
10..5
10..1

13..2
11..8
11..1
11..4
12..7
12..1
10..7
8..8
8..3
8..6
10..3
9..8

12..1
10..8
9..9
10..8
12..2
10..9
9..2
7..1
6..9
7..3
9..0
7..8

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

AVERAGE RATE ON LOANS MADE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER, ANNUAL RATE
1995 Ql. . .
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1 •
1

1996 Ql. . .
02...
03...
04...
1997 Ql. . .




10..0
9..4
9..5
9..2

10..9
9..6
9..8
9..7

9..9
10..2
9..8
10..6

10..3
9..9
10..2
9..4

10..4
10..2
10,.4
10..0,

9,.0
8,.7
8..8
8,.8

1
1
1
1

10..6
10..6
10..6
10..6

10..3
10..6
10..6
10..5

10..2
10..4
10..2
10..2

9..8
8..8
8,.8
8..8

9..7
8..9
9..0
8..8

10..4
10..3
10..5
10..6

1
1
1
1

8..5
8..1
8..6
8..7

9..5
9..3
8..0
9..5

9..9
8..9
9..6
9..6

8..8
7..9
9..7
9..8

9..8
9.,8
9.,9
9..3

7..8
8..1
7..9
8..0

1
1
1
1

10..3
10..2
10..2
10..1

10..1
10..1
10..1
10..1

9..8
9..9
9..8
9..7

7..9
7..4
7..9
8..2

7,.7
7..4
8..1
8..0

10..0
10..1
10..2
9..9

1

9..1

9..2

9..6

9..8

9..7

8..5

1

10..1

9..8

9..7

8..8

8..6

9..8

I
1

I
1

ESTIMATES FROM THE QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE I.F
PERCENTAGE OF LOANS MADE WITH A FLOATING INTEREST RATE
BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

1
to
9

OTHER

10
to
24

25
to
99

100
and
over

31,.5
41,.8
45,.6
51.,5
49..6
59.,2
59.,0
59., 1
61.,0
59.,8
63.,9
61. 5

42 .0
,
48,.2
54,.4
60,.8
58,.5
66,.0
64..0
61,.2
64,.5
70.,4
73.,6
69.,1

56 .6
63 .7
68 .5
67 .0
69 .1
67 .5
67 .8
78 .6
83 .9
.
80 .2
76,.7
62,.2

BY SIZE
OF BANK

LARGE

OTHER

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

77,. 1
71,.9
77,.6
79,.1
83,.6
69,.4
70,.0
82,.9
86,.9
83,.7
79,.9
65..4

32 .6
47 .0
49 .9
52 .6
47 .2
59 .3
56 .1
55 .5
58 .9
59,.7
62 .3
,
57 ,9
,

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE OF LOANS MADE
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

45 .3
53 .4
59 .5
61 .4
61 .0
65 .2
65,.1
71,.7
76,.7
75,.1
73 .8
.
63 .1
.

61,.4
60,.5
51,.6
65,.3
71..4
76..8
81.,5
78.,5
84.,6
82.,9
83.,9
58. 1

44 .9
34 .8
69 .6
39 .5
40 .0
61 .6
69 .3
63 .5
70 .0
74 .3
75,.9
71 .2
,

43,.0
57 .2
,
62,.1
63,.8
59,.7
68,.3
68,.8
66,.3
70..3
72 ,3
.
73 ,0
.
67 ,3
.

19 .6
30 .9
55 .5
54 .9
32 .9
40,.0
40,.6
47 .8
,
48,.2
51,. 6
53 .1
.
32 ,9
.

47 .3
.
50 .6
62 .1
63,.2
73,.6
51,.2
50,.3
75,.3
78..1
75,,7
72.,2
61.,4

1
I
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

27,.6
40..6
48,.5
49,.3
50,.4
53,.6
52.,0
57.,3
60.,1
58.,6
61.,7
60.,6

AVERAGE PERCENTAGE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER
1995 Ql. . .
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

79 .0
67 .3
73 .4
76 .7

88,.3
82,.8
76,.3
82,.8

76 .1
79 .5
51 .1
86 .5

84,.3
65,.7
65,.3
78,.0

55 .7
59 .7
50 .2
37 .9

70 .3
62 .0
82 .0
75 .0

1
1
1
1

63 .6
60 .9
61,.7
60,.6

61 .4
63,.2
65,.1
66,.3

79,.9
66,.1
72,.1
77 .0
.

82 .9
69,.0
77,.2
79,.1

1
1
1
1

83 . 1
73 .7
83,.3
80,.8

72 .9
,
56,.7
53 .2
,
65,. 5

1996 Ql. . .
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

70 .4
61,.9
55,.3
64,.8

86,.4
85,.9
34,.8
57..0

56 .6
82 .0
76 .3
75 .1

74..6
62.,4
70.,5
71.,0

40 .0
26 .9
32,.2
31,.2

67 .0
55,.8
56,.5
64 .4
,

1
1
1
1

58,.7
61,.8
62,.7
58,.3

61,.6
63,.9
63,.3
56.,2

67,.1
69.,2
73.,0
66.,7

72..8
60,.3
48..7
66.,1

1
1
1
1

74,. 1
63..7
54..8
71,. 1

63 .3
,
56,.4
56,.9
54 .3
,

1997 oi...

1

71,.2

72.,6

75 .0
,

67.,3

52 .0
,

74 .7
,

1

59.,8

56.,3

69. 2

74.,7

1

81.,3

58..9




1

Table I.G

Effective
interest
rate
(percent)
All Loans

PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF NON-REAL-ESTATE FARM LOANS MADE BY BANKS.1
BY EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE
Memo:
Perecentage
Distribution of
Number of Loans,

February
1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Nov 96

Feb 97

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Under 5 percent

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

-

—

—

—

5.0 to 5.9

-

-

-

-

-

2

4

4

2

4

*

*

*

6.0 to 6.9

-

-

-

-

3

16

11

30

1

23

5

1

1

7.0 to 7.9. ,

19

-

-

-

4

10

20

18

1

5

10

2

2

8.0 to 8.9

16

3

-

-

3

17

17

22

9

19

31

14

14

9.0 to 9.9

13

18

1

1

31

18

26

15

7

26

33

38

41

10.0 to 10.9 . . .

11

34

4

8

19

22

15

2

27

18

17

32

31

11.0 to 11.9...

26

30

30

34

22

10

7

1

27

4

4

10

9

12.0 to 12.9 . . .

12

10

46

38

14

5

1

13.0 to 13.9 . . .

2

3

15

14

4

-

1

3

3

1

1

14.0 to 14.9 . . .
15.0 to 15.9 . . .

-

-

16.0 to 16.9...

-

—

-

17.0 to 17.9 . . .

-

-

18.0 to 18.9 . . .

—

19.0 to 19.9...

-

-

—

-

—

-

15

1

1

2

2

-

11

*

*

*

*

*

*

*
*

—

—

-

—

-

—

—

*

-

-

-

—

—

—

*

-

-

-

—

—

—

—

-

-

-

-

-

—

—

—

-

-

-

-

-

—

—

—

—

20.0 to 2 0 . 9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

—

—

—

21.0 to 2 1 . 9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

—

—

__

22.0 to 2 2 . 9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

—

—

—

—

23.0 to 23.9...

-

-

-

-

-

-

—

__

—

—

24.0 to 24.9...

-

-

-

-

-

—

—

—

—

—

25.0 and over..

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

%

__

-

-

-

1. Percentage distribution of the estimated total dollar amount of non-real-estate farm loans of $1,000 or more made by insured commercial banks during
the week covered by the survey, which is the first full business week of the month specified.
Data are estimates from the Federal Reserve survey of terms of bank lending to farmers. Percentages may not add to 100 percent because of rounding.
13
* indicates less than .5 percent.



SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING FEBRUARY 3-7,1997

Loans to farmers

Size class of loans (thousands)
all sizes

$1-9

$10-24

$25-49

$50-99

$100-249

$250 and over

ALL BANKS
1 Amount of loans (thousands)
2 Number of loans
3 Weighted average maturity (months)1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Weighted average interest rate (percent) 2
Standard error 3
Interquartile range 4
By purpose of loan
Feeder livestock
Other livestock
Other current operating expenses
Farm machinery and equipment
Farm real estate
Other

1,763,404
44,561
14.8

86,999
23,382
9.7

148,171
9,975
12.9

157,026
4,567
15.7

223,286
3,359
18.9

297,274
2,053
16.1

9.17
0.16
9.91

10.07
0.04
9.50- 10.59

9.83
0.02
9.33 - 10.35

9.75
0.08
9.25 - 10.25

9.60
0.10
8.81 - 10.20

9.46
0.15
8.75 - 10.00

9.25
9.70
9.75
9.71
9.30
8.52

10.19
10.05
10.17
9.86
11.17
9.78

10.05
9.85
10.02
9.65
9.35
9.47

10.02
9.77
9.83
9.69
9.79
9.52

9.45
9.99
9.91
9.69
10.15
9.05

9.87
10.07
9.66
9.89
8.87
8.91

8.76
9.22
9.51
9.66
8.61
8.22

68.6
75.2

59.6
60.9

56.1
59.7

65.3
64.5

67.3
67.9

68.9
61.0

72.6
88.3

11.1
7.9
32.5
3.8
3.6
41.2

6.4
12.8
54.9
9.8
0.6
15.5

11.8
10.7
42.6
11.8
3.6
19.4

10.6
10.4
40.6
9.9
5.0
23.5

12.1
7.4
36.9
6.0
6.7
30.9

7.6
10.1
45.9
1.7
7.9
26.8

12.5
5.8
21.1
0.7
1.3
58.5

1,090,223
16,542
13.8

29,402
7,839
8.4

52,578
3,502
10.7

62,050
1,816
10.0

101,820
1,499
16.2

157,918
1,075
15.1

686,455
811
14.0

8.81
0.22
9.50

9.91
0.10
9.36 - 10.48

9.68
0.08
9.11 - 10.25

9.53
0.14
8.94 - 10.20

9.31
0.11
8.57 - 9.75

9.23
0.19
8.57 - 9.73

9.37
9.23
9.52
9.63
8.70
8.44

9.74
9.83
10.07
9.68
9.82
9.80

9.78
9.52
9.92
9.58
9.68
9.46

9.67
9.26
9.89
9.63
9.67
9.29

9.32
9.40
9.77
9.67
9.46
9.01

9.36
9.46
9.70
9.45
8.21
8.77

9.22
9.09
9.10
9.66
8.61
8.22

78.0
87.4

78.1
81.5

78.2
80.1

84.3
85.2

84.1
84.9

83.8
83.9

75.2
89.6

5.1
5.8
23.8
1.4
1.9
62.0

6.6
10.4
44.1
3.7
0.5
34.6

8.6
7.0
38.3
6.0
2.2
37.9

9.9
9.3
31.9
2.4
1.0
45.4

6.4
5.4
30.4
2.6
2.3
53.0

5.8
3.6
44.6
0.7
3.3
42.0

4.0
5.7
15.2
0.9
1.6
72.5

673,181
28,020
16.1

57,596
15,543
10.3

95,593
6,474
14.1

94,976
2,751
19.0

121,466
1,860
20.9

139,356
978
17.1

164,194
414
13.2

9.74
0.13
9.07 - 10.36

10.15
0.09
9.58 - 10.70

9.91
0.06
9.42 - 10.42

9.90
0.08
9.50 -10.25

9.84
0.22
9.25 -10.52

9.72
0.25
9.27 - 10.36

9.34
0.36
8.57 - 9.96

9.20
10.08
9.94
9.74
9.59
9.60

10.43
10.13
10.21
9.89
11.70
9.69

10.14
9.95
10.06
9.67
9.26
9.49

10.22
10.05
9.80
9.69
9.80
10.27

9.49
10.29
9.99
9.70
10.28
9.20

10.21
10.21
9.62
10.00
9.06
9.65

8.60
9.69
10.07

53.4
55.5

50.2
50.4

44.0
48.5

52.9
50.9

53.2
53.6

51.9
35.2

61.6
82.7

20.8
11.4
46.6
7.5
6.3
7.3

6.2
14.1
60.4
13.0
0.6
5.8

13.6
12.8
44.9
15.1
4.4
9.2

11.1
11.0
46.3
14.8
7.6
9.2

17.0
9.0
42.3
8.8
10.4
12.5

9.7
17.5
47.3
2.9
13.2
9.5

48.1
6.4
45.5

8.57 -

Percentage of the amount of loans
With floating rates
Made under commitment
By purpose of loan
Feeder livestock
Other livestock
Other current operating expenses
Farm machinery and equipment
Farm real estate
Other

850,648
1,225
13.8

8.00-

8.63
0.21
9.11

LARGE FARM L E N D E R S 5
21
22
23

Amount of loans (thousands)
Number of loans
Weighted average maturity (months)1

24
25
26

Weighted average Interest rate (percent) 2
Standard error 3
Interquartile range 4
By purpose of loan
Feeder livestock
Other livestock
Other current operating expenses
Farm machinery and equipment
Farm real estate
Other

27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Percentage of the amount of loans
With floating rates
Made under commitment
DII purpose
m imAcAuiA!loan
IAQA
oy
Feeder livestock
Other livestock
Other current operating expenses
Farm machinery and equipment
Farm real estate
Other

8.30 -

7.76 -

8.46
0.23
9.11

OTHER BANKS5
41
42
43

Amount of loans (thousands)
Number of loans
Weighted average maturity (months)1

44
45
46

Weighted average interest rate (percent) 2
Standard error 3
Interquartile range 4
By purpose of loan
Feeder livestock
Other livestock
Other current operating expenses
Farm machinery and equipment
Farm real estate
Other

47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

Percentage of the amount of loans
With floating rates
Made under commitment
By purpose of loan
Feeder livestock
Other livestock
Other current operating expenses
Farm machinery and equipment
Farm real estate
Other




—

NOTES TO TABLE I.H
in

The Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers collects data on gross loan extensions made during the first full
business week in the mid-month of each quarter by a sample of 250 banks of all sizes. The sample data are blown up to
estimate the lending terms at all insured agricultural banks during that week. The estimated terms of bank lending are
not intended for use in collecting the terms of loans extended over the entire quarter or residing in the portfolios of those
banks. Loans of less than $1,000 are excluded from the survey. Beginning with the August 1986 survey, loans secured
by farm real estate are included in the survey, and one purpose of a loan may be "purchase or improve farm real estate".
In previous surveys, the purpose of such loans are reported as "other".
1. Average maturities are weighted by loan size and exclude demand loans.
2. Effective (compounded) annual interest rates are calculated from the stated rate and other terms of the loans and
weighted by loan size.
3. The chances are about two out of three that the average rate shown would differ by less than this amount from the
average rate that would be found by a complete survey of lending at all banks.
4. The interquartile range shows the interest rate range that encompasses the middle 50 percent of the total dollar
amount of loans made.
5. Among banks reporting loans to farmers, most "large banks" (survey strata 1 and 2) had over $20 million in farm
loans, most "other banks" (survey strata 3 to 5) had farm loans below $20 million.




Table I.I
Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers, (selected quarters)
bv USDA Farm Production Region

Proportion of farm loans
outstanding, Dec. 1996

2. 7

VSDA Rfgivn
SEu.
_AL_

CB

_L£
10 .3

25 .5

_fA_

J2JL.

17 . 0

6 .5

5. 1

5 .9

9. 1

5. 6

6 .2

6 .6

21 .3

72 .4

64 . 6

52 .4

110 . 9

Sample Coverage,
Feb. 1997 survey (%)

15 .3

4 .4

6 .7

13 .2

1 1.0

Avg. Loan Size,
Feb. 1997 survev ($1000)

62 .2

18 6

28 .9

30 .8

102 . 7

55 .2

27 .6

7 .0

10 . 9

Weighted Average Interest Rate During Samele Week

Survev date:
1991

9 .8
( .23)

10 .6
(.27)

10 .2
( .38)

9 .3
( .71)

7. 1
(1 .03)

9 .4
( . 18)

9 .2
( .33)

10 .0
( .52)

9 .5
( .58)

8 .3
(.36)

Feb. 1992

8 .4
( .15)

10 .2
( 16)

9 .3
( .21)

8 .8
( .44)

6 .3
(1 .06)

8 .0
( .33)

8 .2
( .67)

8 .7
( .57)

8 .2
( .45)

6. 8
(.21)

May

1992

8 6
( .20)

9 .8
(.19)

9. 1
( .13)

8 .4
( .55)

6 .3
(1 .29)

8 .0
( .35)

8 .3
( .53)

9 .0
( .81)

7 .9
( .43)

7 .3
(.19)

Aug. 1992

7 .7
( 15)

9 .3
( .21)

9. 1
( .10)

8 .6
( .50)

5 .6
(1 .36)

7 .0
( .17)

8. 1
( .30)

8 .3
( .94)

7 .5
(.32)

7. 1
( .27)

Nov

1992

7 .9
( .28)

9 .2
( 18)

8 .3
( .25)

7 .9
( .56)

5 .5
(1 .38)

7 .3
( .39)

8 .4
(.13)

8 .2
( .50)

7 .6
( .47)

6. 9
(.33)

Feb

1993

7 8
( .27)

9 0
( 28)

8 .0
( .27)

8 .0
( .47)

5 .6
( .90)

8. 3
( .22)

7. 8
( .41)

7. 8
( .61)

7 .5
( .41)

6 .5
( .44)

May

1993

8 1
( .24)

8 7
( 21)

8. 1
( .27)

7. 9
( .32)

5. 2
( .57)

8 .4
( .29)
.

7 .8
( .43)

8. 3
( .48)

7 .7
( .52)

6 .8
,
(•.26)

Aug. 1993

8 2
( 35)

7 5
( 69)

8 .2
( .18)

8,.0
(..33)

5. 7
( .94)

7 .3
(..37)

7 ., 0
( .74)

7 .7
( .62)

7. 1
( .34)

7,. 2
(•.39)

Nov. 1993

8,.3
(..28)

8,. 1
(..19)

7 .8
(,.22)

7,.4
(..50)

5 .3
.
(1 .73)

6,. 3
(..07)

8,.2
(•.12)

7 .8
( .57)

7,. 1
(,.36)

6.,7
(•.49)

Feb. 1994

7,.7
(•.32)

8.
,6
(..25)

7,.9
(•.22)

7..5
(.-39)

5 .2
,
(1..09)

7..3
(•.09)

7.. 7
(,.33)

7,. 6
(,.43)

7..3
(•.69)

6.,9
(. 31)

1994

8.
,7
(..28)

9. 0
(•.26)

8.. 0
(•.17)

8. 1
(..23)

6.
,1
(•.79)

8..2
(..29)

7.. 8
(..60)

8,.4
(..36)

7..5
(..34)

7. 2
(.,26)

Aug. 1994

9,. 1
(..19)

8.,6
(•.41)

8,.3
(..40)

8..6
(-.19)

6,.5
(,.83)

8..6
(•.11)

7 .6
.
(..72)

8..6
(•.37)

7.,6
(-.35)

7. 5
(. 25)

Nov. 1994

10..2
(.,38)

9..7
(..18)

8..9
(,.18)

8.,5
(..39)

7,. 1
(.,39)

8.,5
(-.37)

8. 8
(.,68)

9..0
(..17)

8..0
(•.43)

8.,5
(.,20)

Feb. 1995

1 1.7.
(..65)

10.,7
10.,0
(., 14)
(.. 14)

9,
.9
(.,16)

8.. 6
(..79)

7.,2
(1..79)

10.,4
(..34)

10..4
(..21)

9 .4
.
(..50)

9 ,4
.
(. 25)

1995

9..0
(.,38)

10.,4
(.,29)

9.,3
(..45)

9.,4
(.,42)

8..5
(.,93)

10.,2
(. 31)

10.,7
(..74)

10., 1
(., 18)

9 .3
.
(..23)

9. 3
(• 34)

Aug. 1995

9.,6
(.,36)

10.,3
(. 21)

9.,3
(.,46)

9.,8
(.,16)

8., 1
(.,96)

9.,6
(.,10)

10.,4
(. 31)

10.. 1
(..22)

9..4
(..39)

9..5
(•,29)

10. 8
( • 32)

10. 3
(. 21)

8.,3
(.,93)

9. 6
(.,26)

7.,9
(..80)

10., 1
(. 25)

10.,3
(.,32)

9.,8
(.,24)

9.,3
(.,66)

8. 9
(.40)

Feb. 1996

8. 8
(.,32)

9. 9
(• 25)

8.,0
(1.,10)

9. 4
(. 22)

7.,3
(.,99)

9. 4
(. 31)

10.,9
(.,22)

9. 9
(. 24)

8.,9
(.,85)

8. 1
(.65)

1996

10. 3
(. 25)

10. 2
(. 13)

7.,3
(.,93)

9. 0
(. 38)

8., 1
(.,86)

9. 6
(. 68)

10. 4
(. 3 6)

9. 8
(. 25)

8.,7
(.,78)

8. 3
(.65)

Aug. 1996

8. 3
(. 87)

9. 9
(• 18)

8. 9
(.49)

9. 4
(. 25)

7.,6
(. 82)

9..4
(.59)

10. 0
(. 37)

9. 4
(. 18)

8.,9
(.,58)

8. 1
(•56)

Nov. 1996

10. 1
(. 21)

9 .9
(. 14)

9. 3
(. 11)

9. 0
(.55)

7. 5
(• 82)

9. 3
(.57)

9 .9
(.40)

9. 1
(. 25)

9., 0
(. 75)

8. 6
(•48)

9. 5
8. 0
9. 9
9. 5
10., 1
9. 5
9. 5
9. 3
8. 8
( .11)
ft 32)
ft 35)
ft 24)
f ,27)
f ,51)
ft 25)
ft 22)
f ,12)
NE is Northeast, LS is Lake States, CB is Cornbelt, NP is Northern Plains, AP is Appalachia, SE
Southeast, DL is Delta States, SP is Southern Plains, MN is Mountain States, and PA is Pacific.

8. 7
f .35)

Nov

May

May

Nov. 1995

'

May

Feb. 1997

Standard errors are in parentheses below each estimate. Standard errors are calculated from 100
replications of a bootstrap procedure (resampling of banks) in each region.




SECTION II:

SELECTED STATISTICS FROM THE QUARTERLY REPORTS OF CONDITION OF COMMERCIAL BANKS

TABLES•

Page

Commercial banks:
II.A
II.B
II.C
II.D
II.E

Estimated
Estimated
Estimated
Estimated
Estimated

volume of farm loans at insured commercial banks
delinquent non-real-estate farm loans at insured commercial banks
net charge-offs of non-real-estate farm loans at insured commercial banks
delinquent real estate farm loans at insured commercial banks
net charge-offs of real estate farm loans at insured commercial banks

19
20
21
22
23

Agricultural banks:
II. F
II.G
II.H
II. I

Distribution of agricultural banks by ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans
Distribution of agricultural banks by rate of return to equity
Loan-deposit ratios at agricultural banks
Failures of agricultural banks

24
25
26
27

SOURCES OF DATA:
The data in tables II.A through II.H are prepared using data from the quarterly reports of condition and
income for commercial banks. Delinquencies and charge - offs of non-real- estate farm loans for the nation as a
whole (table II.B and table II.C) are estimated from reports of banks that hold more than 90 percent of total
non-real-estate farm loans. The incomplete coverage arises because banks with less than $300 million in
assets have been excused from some reporting requirements. First, these smaller banks report delinquencies
and charge-offs of "agricultural loans" according to the particular bank's own definition, which may include
loans that are secured by farm real estate. Furthermore, small banks that hold less than 5 percent of total
loans as farm production loans are not required to report any information regarding delinquencies or chargeoffs of "agricultural loans." In constructing the data presented in the tables, banks that are not required
to report these data are assumed to have the same delinquency rates as those that do report. Recently, banks
began to report delinquencies of loans that are secured by farm real estate. These data, which are shown in
tables II.D and II. E, are reported by all banks, regardless of the size of the institution or the relative
amounts of farm loans that they hold. Because "agricultural loans" and loans secured by farm real estate may
overlap for some small banks, it is unclear whether it is proper to add the data in table II.B to its
counterpart in table II.D to obtain total agricultural delinquencies. A similar caveat applies to the data
concerning charge-offs in tables II.C and II.E.
Examination of total lending at banks that have a high exposure to agricultural loans provides an alternative
perspective on the agricultural lending situation. Agricultural banks in table II.D through table II.I are
those that have a proportion of farm loans (real estate plus nonreal estate) to total loans that is greater
than the unweighted average at all banks. The estimate of this average was 15.4 percent in December of 1996.
Information on failed banks (table II.I) is obtained from news releases of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, with agricultural banks broken out in our tabulation according to the definition stated in the
previous paragraph.




SECTION II: (continued)

Recent Developments:
Loans outstanding: At year-end 1996, the volume of farm loans was 2.8 percent greater than year-end 1995.
This rate of increase in farm loans was considerably lower than the rate that has prevailed for most of the
1990s: indeed, and it was more than 5 percentage points less than the average rate of year-over-year growth
that was seen in 1994. The slowdown in the growth of the volume of loans outstanding at commercial banks
was apparent for both real estate and nonreal estate loans - - the volume of farm real estate debt that was
held by commercial banks was 4.6 percent above the reading from one year earlier, while farm nonreal estate
debt was up 1.8 percent. Both readings were near the low end of the range of growth rates seen during the
past decade or so.
Problem loans: At the end of December 1996, delinquent farm non-real-estate loans amounted to $1.0 billion,
about 2.4 percent of such loans outstanding. Both in absolute levels and as a percentage of loans
outstanding, these figures provided further evidence of a slight increase in delinquencies that first was
noticeable in the first quarter of 1996. The pickup in delinquencies of farm non-real-estate loans likely
reflected assorted production problems in 1996 for crops and cattle that arose in part from poor weather
conditions in many parts of the Midwest. Net charge- offs of farm non-real- estate loans remained up as well,
apparently as agricultural bankers dealt promptly with problem agricultural loans. The volume outstanding
of delinquent farm real estate loans was unchanged from year-earlier levels, and charge-offs of these loans
were about flat as well. The proportion of agricultural banks that reported a level of nonperforming loans
that was greater than 2 percent of total loans was the highest since December 1993. Although farm banks now
may face a bit less favorable operating environment than they have enjoyed since the latter 1980s, by far
the majority of agricultural banks continued to report few problem loans.
Performance of agricultural banks: The average rate of return on assets at agricultural banks in 1996 was
1.2 percent, identical to the annual return at agricultural banks for the past several years. On December
31, 1996, the average capital ratio for agricultural banks remained near the highs seen in mid 1995.
Although capital ratios edged down slightly in early 1996 as the volume of problem loans grew, agricultural
banks remained well- capitalized when compared to their average level of capital over the past decade. As
has been the case for the past three or four years, at the close of 1996, the ratio of loans to deposits at
agricultural banks remained quite high relative to historical norms.
Failures of agricultural banks: No agricultural banks failed in the first quarter of 1997. Given the strong
capital positions of most agricultural banks and their low levels of problem loans, the number of failures
seems likely to remain fairly small in coming quarters.




TABLE II.A
FARM DEBT OUTSTANDING AT COMMERCIAL BANKS, END OF QUARTER
LOAN VOLUME,
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
TOTAL
LOANS

1989 Ql.

REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

44.2
47.0
48.0
47.4

15.8
16.3
16.5

NONREAL
ESTATE
LOANS

PERCENT CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS QUARTER
TOTAL
LOANS

REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

NONREAL
ESTATE
LOANS

TOTAL
LOANS

-4.7
8.2
2.5
-2.2

3.2
3.5
4.1
4.9

7.5
7.6
7.6
8.0

1.5
2.4
3.3

-0.6

-4.7
8.7
4.1
-0.9

4.3
4.3
5.3
5.7

5.9
5.1
5.0
3.5

3.4
3.9
5.5
6.9

1.5
3.4
1.4
0.6

-2.8
7.7
3.1
-2.7

7.4
7.2
6.6
5.7

4.3
5.5
5.8
7.0

9.1

2.7
3.3
1.9
-0.2

-4.6
7.8
1.9
-4.4

4.9
4.9
4.2
2.9

8.2

0.5
3.1

-5.3
7.8
4.9

1.7

0.1

-0.8

1.8

-3.4

-2.2
6.3

2.7
3.0

16.6

28.4
30.7
31.5
30.8

-1.2

0.9

46.1
49.0
50.5
50.1

16.8
17.1
17.3
17.2

29.3
31.9
33.2
32.9

-2.8
6.4
3.1
-0.8

0.7
2.2

49.5
52.6
53.9
53.0

17.5

-1.3

18.3
18.4

32.0
34.5
35.6
34.6

51.9
55.1
56.2
54.5

18.9
19.5
19.9
19.9

33.0
35.6
36.2
34.7

-2.1

03.
04.

52.8
56.0
58.0
57.7

20.0
20.6
20.8
20.9

32.8
35.4
37.1
36.8

-3.2
6.0
3.5
-0.5

1994 Ql.

56.8

35.5
39.2
40.6
38.7

-1.5
7.6
3.1
-2.7
-2.3

02.

03.
04.
1990 Ql.

02.
03.
04.

1991 Ql.

02.

03.
04.
1992 Ql.

02.
03.
04.

1993 Ql.

02.

18.1

2.1

6.2

2.5
-1.6

6.2

1.9
-2.9

03.
04.

63.0
61.3

21.2
21.9
22.4
22.6

1995 Ql.

59.9
63.5
65.3
63.7

22.9
23.6
23.8
23.9

36.9
40.0
41.5
39.8

2.9
-2.5

61.7
65.7
66.6
65.5

24.0
24.7
24.9
25.0

37.7
41.0
41.6
40.5

-3.1
6.5
1.3
-1.6

02.

02.

03.
04.

1996 Ql.




02.

03.
04.

61.1

6.1

PERCENT CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS YEAR

1.2

1.1

1.2

3.2
2.2
0.7

1.6
2.7

1.1
0.4

0.5
2.7

1.1
0.3

REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

NONREAL
ESTATE
LOANS

1.0

8.1

7.1
5.1

8.1
8.6

7.8

3.1
3.2
1.9
0.2

5.6
5.4
4.7
5.0

-0.5
-0.6
2.4
6.2

7.6
9.1
8.7

6.2

6.4
6.4
7.5
8.2

8.3
10.7
9.3
5.2

-4.6
8.2
3.9
-4.1

5.4
4.0
3.7
3.9

8.0
7.5
6.3
5.9

3.9
2.0
2.3
2.8

-5.3
8.9
1.5
-2.8

3.1
3.4
1.9
2.8

4.8
4.7
4.7
4.6

2.0
2.7
0.3

10.2
3.6
-4.6

1.6

3.2
5.8

1.8

20

TABLE II.B
ESTIMATED DELINQUENT FARM NON-REAL-ESTATE LOAMS
INSURED COMMERCIAL BANKS

TOTAL

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

AS PERCENTAGE OF OUTSTANDING FARM PRODUCTION LOANS

NONPERFORMING

NONPERFORMING

PAST DUE
30 TO 89
DAYS
ACCRUING

PAST DUE
90 DAYS
ACCRUING

NONACCRUAL

MEMO:
RESTRUCTURED
LOANS IN
COMPLIANCE

MEMO:
RESTRUCTURED
LOANS IN
COMPLIANCE

TOTAL

PAST DUE
30 TO 89
DAYS
ACCRUING

4 .5
.
3 .7
,
3 .1
.
3 .2
2 .8
2 .2
2 .0
2 .1
2 .4

1 .2
.
1..3
1 .3
,
1 .3
.
1 .0
0 .8
0 .9
0 .9
1. 2

.
3 .3
2..3
1..9
1..9
1..8
1 .4
1 .1
1 .1
1 .3

0.,5
0.,5
0..3
0..3
0..3
0..2
0..2
0..3
0,.3

2 .9
.
1 .9
.
1 .6
.
1 ., 6
1 .5
1 .2
0 .9
0 .9
1 .0

1.6
1 .4
.
1 .1
,
0 .9
,
0 .7
.
0 .5
0 .4
0 .0
0 .0

PAST DUE
90 DAYS
ACCRUING

NONACCRUAL

-December 31 of year indicated1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

1
1
1
I
1
1
1
1
1

1 .4
•
1 .1
,
1 .0
1 .1
1 .0
0 .8
0 .8
0 .8
1 .0

0..4
0 .4
.
0..4
0..4
0,.3
0..3
0 .3
.
0 .4
0,.5

1.,0
0..7
0.. 6
0..7
0..6
0..5
0..4
0..4
0,.5

0..1
0..1
0-.1
0..1
0..1
0..1
0..1
0..1
0..1

0..9
0..6
0..5
0..5
0,.5
0,.4
0..3
0 .3
0 .4

0..5
0..4
0 .4
.
0..3
0 .2
.
0,.2
0 .1
.
0..0
0 .0

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

-End of quarter-

1993 Q4.

0.3

0.5

0.1

0.4

0.2

2.2

0.8

1.4

0.2

1.2

0.5

1994 Ql.
Q2.
03.
Q4.

0.5
0.3
0.3
0.3

0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1

3.1
2.2
1.9
2.0

1.5
0.7
0.6
0.9

1.6
1.5
1.3
1.1

0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2

1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4

1995 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
04.

1.1
0.9
0.8
0.8

0.6
0.4
0.3
0.4

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

2.9
2.3
1.9
2.1

1.6
0.9
0.7
0.9

1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1

0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3

1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

1996 Ql.

1.3
1.2
1.0
1.0

0.7
0.5
0.3
0.5

0.6
0.7
0.6
0.5

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1

0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

3.4
2.8
2.3
2.4

1.8
1.2
0.8
1.2

1.6
1.6
1.5
1.3

0.5
0.5
0.4
0.3

1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

02.
Q3.
04.

Data are estimates of the national totals for farm non-real-estate loans. After 1984, estimates are based on reports from banks that hold more than 90
percent of such loans.
Earlier, only large banks that held about one-fourth of such loans reported nonaccrual and renegotiated farm loans; for other banks,
estimates of delinquent farm loans are based on a study of delinquent total loans at these banks.




*

#

#

#

#

e

•

•

#

•

#

TABLE II .C
ESTIMATED MET CHARGE-OFFS OF MOM-REAL-ESTATE FARM LOA1IS
INSURED COMMERCIAL BANKS*

TOTAL
1 9 89
1 9 90
1 9 91
1992
1993
1994
1 9 95
1 9 96

I
I
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I
I
I
I
I

91
51
105
82
54

69
51

95

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

10
-5
12
14
7
10
-2
16

26
19
25
20
16
11
14
27

15
10
36
29
5
15
13
24

40
28
32
18
26
33
25
30

TOTAL
I
|
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I
I
I
I
I

0.27
0.20
0.32
0.24
0.15
0.19
0.13
0.24

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

0.03
-0.02
0.04
0.04
0.02
0.03
-0.00
0.04

0.09
0.06
0.08
0.06
0.05
0.03
0.04
0.07

0.05
0.03
0.10
0.08
0.01
0.04
0.03
0.06

0.13
0.08
0.09
0.05
0.07
0.08
0.06
0.07

* Data are estimates of the national charge-offs of farm non-real-estate loans based on reports from banks that hold more than
90 percent of the outstanding national volume of such loans. Additional uncertainty of the estimates arises because small
banks report only charge-offs of 'agricultural' loans as defined by each bank for its internal purposes. Banks first reported
these data on the March 1984 Report of Income.




21

TABLE II.D
DELINQUENT FARM REAL ESTATE LOANS
INSURED COMMERCIAL BANKS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
AS PERCENTAGE OF OUTSTANDING
FARM REAL ESTATE LOANS
NONPERFORMING

NONPERFORMING

TOTAL

PAST DUE
30 TO 89
DAYS
ACCRUING

TOTAL

PAST DUE
90 DAYS
ACCRUING

NONACCRUAL

TOTAL

PAST DUE
30 TO 89
DAYS
ACCRUING

TOTAL

PAST DUE
90 DAYS
ACCRUING

NONACCRUAL

-December 31 of year indicated1. 0

1

0 .. 4

0 . 2

0. 3

0 . 1

0 . 2

1

2 . 1

0..8

1. 3

0..3

1 9 9 3 .

1

0 .. 4

0. 1

0. 2

0 . 0

0 . 2

1

1. 8

0..7

1. 1

0..2

0. 8

1 9 9 4 .

1

0 .. 3

0.,1

0 .,2

0. 0

0 . 1

1

1. 5

0.,7

0. 8

0..2

0. 6

1 9 9 5 .

1

0 .. 5

0. 2

0 .,2

0. 1

0 . 1

1

2 . 1

1..0

1..0

0..4

1 9 9 6 .

1

0.. 4

0., 2

0.. 2

0. 1

0 . 1

1

1. 5

0., 7

0., 8

0.. 3

0.. 6
0.. 6

0., 7

1..1

0.. 2

0.. 8

1.. 0

1.. 1

0.. 4
0.. 4
0.. 3
0.. 2

0.. 7
0.. 7
0.. 7
0.. 6

0.. 3
0.. 3
0,. 3
0.. 2

0.. 6
0.. 6
0.. 6
0.. 6

0.. 4
0. 4
0. 4
0. 3

0.. 6
0.. 6
0.. 6
0.. 6

1 9 9 2

.

i o v t" r Lcl
iV
EiilvJl 'Uf L/ T IqUdl

... XT' r-\ /-Q

1 9 9 3

1 9 9 4

1

o.. 4

0.. 1

0.. 2

0.. 0

1
1
1
1

0.. 4
0.. 4
0.. 3
0.. 3

0.. 2
0.. 1
0.. 1
0.. 1

0.. 2
0.. 2
0.. 2
0.. 2

0.. 1
0..
0.. 1
0.. 0

04...

1
1
1
1

0.. 4
0.. 4
0.. 3
o.. 4

0.. 2
0.. 1
0.. 1
0.. 2

0.. 2
0.. 2
0.. 2
0.. 2

0.. 1
0.. 1
0.. 1
0.. 1

0 1 -

1

0 . 5

1

0. 4

0,. 2
0. 2
0. 1
0. 2

0,. 2
0,. 3
0. 2
0,. 2

0.. 1
0.. 1
0.. 1
0,. 1

04...
0 1 . .

.

02...
03...
04...
1 9 9 5

0 1 .

. .

02...
0 3 . . .

1 9 9 6

. •

0 2 . . .
0 3 . . .

1

0 .4

04...

1

0 .4

1

All commercial banks began to report these data in 1991.




—

0 . 2

1

1..8

0 . 2

1

2..1

0 . 2

1

1..6

0 . 1

1

1..5

0 . 1

1

1..5

0 . 1

1

1.. 9

0 . 1

1

1.. 5

0 . 1

1

1..4

0 . 1

I

1.. 5

0 . 1

I

2.. 1

0 . 1

1

0 . 1

1

0 . 1

1

1.. 7
1.. 5
1.. 5

0.. 6
0.. 5
0.. 7
0.. 9
0.. 6
0.. 5
0,. 7
1. 0
0,. 7
0. 5
0. 7

1..0
1..0

0.. 8
1.. 0

0.. 9
0.. 9
0.. 8
1.. 0
1. 0
1 .0

0,. 8

TABLE II.E
MET CHARGE-OFFS OF REAL ESTATE FARM LOANS
INSURED COMMERCIAL BANKS*
ESTIMATED AMOUNT
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ANNUAL
TOTAL
199 1
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

I
|
I
I
I
|

16
20
6
-1
3
1

Q2

01

1
4
0

CHARGE-OFFS AS A PERCENTAGE
OF SUCH LOANS OUTSTANDING

Q3

4
7
4
1 2
- 1 - 1 0
- 0 - 0
2
1
1
1

Q4

5

6
6
3
1
2
2

ANNUAL
TOTAL

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

0,.09
0.. 11
0..03
0..00
0.,01
0..01

0,.004
0,.019
0,.002
-0..004
-0..001
-0,.004

0..027
0..033
0..003
-0..004
-0,.001
-0,.003

0..022
0..022
0..008
0..002
0..006
0..003

0..034
0,.029
0..015
0..003
0..007
0..009

* All commercial banks began to report these data in 1991.




23

TABLE II.F

DISTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURAL BANKS BY THE SHARE OF THEIR LOAMS THAT ARE MOWPERFORMING*

NONPERFORMING LOANS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL LOANS

TOTAL

UNDER
2.0

2.0
TO
4.9

5.0
TO
9.9

10.0
TO
14.9

15.0
TO
19.9

20.0
AND
OVER

-Percentage distribution, December 31 of year indicated.0
100 ,
100,.0
.0
100 ,
100,.0
100 .0
100,.0
.0
100 .
100 ,
.0
100 .0

1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

59 .
.0
65,.8
.6
69 ,
70,.8
76,.2
80,.6
.5
85 ,
83 ,
.7
81 .8
,

28..9
25., 1
22.,7
22.,3
18..9
15..9
12 .
,3
13 .8
,
15,.5

9.,7
7,
.6
6..4
5..8
3,.9
2,.8
1,.9
2,. 1
2,.3

1 .9
,
1 .2
,
1 .0
,
0,.7
0 .8
.
0,. 6
0,.2
0 .3
0 .2

.
0 .4
0 .2
,
0 .2
,
,
0 .3
0 .1
,
0 .1
,
0 .1
.
0 .1
.
0 .1

0.,2
0..1
0 .0
,
0..1
0,.0
0,.0
0,.0
0 .1
0 .1

- Percentage distribution, end of quarter
1994 01...
02...
03...
04...

1
|
1
1

100.,0
100 .
,0
100..0
100 .
.0

79 ,
.2
81 ,
.1
.6
83 ,
85 ,
.5

16.,8
16..0
13 ,
.6
12 . 3

3.,3
2..4
2 .4
,
1,.9

0 .5
.
0..4
0..3
0..2

.
0 .1
0 .1
.
0..0
0 .1
,

0..0
0..0
0,.0
0,.0

1995 oi...
02...
03...
04-.

1
I
1
1

100 ,
.0
100 ,
.0
100,.0
.0
100 ,

81 ,
.7
82 .1
83 .
.0
83 .7

15,. 3
15,.0
14 .3
,
13 ., 8

2,.7
2,. 5
2,.3
2.
,1

0,.2
0,.2
0,.3
0,.3

0 .1
,
0 .1
.
0 .0
.
0 .1

0 .1
,
0,.1
0,.1
0,.1

1996 oi...
02-.
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

100 .0
100 .0
100 .0
100 .0

78 .4
78 .5
79 .3
81 .8

17 .2
.
16 .9
17 .0
15 .5

3 .5
3 .9
3. 1
2 .3

0 .5
0 .6
0 .5
0 .2

0 .1
0 .1
0 .1
0 .1

0,.1
0 .1
0 .1
0 .1

* Nonperforming loans are loans in nonaccrual status or past due 90 days or more. Renegotiated or restructured loans
in compliance with the modified terms are not included. Agricultural banks are defined in the introduction to
section II.




TABLE II.O

SELECTED MEASURES OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER BANKS*
AVERAGE RATE
OF RETURN
TO EQUITY

NET INCOME AS A PERCENTAGE
OF AVERAGE EQUITY AT
AGRICULTURAL BANKS

0
ALL BANKS

NEGATIVE

TO
4

5
TO
9

15
TO
19

20
TO
24

25
AND
OVER

12.,0
14.,0
12.,9
13.,4
19..8
18..5
17..1
13. 3
14..3

3..0
4.,0
2. 6
2.,5
5.,1
4..6
3. 3
2..4
2 .6

2. 0
3 .0
1 .1
0,.9
1 .7
1 .3
0 .9
0 .6
0 .5

10
TO
14

AVERAGE
CAPITAL RATIO
(PERCENT)

NET CHARGE-OFFS
AS PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL LOANS

RATE
OF RETURN
TO ASSETS

AGRICULTURAL
BANKS

OTHER
SMALL
BANKS

AGRICULTURAL
BANKS

OTHER
SMALL
BANKS

AGRICULTURAL
BANKS

OTHER
SMALL
BANKS

AGRICULTURAL
BANKS

OTHER
SMALL
BANKS

10. 0
11. 0
10. 8
10. 9
12. 6
12. 4
11.,9
11. 3
11..5

9. 0
10. 0
8. 5
8. 9
11. 5
12. 4
12. 4
11. 6
11. 6

0. 9
1. 0
1. 0
1. 0
1. 2
1. 2
1. 2
1. 2
1. 2

0..7
0..8
0,.7
0 .7
1 .0
1 .1
1 .1
1 .1
1 .1

0..7
0..6
0..4
0 .4
0 .4
0 .2
0 .2
0 .2
0 .3

0. 7
0. 7
0.,7
0. 8
0..7
0..4
0..3
0..3
0 .3

9..9
10..1
9..9
10..1
10..4
10 .8
10,.7
11 .1
10 .9

8..8
9.,0
9..0
9..2
9 .5
10 .0
9 .9
10 .5
10,.6

-percentage distribution1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

I
|
|
|
|
I
I
I
I

100. 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100. 0
100. 0
100.,0
100,,0

9. 0
5. 0
4. 9
4. 1
1. 9
1. 5
1. 5
1. 4
2.,0

9. 0
7. 0
7. 5
7.,7
5.,0
5.,7
5.,7
5.,6
5,,5

30. 0
29. 0
33. 4
32. 2
25.,5
27,.8
31. 3
36..8
33..5

36. 0
38. 0
37. 6
39. 2
41. 1
40. 6
40. 2
39..9
41..5

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
QUARTBRLY

YEAR TO DATE
1994 Ql. . .
Q2. . .
Q3 • . •
Q4. . .

100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
100., 0

0
2
2
9

3. 1
6. 3
9. 4
12. 4

0. 3
0. 6
0. 9
1. 2

0. 3
0. 6
0..9
1..1

0..0
0..1
0..1
0,.2

0. 1
0. 1
0. 2
0. 3

11. 0
11. 0
11. 1
10. 7

10. 1
10. 1
10. 1
9. 9

1995 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

..
..
..
..

100. 0
100. 0
100..0
100..0

0
8
9
3

3. 1
6. 1
9. 3
11. 6

0. 3
0. 6
0. 9
1. 2

0. 3
0..6
0..9
1..1

0,.0
0,.1
0,.1
0,.2

0..1
0..1
0. 2
0. 3

11.,1
11. 3
11..3
11..1

10. 3
10..4
10..5
10,.5

1996 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

. .
..
..
..

100..0
100..0
100..0
100..0

1
2
2
.5

3..1
6..1
9..0
11..6

0. 3
0..6
0..9
1..2

0. 3
0,.6
0..9
1 .1

0 .0
0 .1
0 .2
0 .3

0..1
0,.1
0,.2
0 .3

11,.0
11 .0
11 .0
10 .9

10 .6
10 .5
10 .5
10 .6

* Agricultural and other banks are defined in the introduction to section II; email bank# have less than 500 million dollars in assets.
Total primary and secondary capital (items that are available at the end of the period specified) are measured as a percentage of total assets.
Quarterly data in the lower panel are cumulative through the end of the quarter indicated and, for periods of less than a year, are not comparable to
the annual data in the upper panel.




25

TABLE II.H
AVERAGE LOAN-DEPOSIT RATIOS AT AGRICULTURAL BANKS IN SELECTED FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS*
DECEMBER 31

U-S.

CLEVELAND

ATLANTA

CHICAGO

MINNEAPOLIS

ST. LOUIS

KANSAS
CITY

DALLAS

SAN
FRANCISC<^

MINIMUM
FARM LOAN
RATIO

NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS' NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

3955
3854
3723
3550
3482
3347

0..551
0..555
0..582
0..625
0..641
0..658

71
75
67
56
60
55

0 .642
0,.643
0,.660
0,.707
0,.717
0,.775

133
131
130
125
135
126

0..609
0..607
0..618
0..646
0..647
0..682

969
948
912
860
841
814

0..572
0.. 574
0..600
0..643
0.. 658
0..681

470
456
432
402
393
384

0..567
0..563
0..590
0..629
0..654
0..66 6

725
694
669
658
637
619

0..569
0..579
0..615
0.. 674
0.. 681
0..698

1135
1092
1063
1014
981
944

0..522
0.,533
0..566
0.,618
0..634
0..649

378
384
378
366
359
331

0,.438
0,.422
0,.442
0,.474
0..499
0,.492

60
61
58
53
55
55

0,.711
0..708.
0,.733
0..747
0..741
0,.734

16 .56
16 .72
,
17 .04
,
16 .99
,
15..79
15 .41
,

1994 01...
Q2...
03...
04...

3705
3689
3640
3550

0..586
0. 621
0..643
0. 625

66
64
61
56

0..670
0..704
0..701
0..707

132
138
131
125

0..620
0..652
0..669
0..646

894
886
889
860

0..606
0..634
0.. 658
0.. 643

421
431
432
402

0..590
0..626
0..657
0..629

672
668
664
658

0..622
0.. 677
0..702
0.. 674

1057
1046
1023
1014

0..570
0..601
0., 618
0.,618

387
379
367
366

0,.453
0..476
0,.503
0,.474

58
59
56
53

0..749
0..764
0..768
0,.747

16 .88
.
17 .42
,
17 .55
.
16,.99

1995 01...
02...
03...
04...

3484
3488
3617
3482

0. 634
0.,655
0..668
0..641

56
55
64
60

0..718
0..730
0..736
0..717

129
136
150
135

0..653
0..668
0..680
0..647

847
844
868
841

0..650
0..664
0.. 685
0..658

389
397
432
393

0..634
0..665
0..692
0..654

638
639
652
637

0..684
0..714
0..717
0.,681

993
984
1007
981

0. 622
0.,637
0.,647
0.,634

364
361
368
359

0..491
0..518
0,.525
0,.499

50
52
56
55

0..768
0..791
0..763
0..741

16 .75
,
17 .12
,
17 .27
,
15..79

1996 oi...
02...
03...
04...

3471
3461
3400
3347

0..639
0..665
0.. 674
0..658

58
57
58
55

0..721
0..743
0..780
0..775

143
151
140
126

0..664
0..690
0..708
0..682

828
829
814
814

0.,657
0..671
0..690
0..681

394
402
406
384

0..650
0..692
0..699
0..666

632
630
623
619

0..682
0.,712
0.,716
0.,698

978
964
952
944

0.,629
0. 651
0. 662
0. 649

357
349
331
331

0..489
0..515
0.,510
0..492

57
54
54
55

0..737
0..778
0..757
0..734

15,.46
15,.94
15,.84
15,.41

* The loan-deposit ratio is defined as total loans divided by total deposits.
that shown in the last column, as described in the introduction to section II.




Agricultural banks are defined as banks with a farm loan ratio at least as great as




TABLE II.I
FAILURES OF AGRICULTURAL BANKS*
NUMBER OF FAILURES

1986.., . .
1987
..
1988.... , ,
1989.... . ,
1990
..
1991..., . .
1992.... . .
1993
..
1994.... . .
1995
..
1996
..
1997
..

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

ANNUAL
TOTAL

14
22
11
5
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0

14
19
6
7
5
2
1
2
0
0
2

21
12
12
5
6
3
1
2
0
0
0

16
16
7
5
3
1
4
0
0
0
0

65
69
36
22
17
8
7
5
0
0
2

* *

* *

* *

* Data exclude banks assisted to prevent failure. Industrial
banks and mutual savings banks also are excluded. Agricultural
banks are defined in the introduction to section II.

SECTION III:

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF FARM CREDIT CONDITIONS AND FARM LAND VALUES

TABLES•
III.A
III.B
III.C
III.D
III.E

Page
Nonreal estate lending experience
Expected change in non-real- estate loan volume and repayment conditions
Average loan/deposit ratio, and other indicators of relative credit availability
Interest rates
Trends in real estate values and loan volume

30
32
34
36
38

SOURCES OF DATA:
Data are from quarterly surveys of agricultural credit conditions at commercial banks. These surveys are
conducted at the end of each quarter by five Federal Reserve Banks. The size of the surveys differs
considerably, as is noted in the information below. In addition, the five surveys differ in subject matter
covered (as is evident in the tables), wording of basically similar questions, arid type of banks covered.
Most of the differences in wording are reflected in the use of different column headings on the two pages of
each table. The states included in each district are indicated in the table headings: states that fall only
partly within a given district are marked with asterisks.
Beginning in 1994, the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank revised its survey considerably. Many questions were
changed and it was not always possible to match the data to the categories that we have shown in previous
editions of the Databook. Whenever possible, we have tried to fit the data from the revised survey into the
older format. Series that were discontinued show no data for the first quarter, while those that were added
suddenly appear. When a significant break in the data occurred, we included the new data and added a footnote
to highlight the changes.
Research departments at each of the five Reserve Banks issue more detailed quarterly reports on their survey
results; these reports are available at the addresses given below.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Box 834, Chicago, Illinois, 60690
The sample includes member banks at which farm loans represented 25 percent or more of total loans as of
June 1972 (a 10 percent standard is used for banks in the state of Michigan). The sample has undergone
periodic review. The latest survey results were based on the responses of about 450 banks.
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Federal Reserve P.O. Station, Kansas City Missouri 64198
The sample chosen originally in 1976 consisted of 181 banks selected from banks at which farm loans
constituted 50 percent or more of total loans, with appropriate representation of all farm areas. The sample
was redrawn and significantly expanded in 1987; roughly 300 banks responded to the latest survey.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480
Before 1987, the sample provided a cross-section of banks of all sizes that were engaged in farm lending.
Members of the Upper Midwest Agricultural Credit Council formed the core of the survey panel. Beginning in
1987, the sample was redrawn to include only banks at which farm loans represented 25 percent or more of total
loans. As outlined above, the Minneapolis survey was changed considerably beginning in the first quarter of
1994. In recent surveys, about 130 banks responded.




Section III: (continued)
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. P.O. Box 655906, Dallas, Texas 75265-5906
The sample is stratified regionally and includes banks at which farm loans are relatively important or
which hold a major portion of bank loans in their region. The sample was enlarged in the first quarter of
1985 and was redrawn in the second quarter of 1989. The results for the most recent quarter were based on the
responses from about 200 respondents.
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Richmond, Virginia 23261
The number of agricultural banks in this district is much smaller than those of the other districts. When
the survey was initiated in 1975, the sample consisted of 43 banks of all sizes; banks with larger amounts of
farm loans were sampled more heavily. More recently, the sample has consisted of about 30 banks, roughly
three-fourths of which typically respond to the quarterly surveys.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:
Bankers responding to the surveys indicated that the demand for farm loans was roughly unchanged in the
fourth quarter of 1996. Repayment rates improved somewhat in both the Dallas and Kansas City districts, where
in the past spring and summer drought and low prices for cattle had reduced farm returns.
Bankers in the Chicago and Dallas districts continued to anticipate higher loan volumes for feeder livestock,
and bankers responding to the Minneapolis survey seemed to become more optimistic about the demand for loans
for feeder livestock. Relative to one year earlier, bankers in the Chicago district anticipate stronger
demand for loans to facilitate crop storage.
The ratio of loans to deposits edged above year-earlier levels at banks in the Chicago and Kansas City
districts. Despite the high level of this measure of liquidity, most bankers characterized their loan-deposit
ratio as "lower than desired".
Reported rates of interest on farm loans were little changed in all districts in the fourth quarter of 1996.
The year-over-year rate of increase in the price for agricultural land seemed to slow a bit in the Chicago
district, but still, prices for farmland in that district were up 10 percent over the four quarters of 1996.
Year-over-year changes in other districts ranged from a decline of 13 percent in the Richmond district to
increases of about 4 percent in the Kansas City and Minneapolis districts.




29

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.A
FARM NONREAL ESTATE LENDING EXPERIENCE COMPARED WITH A YEAR EARLIER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS REPORTING)
DEMAND FOR LOANS
LOWER
III .A1

SAME

FUND AVAILABILITY

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

LOAN REPAYMENT RATE

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

LOWER

SAME

COLLATERAL REQUIRED

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

SEVENTH (CHICAGO) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( IL*, IN*, IA, MI*, WI* ) AGRICULTURAL BANKS

1

21

46

33

1

18

63

19

1

18

53

29

1995 Ql. .
02.. .
03.. .
04.. •

1
1
1
1

15
13
13
20

49
50
52
48

37
37
36
32

1
1
1
1

20
14
16
6

64
67
65
65

16
18
19
29

1
1
1
1

19
16
13
15

64
76
76
53

1996 01. .
02.. .
03.. .
04.. •

1
1
1
1

15
17
17
14

44
49
45
50

41
34
38
36

1
1
1
1

6
11
11
9

62
65
65
71

31
24
24
19

1
1
1
1

13
13
7
24

57
66
74
58

24

60

17

1

1

90

9

17
9
11
32

17
13
13
29

63
71
72
57

20
16
16
14

1

1

1
1

1
1

87
89
90
90

12
10
9
9

30
21
19
18

29
23
23
19

56
62
69
61

15
16
8
21

1
1
I

1
1
0

91
89
92
90

9
10
7
10

1

TENTH (KANSAS CITY) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( CO,
, KS, MO*, NB, NM*, OK, WY) AGRICULTURAL BANKS

1994 04. .•

1

9

56

35

1

26

65

9

1

25

65

10

1995 Ql. .
02.. .
03. ..
04. .•

1
1
1
1

10
11
16
16

51
58
53
56

39
32
32
28

1
1
1
1

21
18
20
14

69
69
67
66

10
14
14
20

1
1
1
1

28
32
32
43

67
67
63
53

1996 Ql. .
02.. .
03.. .
04. .•

1
1
1
1

18
15
14
11

56
54
60
64

26
30
26
26

1
1
1
1

10
16
16
12

69
66
67
71

21
19
16
17

1
1
1
1

51
38
22
15

III, A3

RENEWALS OR EXTENSIONS

HIGHER

1994 Q4. .•

III . A2

QQ

10

69

21

1

o

89

11

5
1
5
4

6
2
5
5

69
70
67
55

25
27
28
41

1
1
1
1

0
0
0
1

87
88
86
84

13
12
13
15

46
58
65
66

4
4
13
20

5
6
11
14

49
57
67
70

45
37
23
16

1
1
1
1

1
1
0
1

79
78
84
87

20
22
16
13

13

68

20

1

o

88

11

1

ELEVENTH (DALLAS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( LA*, NM*, TX )

1994 04.. .

1

13

54

33

1

7

71

22

1

16

72

12

1995 Ql..
02. ..
03.. .
04.. •

1
1
1
1

13
12
17
20

53
50
50
44

34
38
33
35

1
1
1
1

8
8
10
9

78
79
76
78

14
14
14
14

1
1
1
1

20
21
28
40

72
74
63
53

7
5
9
7

11
9
12
8

67
70
64
54

22
21
24
39

1
1
1
1

1
0
2
1

83
81
78
75

16
19
20
24

1996 Ql..
02. ..
03.. .
04.. •

1
1
1
1

18
26
24
21

51
42
44
50

31
32
32
28

1
1
1
1

5
7
8
7

73
77
75
74

22
16
16
19

1
1
1
1

49
59
44
31

45
39
47
53

6
2
9
17

7
2
8
10

41
38
48
51

52
60
44
40

1
1
1
1

0
0
1
0

66
61
65
73

34
39
34
27




1

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OP AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.A (CONTINUED)
FARM NONRBAL ESTATE LENDING EXPERIENCE COMPARED WITH NORMAL CONDITIONS
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS REPORTING)
DEMAND FOR LOANS
LOWER
III.A4
1994 Q4. . .

SAME

FUND AVAILABILITY

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

LOAN REPAYMENT RATE

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

RENEWALS OR EXTENSIONS

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

11

64

25

COLLATERAL REQUIRED

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

1

o

86

14

NINTH (MINNEAPOLIS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( MI*, MN, MT, ND, SD, WI* )

1

1

17

66

17

1

36

47

17

1995 Ql. . .
02...
Q3. ..
04. . .

1
1
1
1

21
20
21
11

66
62
60
62

13
18
20
27

1
1
1
1

43
45
35
36

51
53
59
49

6
2
6
15

10
7
9
4

55
63
66
60

35
30
25
26

1
1
1
1

0
1
1
0

81
74
84
84

1996 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

1
1
1
1

11
12
18
13

57
65
61
67

32
23
21
20

1
1
1
1

46
37
19
34

37
48
69
45

17
14
12
21

15
15
15
17

49
54
68
64

36
31
31
19

1
1
1
1

4
1
1
0

76
75
81
85

20
24
18
15

..
..
..
..
III.A5

1

•

19
25
15
16

FIFTH (RICHMOND) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( MD, NC, SC, VA, WV* )

1994 04...

1

19

71

10

1

0

76

24

1

10

81

10

1

14

76

10

1

o

76

24

1995 Ql. ..
02...
03...
04. ..

1
1
1
1

20
20
32
24

68
76
64
62

12
4
5
14

1
1
1
1

16
12
9
0

72
72
64
76

12
16
27
24

1
1
1

12
12
9
29

84
88
82
67

4
0
9
5

|
|
1
|

12
4
14
5

84
88
68
67

4
8
18
29

1
1
1
1

4
4
0
0

80
84
91
90

16
12
9
10

1996 Ql. . .
02...
03...
04. ..

1
1
1
1

14
12
12
10

71
71
77
76

14
17
12
14

1
I
1
1

0
3
12
3

81
71
67
85

19
26
22
12

1
1
1
1

14
17
17
5

81
78
72
78

5
5
12
17

|
|
|
|

5
3
13
32

75
76
68
56

20
21
18
12

1
1
1
1

0
0
0
2

90
83
85
93

10
17
15
5




31

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.B
FARM NONRBAL ESTATE LOAN VOLUME EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT QUARTER, COMPARED WITH VOLUME OF LOANS MADE A YEAR EARLIER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS REPORTING)
TOTAL
LOWER SAME

FEEDER CATTLE
HIGHER

LOWER SAME

DAIRY
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

CROP STORAGE
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

OPERATING
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

32

FARM MACHINERY
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

HIGHER

SEVENTH (CHICAGO) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (IL*, IN* , IA, MI*, WI*) AGRICULTURAL BANKS

Ill B1
1994 Q4...

1

18

52

30

I

31

62

7

1

21

74

5

1

19

58

23

I

12

46

42

I

16

54

30

1995 Ql. . .
Q2. . .
03...
Q4. . .

1
1
1
1

14
14
15
17

53
60
59
50

33
26
26
32

|
I
I
I

32
38
40
47

62
58
54
48

6
3
6
5

|
|
|
I

19
21
21
21

71
74
75
71

10
5
5
8

|
|
|
|

19
26
23
37

68
65
58
52

13
9
19
11

|
1
|
I

13
11
13
13

42
53
60
46

46
36
27
41

|
|
|
|

15
22
16
8

53
61
55
46

33
17
29
45

1996 Ql. . .
02...
03...
Q4...

1
1
1
1

17
17
17
12

44
54
55
48

39
29
28
40

I
|
|
|

59
62
38
27

38
36
52
59

4
2
10
15

|
I
|
|

23
25
18
22

68
67
72
69

9
8
10
9

1
|
|
|

36
33
16
15

56
57
50
58

8
10
34
27

I
|
I
I

14
12
21
8

37
47
50
39

50
41
29
53

|
I
|
|

10
14
10
12

37
48
39
42

53
38
51
46

ELEVENTH (DALLAS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (LA*, NM*, TX)

III ,B2
1994 04...

1

6

63

31

1

18

68

13

1

13

81

6

1

11

84

6

1

5

60

36

I

12

69

19

1995 Ql. . .
02...
03...
Q4. . .

1
1
1
1

15
16
15
16

65
54
59
57

21
30
25
27

|
|
|
I

22
33
31
41

63
55
50
49

15
12
20
10

|
I
I
I

13
20
25
20

83
78
71
77

3
3
4
3

|
|
|
|

12
11
16
18

86
79
75
71

3
10
9
11

|
|
1
I

12
8
13
15

55
58
54
49

34
33
33
36

|
I
|
|

12
15
23
26

67
69
64
54

21
16
14
20

1996 Ql. . .
02...
Q3...
Q4...

1
1
1
1

30
40
19
18

52
44
58
54

18
17
23
27

|
I
|
I

49
57
31
24

45
36
51
56

6
7
18
20

I
I
|
I

29
31
20
22

71
67
74
73

1
2
7
5

I
1
I
|

29
30
24
20

65
56
63
76

6
14
13
5

|
|
|
I

19
22
18
16

47
42
49
55

34
36
33
30

|
|
|
|

33
42
25
22

56
50
55
63

11
8
20
15

III • B3 FIFTH (RICHMOND) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (MD, NC, SC, VA, WV*)
1994 Q4. ..

1

11

72

17

1

13

81

6

1

7

87

7

1

5

95

0

1

5

71

24

|

0

81

19

1995 Ql. . .
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

17
8
16
20

67
79
74
65

17
13
11
15

|
|
1
I

25
20
18
35

70
80
82
65

5
0
0
0

|
1
I
|

14
21
27
25

76
79
73
75

10
0
0
0

|
|
|
|

14
14
25
20

77
86
60
65

9
0
15
15

1
|
I
I

12
4
15
19

72
88
80
62

16
8
5
19

|
|
|
|

8
4
19
19

71
84
67
67

21
12
14
14

1996 Ql...
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

20
11
11
7

70
73
71
81

10
16
18
12

|
I
I
I

31
35
29
23

69
63
62
75

0
3
10
3

I
I
1
1

20
24
21
19

80
71
71
75

0
6
8
6

|
|
|
|

11
18
13
18

83
68
72
67

6
14
15
14

I
I
|
I

14
7
10
8

57
58
66
70

29
35
24
22

|
|
|
I

10
17
14
7

81
60
66
65

10
22
20
28




FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.B (CONTINUED)
EXPECTED DEMAND FOR FARM LOANS DURING NEXT QUARTER,
COMPARED WITH NORMAL DEMAND
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS REPORTING)
FEEDER LIVESTOCK
LOWER SAME
III.B4
1994 Q4...

OTHER INTERMEDIATE

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

OTHER OPERATING

FARM REAL ESTATE

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

NINTH (MINNEAPOLIS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( Ml

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

FARM MACHINERY

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

MN, MT, ND, SD, WI*)

1

31

61

7

I

13

77

10

1

33

55

12

1

3

66

31

1

24

61

15

.
.
.
.

1
1
1
1

28
47
43
53

68
49
50
36

4
4
7
11

I
I
|
|

15
27
25
26

75
58
64
59

10
16
11
15

1
I
1
I

30
44
38
31

60
48
52
53

10
8
10
16

I
I
1
I

5
5
16
9

58
59
64
62

37
36
20
29

1
1
I
1

29
45
36
32

58
49
55
55

13
7
9
12

1996 Ql. . .
02...
Q3. ..
Q4...

1
1
1
1

52
60
51
28

44
35
41
58

4
6
8
15

|
|
|
|

24
16
17
19

62
68
73
74

14
17
10
7

1
1
I
1

31
28
30
30

50
56
56
60

19
16
14
10

1
1
1
1

5
9
16
14

64
56
65
72

31
35
19
14

I
1
1
I

30
24
24
26

54
58
54
57

15
18
22
17

1995 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

.
.
.
.




FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.C
AVERAGE LOAN-TO-DEPOSIT RATIO AND OTHER INDICATORS OF RELATIVE CREDIT AVAILABILITY (PERCENTAGE OF BANKS REPORTING)
AVERAGE
LOAN-TODEPOSIT
RATIO,
END OF
QUARTER
PERCENT
Ill .CI

REFUSED OR
REDUCED A
FARM LOAN
BECAUSE OF
A SHORTAGE
OF LOANABLE
FUNDS

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO IS
LOWER
AT
THAN
DESIRED
DESIRED LEVEL

HIGHER
THAN
DESIRED

1

64

1

50

32

18

1

1995 Ql...
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

65
66
67
65

1
1
1
1

49
48
51
53

34
35
32
36

17
17
17
11

|
|
|
|

1996 Ql...
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

65
66
68
68

1
1
1
1

56
54
50
48

30
32
33
35

14
14
17
17

|
|
|
|

NONE

1

NONBANK AGENCIES

COMPARED WITH
A YEAR EARLIER
LOWER SAME
HIGHER

NONE

COMPARED WITH
A YEAR EARLIER
LOWER SAME
HIGHER

***

1

***

TENTH (KANSAS CITY) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( CO, KS, MO*, NE, NM*, OK, WY) AGRICULTURAL BANKS

1994 04...

1

60

1

61

7

30

|

4

72

1995 Ql...
Q2...
Q3...
Q4...

1
1
1
1

61
62
63
61

1
1
1
1

61
61
58
59

7
7
7
7

29
26
25
24

|
|
|
|

5
5
4
3

1996 Ql...
Q2...
Q3...
04...

1
1
1
1

60
62
64
63

1
1
1
1

77
76
70
69

10
9
8
9

24
26
31
28

|
|
|
|

3
4
3
2

III.C3

CORRESPONDENT BANKS

SEVENTH (CHICAGO) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( IL*, IN*, IA, MI*, WI*) AGRICULTURAL BANKS

1994 Q4...

III .C2

NUMBER OF FARM LOAN REFERRALS TO

ACTIVELY
SEEKING
NEW
FARM
LOAN
ACCOUNTS

|
1

75

12

81

7

1

67

9

77

14

70
66
64
66

76
78
80
78

9
11
11
8

85
84
83
86

6
5
6
6

1
1
1
1

68
70
74
68

8
9
11
9

79
81
78
77

13
10
11
14

79
79
81
83

80
79
83
82

8
9
12
10

88
86
83
86

4
5
5
4

1
1
1
1

65
65
70
71

6
8
12
10

77
78
78
83

17
14
10
8

13

80

7

1

***

13

84

4

ELEVENTH (DALLAS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( LA*, NM*, TX)

1994 Q4...

1

44

1

***

1995 Ql...
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

45
47
51
49

1
1
1
1

***
***
***
*

1
1
1
1

9
14
9
10

85
80
83
81

5
6
8
9

11
18
10
8

84
76
84
81

5
6
6
11

1996 Ql...
Q2...
Q3...
04...

1
1
1
1

46
51
52
49

|

1
1

***
***

1

***

1
1
2
2

15
11
8
12

80
78
82
78

5
12
9
10

11
7
10
10

70
73
75
75

20
19
16
14




***

***

1

1

1

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE XII.C (CONTINUED)
AVERAGE LOAN-TO-DEPOSIT RATIO AND OTHER INDICATORS OF RELATIVE CREDIT AVAILABILITY (PERCENTAGE OF BANKS REPORTING)
AVERAGE
LOAN-TODEPOSIT
RATIO,
END OF
QUARTER
PERCENT
III.C4
1994 Q4...

REFUSED OR
REDUCED A
FARM LOAN
BECAUSE OF
A SHORTAGE
OF LOANABLE
FUNDS

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO IS
LOWER
AT
THAN
DESIRED
DESIRED LEVEL

HIGHER
THAN
DESIRED

NUMBER OF FARM LOAN REFERRALS TO

ACTIVELY
SEEKING
NEW
FARM
LOAN
ACCOUNTS

CORRESPONDENT BANKS

NONBANK AGENCIES

COMPARED WITH
NORMAL NUMBER
LOWER SAME HIGHER

NONE

COMPARED WITH
NORMAL NUMBER
LOWER SAME
HIGHER

NONE

NINTH (MINNEAPOLIS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( MI*, MN, MT, ND, SD, WI*)
66

36+

57

34+

56

10

1995 Ql...
02...
03...
04...

|
1
|
I

66
69
68
71

10
9
7
4

36
36
44
43

58
55
53
57

6
9
3
0

|
1
|
|

31
32
42
39

57
57
50
58

12
11
8
3

1996 Ql...
02...
03...
04...

|
|
I
|

72
71
73
69

6
7
7
7

46
35
33
38

51
57
64
56

3
8
3
6

|
|
|
|

40
33
32
40

47
51
59
54

13
16
9
6

III.C5

FIFTH (RICHMOND) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( MD, NC, SC, VA, WV*)

1994 04...

|

70

I

37

58

5

1

0

90

I

88

0

13

0

1

71

0

24

6

1995 Ql...
02...
03...
04...

1
|
|
|

75
76
75
71

|
I
|
|

42
36
45
52

46
41
50
43

13
23
5
5

|
|
|
|

0
0
0
0

76
83
68
86

I
I
1
1

83
86
81
95

4
0
0
0

13
14
19
5

0
0
0
0

I
I
I
I

70
77
89
90

9
0
0
0

22
23
11
10

0
0
0
0

1996 01...
Q2...
03...
04...

1
|
|
|

72
73
73
71

I
|
|
|

53
45
31
39

42
40
56
50

5
15
13
11

|
|
|
|

0
0
0
0

90
71
75
82

1
I
I
1

89
89
88
91

0
2
2
0

11
9
11
7

0
0
0
2

I
I
I
1

84
80
80
79

0
4
4
0

16
13
14
21

0
4
2
0

•Beginning in 1994, Minneapolis omitted the response "none" for the number of referrals to either correspondent banks or nonbank
agencies. The column that has been added combines responses that formerly would have been reported as either "none" or "low".




35

36

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.D
INTEREST RATES ON FARM LOANS
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT QUARTER
COMPARED WITH AVERAGE RATES IN THE CURRENT QUARTER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS REPORTING)

MOST COMMON INTEREST RATE ON FARM LOANS
(AVERAGE, PERCENT)

FEEDER
CATTLE
LOANS
Ill ,D1

SHORTTERM
NONRBAL
ESTATE

INTERMEDIATE
NONRBAL
ESTATE

LOWER

SAME

LOWER

HIGHER

9.9

10.0

***

9.5

1995 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

.
.
.
.

1
1
1
1

10.3
10.2
10.1
9.9

10.3
10.2
10.2
9.9

***
***
***
***

9.7
9.6
9.3
8.9

1
1
1
1

1996 Ql. . .
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4 • . .

1
1
1
1

9.6
9.7
9.7
9.6

9.6
9.7
9.7
9.6

***
***
***

8.7
8.8
8.8
8.7

1
1
1
1

1

1

***

1

10.0

10.1

* *

10.1

9.7

1995 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

1
1
1
1

10.4
10.3
10.2
10.1

10.5
10.5
10.4
10.2

***
***
***
***

10.5
10.4
10.3
10.1

10.1
9.9
9.8
9.6

1
1
1
1

1996 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

1
1
1
1

9.9
9.9
9.9
9.8

10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0

***
***
***
***

9.9
9.9
9.9
9.9

9.3
9.4
9.4
9.3

1
1
1
1

#

LOWER

HIGHER

***

1

***

1

TENTH (KANSAS CITY) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (CO, KS, MO*, NB, NM*, OK) AGRICULTURAL BANKS

1994 Q4. . .




SAME

SEVENTH (CHICAGO) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (IL*, IN*, IA, MI* , WI*) AGRICULTURAL BANKS

1

.
.
.
.

LONG-TERM
REAL ESTATE LOANS

INTERMEDIATE-TERM
NONRBAL ESTATE LOANS

SHORT-TERM
NONRBAL ESTATE LOANS

LONG-TERM
REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

1994 Q4. . .

III ,D2

e

OTHER
OPERATING
LOANS

#

#

#

1

1

e

#

#

#

SAME

HIGHER

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.D (CONTINUED)
INTEREST RATES ON FARM LOANS
MOST COMMON INTEREST RATE ON FARM LOANS
(AVERAGE, PERCENT)

FEEDER
CATTLE
LOANS
III.D3

OTHER
OPERATING
LOANS

SHORTTERM
NONREAL
ESTATE

INTERMEDIATE
NONRBAL
ESTATE

AVERAGE INTEREST RATE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT QUARTER
COMPARED WITH AVERAGE RATES IN THE CURRENT QUARTER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS REPORTING)

LONG-TERM
REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

1

10 .3

10 .4

9 .7

|

1995 01. ..
02...
03...
Q4...

1
1
1
1

10 .6
10 .8
10 .3
10 .0

10 .6
10 .8
10 .3
10 .4

10 .1
10 .2
9 .9
9 .7

I
|
|
|

1996 01. ..
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

9 .9
10 .0
10 .0
10 .0

9 .9
10 .0
10 .0
10 .0

9 .2
9 .3
9 .4
9 .4

|
|
|
|

1

10 .5

10,.5

10 .6

10 .6

|

1995 01. ..
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

11 .0
11 .0
10 .8
10 .7

11,.1
11,.0
10,.9
10,,8

11 .2
11 .1
10 .7
10 .8

11 .0
10 .7
10 .5
10 .6

|
|
|
|

1996 01. ..
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

10 .4
10 .5
10 .5
10 .5

10,,6
10,,6
10.,6
10.,6

10,.4
10,.4
10,.5
10,.4

10 .0
10 .1
10 .0
9 .9

|
|
|
|

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

SAME

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

1

***

***

1

***

***

***

1

***

|

***

***
***

***

***

FIFTH (RICHMOND) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (MD, NC, SC, VA, WV*)

1994 04...

1

10,.0

10. 2

10,,2

1995 01. ..
02...
03...
04. . .

1
1
1
1

10,,7
10,,4
10,,4
10,,1

10. 5
10. 4
10.2
10. 1

10. 5
10..4
10. 2
10. 1

10,.2
10, 0
10,>0
9, 5

|
|
|
|

1996 01. ..
02...
03...
04. . .

1
1
1
1

9, 8
9. 9
9. 8
10. 0

9.8
9.8
9.8
9.8

9. 9
9.7
9.7
10. 0

9, 5
9. 5
9.,4
9. 5

|
|
|
|




LOWER

LONG-TERM
REAL ESTATE LOANS

ELEVENTH (DALLAS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (LA*, NM*, TX)

1994 04...

III.D5

INTERMEDIATE-TERM
NONREAL ESTATE LOANS

NINTH (MINNEAPOLIS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (MI*, MN, MT, ND, SD, WI*)

1994 Q4...

III.D4

SHORT-TERM
NONREAL ESTATE LOANS

9,• 8

|

***

|
1

1

***

37

HIGHER

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.E
TRENDS IN FARM REAL ESTATE VALUES AND LOAN VOLUME

38

EXPECTED TREND IN FARM
REAL ESTATE LOAN VOLUME
DURING THE NEXT QUARTER,
COMPARED TO YEAR EARLIER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS)

MARKET VALUE OF GOOD FARMLAND

ALL
III.El

DRYLAND

IRRIGATED

TREND EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT QUARTER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
A YEAR EARLIER

PERCENTAGE CHANGE
DURING QUARTER
RANCHLAND

ALL

DRYLAND

IRRIGATED

RANCHLAND

DOWN

STABLE

UP

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

19

63

18

SEVENTH (CHICAGO) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (IL*, IN*, IA, MI*, WI*) AGRICULTURAL BANKS

1994 Q4...

65

32

1995 01...
02...
03...
04...

1
I
|
I

1
0
1
2

5
5
4
5

2
3
3
1

67
73
65
41

31
23
31
58

1
1
1
1

18
18
16
11

60
69
63
60

22
13
21
29

1996 Ql...
02...
03...
Q4...

1
I
I
I

4
1
3
1

9
11
12
10

0
1
1
6

30
42
35
61

69
57
64
33

1
1
1
1

12
11
9
16

52
63
58
59

36
26
33
25

15

80

III.E2

FIFTH (RICHMOND) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (MD, NC, SC, VA, WV*)
95

-1

1994 Q4.
1995 01...
Q2...
03...
04...

1
I
I
I

18
—6
-8
8

8
9
-3
9

4
0
5
0

96
96
91
100

0
4
5
0

I
I
I
I

17
26
16
26

83
74
74
68

0
0
11
5

1996 Ql...
02...
03...
04...

1
1
I
I

-3
3
3
-15

-9
-1
11
-13

0
2
3
0

95
86
82
83

5
12
15
17

I
I
I
1

17
16
10
5

83
75
80
90

0
9
10
5

11

79

10

6
14
24
1

10
17
14
20

78
73
73
67

12
10
13
12

-2

30
38
24
17

58
52
62
69

12
10
14
14

III.S3

ELEVENTH (DALLAS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (LA*, MM*, TX)

1994 Q4...
1995 01...

Q2. . .
03...
04...

1996 Ql...

02...
03...
04...




1
9
3
-11

-1
-1
-0
2

-10

-13
1

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.E (CONTINUED)
TRENDS IN FARM REAL ESTATE VALUES AND LOAN VOLUME
MARKET VALUE OF GOOD FARMLAND
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
DURING QUARTER
ALL
Ill .B4

DRYLAND

IRRIGATED

TREND EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT QUARTER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
A YEAR EARLIER

RANCHLAND

ALL

DRYLAND

IRRIGATED

RANCHLAND

DOWN

1

2

-0

1

1

6

5

7

I

1995 01. ..
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

2
1
1
1

2
1
0
1

3
-0
2
1

|
|
|
I

7
7
6
5

4
4
3
4

6
5
5
5

|
|
|
|

1996 01. . .
Q2...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

-2
0
2
1

-2
1
2
1

1
1
3
1

|
|
|
|

1
1
2
2

-0
-0
1
2

3
4
5
6

I
I
|
|

***

|

4

4

5

1

1995 01. ..
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

***

|

4
3
3
4

4
3
4
6

3
2
3
2

|
I
|
1

1996 01. ..
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

4
5
4
5

6
4
3
5

2
2
3
4

I
I
|
I




UP

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

j

***

1

***

NINTH (MINNEAPOLIS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (MI* , MN, MT, ND, SD, WI*)

1

1994 04...

STABLE

TENTH (KANSAS CITY) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (CO, KS, MO*, NB, NM* , OK, WY)

1994 04...

III,,B5

EXPECTED DEMAND FOR
FARM REAL ESTATE LOANS
DURING THE NEXT QUARTER,
COMPARED WITH NORMAL
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS)

39