View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

E.15 (125)

n

AGRICULTURAL FINANCE
DATABOOK

First Quarter 1999
Guide to internal tables of contents and notes on sources

Amount and characteristics of farm loans made by commercial banks

Page

3

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
N i c h o l a s A. Walraven and M e l i s s a Post



22
33

2

General Information

for the first quarter of 1999; the other data generally were available through December
Parts or all of the Agricultural Finance Databook may be copied and distributed freely.

Any redistribution of

at the address shown on the cover.

the annual subscription fee of $5.00.
New subscriptions to the Databook (Statistical Release E.15) may be entered by sending a mailing address
(including zip code) to:
Publications Services, Mail Stop 138
Federal Reserve Board
Washington, D.C. 20551
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

w
SECTION

I:

*

>

w

w

v

w

w

AMOUNT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF FARM LOANS MADE BY COMMERCIAL BANKS

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

Zage
^

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

f*
13
^

21

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.
However, the sample data
always have been expanded into national estimates for all commercial banks, and these estimates necessarily
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.
Beginning with the May 1997 survey, data on the assessment by the lender of the risk associated with each
loan
the next date that the rate of interest could be adjusted, whether the loan was callable by the bank,
and whether the borrower could prepay the loan without penalty began to be collected.
Over time, the data on
the lender's perception of the riskiness of farm loans should help provide a better picture of the effect of
fluctuations in the creditworthiness of farm borrowers as either farm financial conditions or the broader
economic environment changes.
The new data on loan repricing dates, callability of the loan, and the
existence of prepayment penalties should help to refine estimates of the duration of farm loans made by
commercial banks.
Tables I H 1 through 1.H.6 contain most of the new data, while the other tables in section I attempt to show
estimates that are comparable to those that have been presented for a number of years.
However, for several
quarters while the new survey was being designed, banks that left the survey panel were not replaced
immediately, because new replacement banks would soon have been forced to revise their newly-instituted
reporting procedures when the new survey form went into effect.
As a result, the size of the survey panel
dwindled through early 1997. and with the May 1997 survey, an unusually-large number of new reporters (about
25) were added.
While this does not affect the validity of the May survey information, it likely introduced
sampling error, especially when the May survey results are compared with those of previous quarters.
The format and the information contained in the tables are likely to change over time as more of the new
survey information is acquired.



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 1999 survey, the estimated number of non-real - estate farm loans made by banks rebounded only
slightly from the November reading, leaving the level well below the four quarter moving average.
As was the
case with the previous survey, the average size of loans was quite large, leaving the dollar volume of farm
loans at the upper end of the range seen since 1995.
In the February survey, the average maturity of farm non-real-estate loans was about 10 months, towards the
middle of the range seen for the past several years.
The average effective rate of interest on non-realestate farm loans was 8.4 percent in the February survey, down 10 basis points from the previous quarter, and
the lowest reading seen since mid 1996.
The percentage of loans that were made with a rate of interest that
floats was about 52 percent in February, continuing a trend towards fixed-rate arrangements that seemed to
begin around 1995.
The weighted average repricing interval (line 4 of Tables I.H.I through I.H.6) fell roughly 1/2 month to 6-1/2
months, while the average maturity (line 3) lengthened a bit.
The weighted average risk rating moved up for
all sizes of loans.
Relative to surveys before last summer, the percentage of the volume of loans that were
to purchase or improve farm real estate (line 23) remained quite low, perhaps reflecting heightened concerns
in recent months about longer-run farm profitability.
The percentage of loans that were callable by the bank
(line 17) moved up to about 16 percent in the February survey.
Bankers required collateral on almost 2/3 of
farm loans (the total percentage of loans that are secured is obtained by summing lines 25 and 26).
When broken out by the riskiness of the loan (Tables I.H.4 through I.H.6), a bit less than 60 percent of the
estimated volume of loans was rated either "moderate" or "acceptable".
Loans rated as "low" risk carried the
lowest rate of interest; in past surveys, loans rated as "acceptable" or "moderate" have carried the lowest
rates of interest.
By farm production region, weighted average rates of interest fell in all regions except the Corn Belt and the
Northern Plains, which edged up.
Rates fell by a full percentage point in the Northeast, after falling almost
as much in the previous survey.




in

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
2.0

— Four quarter moving average

1.5

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Thousands of dollars

1.0

50
45

Average size of non-real-estate farm loans
40
35
30
- Four quarter moving average

25

20

r v - v

1978

1979

1980

1981

15

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

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

10

130

120
110
100
90
80

Four quarter moving average

70

60
50
40
1978

1979




1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

30

ID

Chart 2

Results from the Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers

Months
Xverage 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

1998

1999

Percent

20
18

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

16
14
12
10

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Percent
Share of farm loans with a floating interest rate

100
90
80
70

60
50
40
30

— Four quarter moving average

20
10
1978

1979




1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

0

ESTIMATES FROM THE QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE I.A
NUMBER OF LOANS MADE (MILLIONS)

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

ALL
LOANS

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

BY SIZE
OF BANK

BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

OTHER

100
and
over

1
to
9

10
to
24

25
to
99

1. 5 7
1. 4 2
1. 6 7
1. 7 0
1. 6 6
1. 6 7
1. 6 5
1. 5 5
1., 4 5
1.,33
1., 3 2
1.. 2 0

0. 46

0. 27

0. 08

1

0. 43

0. 28

0. 5 2
0. 4 9
0. 5 1
0. 5 4
0. 5 6
0. 5 1
0. 5 7
0. 4 8
0. 5 0
0. 4 5

0

0. 0 7
0. 0 9
0. 0 9
0. 1 0
0. 1 1
0. 1 2
0. 1 2
0. 1 2
0. 1 1
0. 1 1
0. 1 2

LARGE

OTHER

o. 2 0
0.2 3

2 .1 8

|
|

0. 3 6

2 .2 3

1
|

o.

44

2 .2 0

0. 5 0

2 .1 0

1

o. 51
0.5 5

2 .1 5

ANNUAL NUMBER OF LOANS MADE

1987 .
1988.
1989.
1990.
1991.
1992.
1993.
1994.
1995.
1996.
1997.
1998.

2
2

38
21

1
|

o 39
0 29
30

2

60

1

o

2

63

1

o

32
35

60

1

o

2 .6 9

1

0. 3 5

2 .7 0

1

2. 5 3

1

o. 3 6
o ., 2 8

2

2 .4 9

1

, 22
2 .

1

, 27
2 .

|
|

2 .. 1 0

o ., 2 6
o .. 1 8

0,. 1 9
0,. 1 5

0. 13
0. 11

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

1. 5 4
1. 4 5
1. 7 3
1. 6 9
1. 6 4
1. 6 7
1. 6 2
1. 5 6
1. 4 8
1. 3 8
1., 4 0
1., 3 9

0. 14

0. 19

0. 14

0. 21

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

0. 2 0
0. 1 9
0. 2 1
0. 2 4
0. 2 7
0. 2 7
0., 3 9
0., 3 6
0., 3 3
0.. 2 2

.3 1
0. 3 5
0. 3 2
0. 3 7
0. 3 7
0. 3 5
0., 3 6
0., 3 1
0 ,, 3 4

0., 3 3

|
|
|
|
|
|

0.5 4
0.6 6
0.5 3
0.4 6
0., 3 9

1. 9 9

2 .1 8

1. 9 8
1. 8 3

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

NUMBER OF LOANS MADE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER, ANNUAL RATE

2 . 14

|

0 .43

1

1

o .38

1 . 66

I

0 .38

1 .70

j

0 .47

2 . 04

1

0 .38

1 .74

0 .30

0 .16
0 .12
0 .09
0 . 11

1

0

.33

1 .37

0 . 36

0 . 15

1

0 .39

1 .54

1 .07

0 ,, 4 7

0 .38

0 .24

1 .44

0 .37

0 .46
0 .40

2 . 21

1

0 . 15

0 .14

1 .53

0 .23

1 .18
1 .62
1 .34

1

o .23

0 .21

1 .23

0 . 14
0 . 14
0 .15

0 .22

2 . 08

1

0 .20

1 .29

02.

2 . 51

1

o .19
o .12

0 .22

1 .72

03.
04.

2 . 12

1

0 .16

1 .50

1 .70

|

o . 10
0. 1 7

0 .14

1 .05

0 . 18
0 .22
0 .15
0 . 14

1999 Ql.

1 .93

1

o .20

0 .18

1 .17

0 .17

0 .20




1,. 7 0

0. 5 1

0 .22

0 . 18

1 .72

1998 Ql.

0 .49

|

1 .15

1 .13

2 . 65

0,. 2 4
0,. 2 2

2 .05

|

0 .37

o .20
0 . 17

2 . 19

0,. 1 5
0,. 0 9
0,. 0 9
0 .12

0. 4 9
0. 5 7
0. 4 7
0. 4 5

1
|

1997 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

0 .20

1 .36

0 .20

0 .94

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

o .96

0.. 4 5

1

0 .37
0 .31
0 .33

0 .26

.77

7

ESTIMATES FROM THE QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE

&

AVERAGE SIZE OF LOANS MADE (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)

ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

BY SIZE
OF BANK

BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

OTHER

1
to
9

10
to
24

25
to
99

44. 6
34. 7
32 .2
94 ,
.3
129.,3
108.,7
112 ,0
,
.6
123 ,
93 . 6
95 . 2
97 . 2
127 .9

3., 6
3.,7
3..6
3,.6
3 .6
,
3 .7
,
,
3 .7
3 .7
3 .7
3 .7
3 .8
3 .7

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

46. 5
45. 2
45. 9
46., 1
46..6
45.,9
46., 1
47 .0
,
44 ,9
,
45 .2
45 .
,8
45 .4

100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

85. 5
70.,0
53 .7
.
100..7
107,.0
97,.0
106 .0
101 . 3
84 .0
115 .0
92 .0
95 .0

14 ,9
.
16.,3
14 ,4
.
13.. 9
13 .9
.
15..8
15,.8
15,.4
15 .7
15 .4
16 . 3
18 . 1

ANNUAL AVERAGE SIZE OF LOANS MADE

1

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998

|

|

20. 8
21. 8
19.9
28.,4
31..9
31..2
34.. 3
.9
33 .
33 .. 8
39 .2
31 .4
32.4
AVERAGE

1997

Ql.

02.
03.
04.
1998 Q l .
02.
03.
04.
1999

Ql.




33. 8
34.,1
42 ,7
.
69,,7
61,.0
68,.2
79 .7
60 .3
49 .7
59 .0
42 . 3
41 .5

S I Z E

26. 3
40.,6
29.,5
22 ,7
,
25,.2
26,.9
23 ,
.1
27,.6
26 .7
24 .2
26 .0
24 . 3

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

16.. 1
13..9
12., 1
11.,9
15.. 1
15..9
13 .9
17 .5
15 . 6
17 .2
17 . 8
28 . 1

320. 4
320. 4
272 .1
487. 7
539. 9
468.,2
490.,3
480.,7
451,.3
545,.9
385 . 3
357 .0

OF LOANS MADE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER, ANNUAL RATE

38.7
24.3
28.3
36.1

50., 7
27 ,6
.
51., 9
39..5

28. 1
22 .2
23.,0
29..6

24., 3
13.,6
15..5
16..1

18. 5
17. 6
17.,0
17.,8

82., 1
73.,2
106.,6
160..5

3.,7
3.,7
3,.7
3,.9

14. 7
14. 9
14 ,4
.
15.,4

48. 0
45.,6
45., 1
44..2

371. 9
357.,7
419,.3
398,.5

95. 0
67. 9
91.,7
120..5

22 .4
13 .9
12 .9
16.,5

37.9
25.6
40.4

37,.7
43 .4
,
30 . 4
50 .7

29..6
21,.0
17 .9
,
29,.3

.3
23 ,
17,.2
14 .4
18 .9

39,.6
24,.5
20,.9
26,.9

130,.7
107 .4
,
115 .8
161 .7

3 .8
,
3,.7
3 .5
3 .9

15.,1
14..4
14..6
15,.3

45,.8
46,.6
44,.0
44 .6

320,.2
335 .7
366 .8
424 .7

100.. 3
80,.3
85 .7
120 .7

.2
24 ,
16 .0
12 .5
21 .0

46.6

32 .7

26,.9

25 .6

21 .9

219 .2

3 .7

15,.5

47 .9

412 .6

137.6

23 .4

28.0

1

|

ESTIMATES FROM T H E QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE I.C
A M O U N T OF LOANS M A D E (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

ALL
LOANS

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

BY S I Z E
OF BANK

B Y S I Z E OF
L O A N ($1,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

10
to
24

1
to
9

OTHER

25
to
99

100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

•1
15. 9

32. 5

A N N U A L AMOUNT OF LOANS M A D E

|

1987

49

6

|

13

2

3

4

22

5

2 .3

8 .,3

24. 5

6

24

3

1 .9

7 .,4

5. 7
5. 2

1 2 .6

4

1
j

6. 8

0

6. 4

12. 9

23. 7

1
1

9

6

0

24

3

2 .0

6 ..4

j

6 .,1

7 .,7

14. 4

2 3 .4

j

19. 6

3 2 .0

1
1

- ,1
6 ..1
6 ..2

.3
7 .

15. 9

45. 3

j

44. 2

30. 5

7 .
.6

1 5 .,1

54. 0

1

5 3 .7

29. 1

8 ..0

1 6 .,8

5 2 .8

j

49. 4

34. 3

6 .,1

8 .,3

17. 1

61. 0

j

58. 8

3 3 .8

1988

1

48

2

|

10

1989

1

51

6

|

12

1990

|

74

7

1

22

0

5

5

26

6

2 .3

1 8 ..3

1991

|

82

8

|

21

4

5

8

25

5

2 .5

2 7 ..6

2 .9

2 6 ..0

2 .5

3 0 ..6

1
j

6

1 7

32. 3

1992

|

8 3 .,7

1

2 3 .,6

6 .,7

24, 6

1993

j

9 2 ..6

j

2 8 .,7

6 .,2

2 4 ..7

8 5 ..7

j

1 6 ..8

6 .,4

2 5 ,.4

3 .2

3 3 ..9

j

5 ..8

7 .
.4

1 6 .,5

56. 0

1

55. 1

30. 6

1 2 ..7

5 ..2

.3
27 ,

2 .7

3 6 ..1

1 6 ..0

54. 4

7 . 1

1 3 ..9

6 1 .,3

1
j

5 5 .,3
6 1 .,2

2 8 .8

3 4 ..5

5 .,4
5 ..0

8 ,.3

2 .4

1
j
1
j

5 ..0
4 ..5

.4
7 ,

15 ,
.8

4 3 ..3

j

4 1 .,9

2 9 ..6

6 ..7

1 4 ..9

4 1 .,9

j

3 7 .,0

3 1 .. 1

3 8 ,.2

1994
|

1995

8 4 .. 1

j

1996

87 ,
.3

|

1 0 ..6

4 ..0

3 5 ,.9

1997

7 1 ..4
6 8 ..0

j

8,.0

5 ..3

23 ,
.6

2 .7

3 1 ..9

4 ..4

2 5 .2

4 .9

27 ,
.5

1
j

1998

AMOUNT

1997

1998

OF

LOANS

MADE

DURING

FIRST

FULL

WEEK

OF

SECOND

MONTH

OF

QUARTER,

ANNUAL

RATE

Q1 . . .

|

8 4 ,. 9 2

|

1 0 ,.1

6,.7

2 7 .4

3 .2

3 7 .5

1

4

.4

7 .3

1 7 .8

5 5 .5

|

4 6 .8

Q2 . . .

j

6 4 .44

j

4,.6

5,.0

2 3 .3

2 .4

2 9 .0

1

6

.1

8 .5

1 6 .9

.0
33 ,

j

3 4 .7

2 9 .7

Q3 . . .

j

6 2 .49

8 .0

3,.3

2 3 .8

2 .4

2 4 .9

5

.0

6 .8

1 3 .9

3 6 .8

j

3 9 .6

2 2 .9

Q4 . . .

|

7 3 ,. 8 3

|

9 .2

6 ..3

1 9 .7

2 .7

3 6 .0

1
j

4 .4

7 .0

1 4 .5

4 7 ,.9

|

4 6 .4

2 7 .5

Q1 . . .

1

7 8 .80

|

7 .1

5,.9

3 0 .0

7 .1

2 8 .6

1

4

7 0 .30

j

5 .3

4,.6

2 9 .5

5 .4

2 5 .6

Q2 . . .

1999

6,.1

j

2 6 .,1

.1

7 .0

1 7 .6

5 0 .1

|

3 7 .7

4 1 .2

5 .4

8 .4

1 7 .4

3 9 .2

|

3 7 .7

3 2 .6

Q3 . . .

j

5 4 .29

3 .1

2,.9

2 1 .6

3 .2

2 3 .5

|

4 .8

6 .0

1 1 .5

3 2 .0

|

3 2 .5

2 1 .8

Q4...

j

6 8 ,. 7 3

|

8 .8

4,.1

1 9 .7

3 .8

3 2 ,.3

|

3 .6

5 .5

1 3 .2

4 6 ,.4

j

4 0 .0

2 8 .7

Ql. . .

|

8 9 ,. 8 6

|

6 .7

4,.8

3 0 .1

3 .7

4 4 .6

1

3,.6

7 .0

1 7 ,.4

6 1 ,.9

1

5 3 .9

3 6 .0




9

ESTIMATES FROM THE QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE

D

AVERAGE MATURITY OF LOANS MADE (MONTHS)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN

ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

BY SIZE
OF BANK

BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,000s)

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

1
to
9

OTHER

10
to
24

25
to
99

100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

1 . 5E5
1 . 8E5
1 . 6E5
1 . 8E5
1 . 6E5
1 . 9E5
1 . 9E5
2 . 2E5
2 . 1E5
2E5
2 . 2E5
2 . 2E5

1.8E5
2E5
1.8E5
2.3E5
2E5
2.1E5
2.1E5
2.6E5
2.3E5
2.3E5
2.4E5
2.4E5

1.6E5
1.5E5
1.4E5
93222
1.1E5
1.4E5
1.4E5
1.4E5
1.6E5
1.4E5
1.7E5
1.7E5

1.1E5
1.6E5
1.5E5
89783
1E5
1.2E5
1.2E5
1.1E5
1.4E5
1.2E5
1.5E5
1.3E5

1.8E5
1.7E5
1.6E5
2E5
1.8E5
1.9E5
2E5
2.4E5
2.2E5
2 . 3E5
2.5E5
2.5E5

ANNUAL AVERAGE MATURITY

105249.0
122747.4
130622.7
114905.8
127991.4
117565
140068
145725
166923
149489
174775
153180

1987.
1988.
1989.
1990.
1991.
1992.
1993.
1994.
1995.
1996.
1997.
1998.

147105.6
89370.9
140943.6
169165.5
163615.5
182263.4
184134.8
187200.5
190567.3
216044.9
211732.4
196624.7

146309. 0
163073. 6
137350. 5
143354. 8
138014. 3
164054.,1
159272,,1
165363,,4
163436.,3
145199,.5
205246 .9
189093 .8

436126.,4
379006.,5
358571.,2
420521.,4
471693,.6
384896,.0
581886 .7
701106 .6
508471 .3
564019 .8
586652 .9
527858 .8

232304. 6
208599. 5
226823. 8
123327.,3
102146.,0
180716.,6
180099..0
181095..8
191376,.9
175498 .2
141319 .4
130839 .2

1
|
|
|
1
1
|
|
|
|
|
1

- 4E5
, 4E5
1.
, 4E5
1.
,4E5
1.
1-, 5E5
1 , 6E5
. 6E5
1.
. 7E5
1,
. 7E5
1,
1. 6E5
1. 7E5
1 . 7E5

1

MATURITY OF LOANS MADE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER, ANNUAL RATE

1997 Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

11.7

1998 Q1
02
03
04

10
10

1999 Ql.




11.0
8.8

7.9

9
9.2

14.6
7.2
5.3
7.4

10. 0
,5
13 .
9,
.4
11 , 1

12 .2
13 , 6
9,, 5
6,, 7

34., 1
32 ,
.1
23.,2
31,,8

8. 5
6. 8
7 .8
6. 3

|
1
I
|

9.5
9.5
8-4
,5
7.

11. 8
12. 6
10. 7
11. 0

13 .4
14 ,
.1
10.,9
10,. 6

11 .3
9., 1
7 ,8
,
6,. 6

9. 1
6. 6
7,
.6
6,,8

14 .2
15. 5
10., 8
9., 6

8.1
7.8
7.2
8.3

12 .
,1
7.
,5
.1
13 ,
8 .6

9,.9
10,.4
9 .9
8 .9

23 .9
,
33,.1
21 .7
31 .5

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

1
1
1

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

13., 1
11,,3
11,.5
8,.9

13,.2
13 .8
,
11 .0
11 .4

9 .5
8 .8
9 .0
7 .5

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

13 .4
,
14 .
,5
13 .2
11 . 7

8.3

12 .8

11 .2

28 .0

6,. 1

1

io .1

11 .9

10 .9

8 .4

7 .0

12 . 6

1

ESTIMATES FROM THE QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE I.E
AVERAGE EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE ON LOANS MADE

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

ALL
LOANS

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

BY SIZE
OF BANK

BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

1
to
9

OTHER

10
to
24

25
to
99

100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

ANNUAL AVERAGE INTEREST RATE

1 0 ,. 6

1 0 ,. 7

1 0 ,. 2

1 0 ,. 8

1 1 ,. 5

9 .5

|

1 1 ,. 6

1 1 .. 3

11 . 1

9 ,. 9

|

9 ,, 2

1 1 ,. 3

1988

1 1 ,. 2

1 0 .. 9

1 1 ,. 9

1 1 ,, 2

1 1 ,. 7

1 0 ,. 7

j

1 1 ,. 7

1 1 ,. 6

1 1 .4

1 0 ,. 8

j

1 0 ,, 2

1 1 ,. 6

1989

1 2 ,, 5

.3
12 ,

1 2 ,, 4

1 2 ,. 6

. 8
12 ,

12 . 3

j

1 2 ,. 8

1 2 ., 7

.7
12 ,

1 2 ,, 2

j

12 ,
. 1

1 2 .. 7

1990

1 1 ,. 4

1 1 ,. 5

.0
12 ,

1 1 ,. 7

12 ,
. 3

1 0 ,. 7

j

1 2 ,. 5

1 2 .. 4

12 ,
. 1

1 0 ,. 9

j

1 0 ,, 9

12 ,
. 3

1991

9 ., 8

1 0 .. 2

1 1 ,. 0

1 0 ,, 4

1 1 ,. 3

8 .6

j

1 1 ,. 5

1 1 ., 2

1 0 .7

9 ,. 2

j

9 ,. 0

1 1 .. 3

1992

7 ,, 8

8 ,. 2

8 .. 6

8 ,. 8

9 ,. 3

6 ,. 3

j

9 ,. 7

9 ,. 3

8 .8

7 .
, 1

j

6 .. 8

9 .
,4

1993

7 ,
.5

8 .. 0

8 ,, 1

8 ,, 1

8 ,. 7

6 ,. 2

j

9 ,. 0

8 ,. 7

8 ,. 3

6 ,. 9

j

6 ,. 7

8 ,. 7

1994

7 ., 8

8 ,, 3

8 ,. 6

,0
7 .

j

8 ,. 6

1995

9 ,, 5

1 0 ., 1

8 ., 8

j

1 0 .. 6

1 0 ., 5

1996

8 ,. 4

1997

9 .. 2

1998

9 .. 0

1

1987

9 ,. 1

8 ,. 0

8 ,, 4

1 0 ., 2

1 0 .. 0

1 0 ,. 3

8 ,. 8

9 ., 5

8 ., 6

9 ,. 7

8 ,. 0

j

1 0 .. 2

9 ,. 6

9 ., 8

9 ,, 9

9 ,. 8

8 ,, 5

j

1 0 .. 2

9 ., 4

9 ., 7

9 ,. 6

9 ., 3

8 ,. 0

j

1 0 .. 1

7 ,3

j

7. 2

8 ,, 8

1 0 ,. 3

9 ., 0

j

9 ., 0

1 0 ,. 4

1 0 ., 1

9 ,. 8

7 .. 8

j

7 ., 8

1 0 .. 0

1 0 .. 0

9 .. 9

8 .. 8

1

8 ., 7

1 0 .. 0

9 ., 9

9 ,. 7

8 ,, 4

j

8 .. 3

9 .. 8

8 .. 8

AVERAGE RATE ON LOANS MADE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER, ANNUAL RATE

1997

1998

Ql.

. .

1

|

9 .. 3

Q3 . . .

9 ., 4

Q4 . . .

1

9 ., 2

0 1 . . .

1

9 ,. 1

0 2 . . .

1

9 ,. 2

j

9 .0

|

0 3 . . .
04..

1999

9 ., 1

Q2 . . .

Q l . . .

.

j

8 . 5

1

8•2




j
j
j

|

j

|

9 ,. 2

9 ., 6

9 ., 8

9 .. 7

8 ,. 5

|

1 0 ., 1

9 ., 8

9 .. 7

8 .. 8

8 ., 6

9 .. 8

9 ,. 7

10. 0

1 0 .. 0

9 .. 9

8 ,. 5

j

10. 2

1 0 ., 1

1 0 .. 0

8 .. 6

8 .. 6

1 0 .. 1

9 ,. 7

1 0 ., 0

1 0 ., 0

9 .. 8

8 ,. 5

j

10. 2

1 0 ., 1

1 0 .. 0

8 ,. 9

8 .. 9

1 0 .. 1

9 ,. 7

9 ., 6

9 ., 9

9 .. 9

8 ,. 5

j

1 0 .. 2

1 0 .. 0

9 ,. 8

8 .. 7

8 ,, 6

1 0 ,. 1

9 .6

9 ., 9

9 ,. 8

9 .
,3

8 .0

|

10. 2

1 0 ,. 0

9 .8

8 ,. 6

8 ,. 2

9 .9

9 . 6

9 ,, 9

9 ,. 7

9 ,. 5

8 .3

j

1 0 ., 1

9 ,. 9

9 . 8

8 . 6

8 ,. 5

9 .9

9 .7

9 ., 7

9 ,. 6

9 ,. 7

8 . 3

j

1 0 ., 1

1 0 ,. 1

9 .7

8 .4

8 .5

9 .9

9 . 1

9 ,. 0

9 ,. 3

,0
9 .

7 .
, 7

1

9 .. 9

9 ,. 7

9 .3

8 . 1

7 .
, 9

9 .4

9 . 1

9 ,. 1

9 ,. 2

9 ,, 2

7 .2

1

9 ,, 7

9 ,. 4

9 .2

7 .7

7 ,. 4

9 .4

1

12

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

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

ALL
LOANS

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

BY SIZE
OF BANK

BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

OTHER

1
to
9

10
to
24

25
to
99

100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE OF LOANS MADE

1

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998

1

51.,6
65.,3
71.,4
76,,8
81,.5
.5
78 ,
.6
84 ,
82 .9
83 ,
.9
58 . 1
66 .4
55 .0

59,.5
61..4
61..0
65 .2
65 .1
71..7
76 .7
75 . 1
73 .8
63 . 1
65 .8
54 .4

69.,6
39.,5
40.,0
61..6
69,.3
,5
63 ,
70 ,
.0
74 . 3
75 ,
.9
71,.2
73 ,
.2
59 .4

62.,1
63 .
,8
59..7
68.,3
68..8
66.,3
70..3
.3
72 .
.0
73 .
.3
67 ,
67 .8
68 .5

4 9 ..9

5 5 .,5

6 2 .,1

48. 5

45. 6

5 4 .,4

68. 5

|

77. 6

5 4 .,9

6 3 ..2

4 9 .,3

5 1 ..5

6 0 ..8

6 7 .,0

j

7 9 .,1

5 2 ..6

3 2 ..9

.6
73 ,

5 0 .A

4 9 ..6

5 8 .,5

6 9 .,1

j

8 3 ..6

4 7 ..2

4 0 ..0

5 1 ,.2

5 3 ..6

5 9 ..2

6 6 ..0

6 7 ..5

|

6 9 ..4

59. 3

4 0 ..6

5 0 ,.3

5 2 ..0

5 9 ..0

6 4 .,0

6 7 .,8

j

7 0 ..0

5 6 ..1

4 7 ..8

7 5 ..3

5 7

5 9 .. 1

6 1 ,.2

7 8 ..6

j

8 2 ..9

5 5 ..5

4 8 ,.2

78 . 1

•.3
6 0 .. 1

6 1 ..0

6 4 ,,5

83 .
.9

j

8 6 .. 9

5 8 ,.9

5 1 ,.6

7 5 .7

5 8 ,.6

. 8
59 ,

7 0 ,.4

8 0 ..2

j

8 3 .7
,

5 9 ,.7

53 ,
. 1

7 2 .2

j

6 1 ,.7

6 3 .9

.6
73 ,

.7
76 .

j

7 9 ,.9

.3
62 ,

32 ,
.9

6 1 .4

j

6 0 ,.6

6 1 .5

69 . 1

.2
62 ,

j

6 5 ,.4

5 7 .9

4 9 .9

6 4 .3

6 0 ,.1

5 8 .0

6 8 .0

.0
67 ,

j

7 1 ,.4

5 7 .9

4 6 .7

4 2 .0

57

5 4 .8

6 2 ,.7

5 1 ,.1

j

5 7 ,.1

5 1 ,.3

|

1

1

.6

AVERAGE PERCENTAGE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER

Ql. . .

|

7 1 .,2

7 2 ,.6

7 5 ,.0

6 7 ,.3

5 2 ,.0

7 4 ,.7

1

59. 8

5 6 .,3

6 9 .,2

.7
74 ,

|

8 1 ..3

58. 9

Q2 . . .

|

7 5 ..6

6 4 ,.6

6 7 ,.1

6 1 ,.9

4 5 ,.1

9 2 ,.4

j

6 0 .,1

5 6 ..3

6 7 ..7

87 ,
.4

j

8 9 .,9

58. 8

3 9 ,.8

j

5 9 .,2

6 2 ,.3

6 2 ,.4

5 4 ,.0

j

6 0 .,3

5 1 .,9

6 1 .,6

5 7 ,.7

7 2 ,.2

5 4 ,.2

j

5 7 ..2

6 0 ,. 6
5 9 ,.1

Q3 . . .

1

5 7 ,.2

7 2 ,.2

6 9 ,.9

6 9 ,.7

4 6 ..9

Q4. . .

j

5 8 ,.5

5 5 .4

7 8 ,.0

7 3 ,.4

5 4 ,.5

4 8 ,.0

|

Ql...

|

5 6 .6

5 9 .4

5 6 ,.6

7 0 ,.2

5 8 ,.1

4 1 ,.2

|

6 0 ..5

5 6 ,.7

6 7 ,.0

5 2 .6

|

5 3 ,.9

Q2 . . .

j

5 4 ,.6

7 6 .2

6 0 ,.1

6 8 ,.1

4 8 ,.2

3 4 ,.9

j

5 8 .,0

5 0 ,.5

6 1 ,.9

5 1 .7

1

5 7 ,.6

5 1 ,.1

5 4 ,.2

6 7 ,.1

2 8 ,.3

4 7 .4

1

5 5 ..7

5 7 .7

5 9 .3

5 2 .4

j

6 1 ,.9

4 4 ,. 1

Q3...

j

5 4 ,.7

5 1 .6

Q4...

|

5 1 ,.6

3 9 .9

6 6 .2

6 8 .0

3 8 .9

4 4 .4

j

5 6 ,.4

5 5 ,.9

6 0 ,.8

4 8 .1

j

5 5 ,.8

4 5 ,,1

Ql...

|

4 6 ,•4

5 0 .2

6 5 .2

6 3 ,.6

3 3 ,.9

3 3 ,.2

1

4 7 ..0

5 0 ,.4

5 5 ,.0

4 3 .5

1

4 3 ..4

5 0 ..8




|
1

Table I.G

Effective
interest
rate
(percent)
All Loans

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

February
1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Nov 98

Feb 99

100

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

*

*

4

*

1

6.0 to 6.9

-

-

-

3

16

11

30

1

23

5

13

17

1

2

7.0 to 7.9

-

-

-

4

10

20

18

1

5

10

4

17

6

9

8.0 to 8.9

3

-

-

3

17

17

22

9

19

31

23

29

29

33

9.0 to 9.9

18

1

1

31

18

26

15

7

26

33

32

23

36

35

10.0 to 10.9 . . .

34

4

8

19

22

15

2

27

18

17

22

9

21

16

11.0 to 11.9 . . .

30

30

34

22

10

7

1

27

4

4

5

2

5

3

1

*

1
*

12.0 to 12.9 . . .

10

46

38

13.0 to 13.9. . .

3

15

14

14.0 to 14.9 . . .

1

3

3

1

1

14

5

1

-

15

1

1

1

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

4

-

-

-

11

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15.0to 1 5 . 9 . . .

-

16.0 to 16.9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17.0 to 1 7 . 9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

18.0 to 18.9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

-

*

*

19.0 to 19.9 . . .

—

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20.0 to 20.9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21.0 to 2 1 . 9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

22.0 to 22.9 . . .

-

-

-

-

—

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23.0 to 23.9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

24.0 to 24.9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25.0 and o v e r . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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.
* Indicates less than .5 percent.




14

SURVEY I 0F TERMS OF BANK LENDING: FEBRUARY 1-5, 1999
Loans to farmers
Size class of loans (thousands)
all sizes

$1-9

ALL BANKS

$10-24

$25-49

$50-99

$100-249

!

i l l l l i S E B F - " i l l i 11 II 111
5
8

"

"

' T i F E E E '

6 pll?-™"
fggiE:::
S .llif™"'
26

By

Q?E/^1

eState

Footnotes are at the end of table I.H




»s

i:i?

«:=°

S:

it.

i n

*>

$250 and over

!:H
l:ii

!:s

g II II I 11 II II
n « i u i II I
i:i i i ill i i i i a a
54:28

8

till

86:61

8): 04

8l:?2

72:87

2^52

TABLE I.H.2
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING: FEBRUARY 1-5, 1999
Loans to farmers
Size class of loans (thousands)
all sizes

$1-9

$10-24

$25-49

$50-99

$100-249

1,276,520
14.634
11. 01
3. 67
,28
3.

24,146
6.486
9 .22
2 .51
3 .00

47,065
3,102
11 .43
5 .00
3 .08

59,210
1,732
12 .17
4 . 82
3 .18

94,113
1,401
14 .20
5 .62
3 .05

161,577
1,082
25.15
12.40
3.12

7..73
0.,27

9 .34
0 .09

2
.22
o:90 .13
i3

9 .05
0 . 14
O:?4

.18
l08i.86
t

8.57
0.14
l:ll

8,.57
6,.40

10 .03
8 .77

9 .93
8 .55

VM

9 .77
8 .33

?:H

9 .54
8 .06

MS

9.11
8.03

9 .45
9 . 11
9 .33
9 . 11
8 .76
8 .88

8 .73
9 . 18
9 .22
9 .46
8 .91
8 .56

8 .73
8 .48
9 . 15
9 .08
8 .60
8 .41

8.43
8.74
8. 67
8.25
8.52
8.45

$250 and over

LARGE FARM LENDERS 7

ri?SravS5interest
8

rate

lpercent)4

" T l — i i r

| p g w r
I
18

f
1

l:lo

8,.61
8 .68
8,.85
8 .74
8 .54
7 .16

? .

32 ' H ' " 1 0 " " " " 1

'!:!?

9 .47
9 .29
9 .40
9 . 14
9 .73
9 .05

!:S

j| |1 i:| |1 |1 |1

46.,51

•

Subject to prepayment penalty

« " M m
124 other

' 1 1 1 1 1 1

74.,23

,02
1.
1.02

69. 89
68. 70
19. 21
,72
3.
3.72

8,.21
6,. 12
57,.58
7 .80
,
1 .47
.46
10
10.46

,11
:«

8.,00
9..68
54,.83
5,.75
1..94
. 66
10,
10.66

a
fia

12,.69
8 .04
48 .74
4 .95
3 .53
14
.20
14.20

H
sis

5., 61
8.,82
47,,49
5., 66
3,.87
. 10
19
,
19.10

J:1
i*

il
sis
77.26

7 .96
,

6 .59
81 .67

.86
,76li:8i

11 .43

13,.73
74,.51

»i:8J

4,.40
6 .42
69 .53
6 .93
0 .70
7.71
.71
7

J* ili
:s 1:?l
6 .03
41 .59

4 .18
86 .40

.1:5S
82 .55

-S:JS

|1

73.,88
79,,48
26..52
1..72
1.72

3..38
3,.65
23 .71
2,.42
1,.74
46.35
.35
46

.?-8

8:81

?77.
j,20
|
25.,71

72., 13

85.,72
ItM
23.,73
,26
0.
0.26

I'M

82.
|28.
| :,42
||
, 67

89.,31
SI:?!

10.,48
3.
,14
3.14

"1

,55
0.
0.55

72. 32

.5:1?

HIS

Si:IS

3I|
3.55

Footnotes are at the end of table I.H




15

16
TABLE I.H.3
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING: FEBRUARY 1-5, 1999
Loans to farmers
Size class of loans (thousands)
all sizes

$1-9

$10-24

$25-49

$50-99

$100-249

$250 and over

636,747
25,117
20.88
12.09
2.47

48,513
12,636
11.15
7.79
2.41

96,604
6,238
12.53
8.76
2.52

97,606
2,875
12.95
7.55
2.42

122,926
1,797
13.54
9.65
2.34

188,466
1,342
33.89
13.91
2.47

82,631
229
26.92
23.28
2.83

9.35
0.14

9.88
0.08

9.46
0.11

9.46
0.12

9.37
0.20

9.12
0.22

9.25
0.30

9. 90
8. 77

10. 26
9,,25

9. 99
8. 88

9.,95
8.,98

10. 06
8.,75

9.,76
8.,51

9.75
8.89

9. 26
9. 43
9. 53
9. 34
8. 97
8. 52

9,,96
9.,98
9,,86
9. 89
8,.99
10.,04

9. 23
10. 21
9. 41
9. 47
8..72
9. 65

9..20
9.,96
9.,50
9.,27
9.,47
8.,92

9.,42
9..46
9.,45
8. 98
9.,27
8. 92

9., 12
7.,92
9.,51
9., 14
8.,82
8.,00

9.01

47.,51
48.,29
27.,11
0 . ,20

33..30
53..95
24..21
1..15

38.,73
52., 12
25.,28
0 . ,76

37.,78
44.,64
23..70

42.,50
52.,05
24.,67

57.,15
49.,71
24..77

63.08
36.01
43.94

18,.55
11,.81
50,.98
3,.64
6 .83
14 .20

6,.90
5 .18
55 .81
9 .62
11 .50
19 .10

18.74

6.89
77.26

13 .66
85 .43

28 .53
71 .47

30.79
69.21

OTHER BANKS 7
1
2
3
4
5

Amount of loans
Number of loans
Weighted average
Weighted average
Weighted average

(thousands)
maturity (months) 1
repricing interval (months) 1
risk rating 3

6 Weighted average interest rate (percent) 4
7
Standard error 5
8
Interquartile Range 6
a.75th Percentile
b.25th Percentile
By purpose of loan
9
Feeder livestock
10
Other livestock
11
Other current operating expenses
12
Farm machinery and equipment
13
Farm real estate
14
Other
Percentage of the amount of loans
With floating rates
Made under commitment
Callable
Subject to prepayment penalty
By purpose of the loan
19
Feeder livestock
20
Other livestock
21
Other current operating expenses
22
Farm machinery and equipment
23
Farm real estate
24
Other
By type of collateral
25
Farm real estate
26
Other
15
16
17
18

Footnotes are at the end of table I.H




9. 66
8.87
7.96

-

13..83
7,.47
55,.87
7 .56
6 .51
46 .35

10.36
10 .72
57 .45
13 .31
2 .59
7 .71

16..27
8 .76
52 ,93
14 .45
1 .20
10 .46

16 .40
9 .86
60 .03
5 .24
3 .36
10 .66

17 .93
79 .74

4 .79
89 .46

6 .28
88 .59

10 .03
83 .87

60.85

TABLE I.H.4
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING: FEBRUARY 1-5, 1999
Loans to farmers
Risk Rating
All
ALL BANKS

1

lilSElmF™
r,te

5
8

' T i r S S i r

r

I llliiF— "
14

Other

Percentage of the amount of loans
With floating rates
Made under commitment
Callable
Subject to prepayment penalty
By purpose of the loan
19
Feeder livestock
20
Other livestock
21
Other current operating expenses
22
Farm machinery and equipment
23
Farm real estate
24
Other
By type of collateral
25
Farm real estate
26
Other
15
16
17
18

Minimal

Low

Moderate

Acceptable

Special

Not Rated

Not Reported

l

I I l ! II 11 11 11 ™. ' "o

5:51

l.tl

S:"

!:B

1:^

lit

?:!!

?:5S

S:"

1:11

oil

!:Si

i:S!

S:J5

II II II II i 1:1 1:1 !:1
8.98

46.,85
75.,66
16..02
2., 17

62 ,84
,
57.,34
25..37
2., 18

27 .11
81. 32
13 ,
. 56
0 . ,43

57. 29
71. 47
20.. 69
4.,61

43 ., 66
92 . 94
6. 38
0.,86

,74
43 .
93., 37
8., 53
0., 10

76.,32
84. 03
0.,31
8..80

45. 70
31., 11
33 .
,36

6,.86
4..93
34 .41
4 .13
3 .33
.
46 .35

12 .
, 85
1 . . 32
57 . 11
11 .04
4.
, 77
12 .91

6.,27
4,,28
31..21
3,.40
2 .73
,
52 .
, 11

6.,05
4..96
43..71
6..19
5..37
33..72

2.,49
1..93
17.. 12
0..88
0.. 52
77 .05
,

1.,71
2,.54
21,. 13
0,.47
2 .59
,
71,. 56

2 .31
.
32 .07
,
34,.26
1,.59
0,.08
29 .69

23 .
, 17
9,.31
47,.98
5,.83
5,. 13
8 . 59

9 .99
54 .28

7 .29
89 .70

6 .64
44 . 30

12,.58
64,.68

2 .05
40 . 14

5 .41
29 .22

9 . 19
75 . 67

32 .95
64 . 69

Footnotes are at the end of table I.H




17

TABLE I.H.5
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING: FEBRUARY 1-5, 1999
Loans to farmers
Risk Rating
All

Minimal

Low

Moderate

Acceptable

Special

Not Rated

Not Reported

380,789
6,014
17.77
4.75
3.00

429,078
3,209
7.06
2.54
4.00

6,831
811
4.24
1.07
5.00

40,887
329
16.08
2.36

34,793
1,112
16.89
5.28

LARGE FARM LENDERS 7
1 Amount of loans (thousands)
2 Number of loans
,
.
(months)1
3 Weighted average maturity
4 Weighted average repricing interval (months)
5 Weighted average risk rating3
6 Weighted average interest rate (percent)1
7
Standard error 5
8
Interquartile Range 6
a.75th Percentile
b.25th Percentile
By purpose of loan
9
Feeder livestock
10
Other livestock
11
Other current operating expenses
12
Farm machinery and equipment
13
Farm real estate
14
Other
Percentage of the amount of loans
15 With floating rates
i
.u Made under commitment
16
17 Callable
18 Subject to prepayment penalty
By purpose of the loan
19
Feeder livestock
20
Other livestock
21
Other current operating expenses
22
Farm machinery and equipment
23
Farm real estate
24
Other
By type of collateral
26

Other' 6 3

Footnotes are at the end of table I.H




3 6/
-3-28

12.bb
i.uu

259,654
2,279
7.70
4.18
2.00

7.73
0.27

8.69
U.2U

6.83
0.40

7.96
0.29

7.75
0.15

8.43
0.31

7.42
0.38

9.11
0.18

8.57
6.40

b.yy
7.9b

7.76
6.05

9.03
6.70

8.03
7.23

9.11
7.50

7.98
6.40

9.58
8.82

8.61
8.68
° bb
° /4

b. bU
b.b2
° /b
b.yu

8.85
9.72
8.94
8.39
8.85
6.21

8.77
8.85
8.86
8.92
8.31
7.04

8.24
8.24
8.71
8.15
8.63
7.55

7.88
10.14
9.48
9.30
9.29
8.08

9.11
8.10
6.96
8.17
8.95
6.86

8.68
9.35
9.25
8.10
10.12
9.18

46.51
73.16
°9.jl
S-i'ri
1
0-48
23.51
*• o . o j

22.14
92.55
2.57
0.37

58.59
83.37
18.56
7.60

42.85
93.85
3.71
0.90

43.27
95.03
7.29
4.02

97.12
97.87
0.12

73.05
66.96
77.43

1'it
ii
2J.zi
2.42
\ •'*
46.35

i it
6 n 4?
ou.qj
io'qi
12.91

3.67
1.72
15.75
0.56
0.86
52.11

3.36
2.47
37.02
5.16
3.27
33.72

2.46
2.03
13.57
0.79
0.52
77.05

1.73
2.64
18.64
0.48
2.68
71.56

0.57
40.50
21.72
1.78
0.10
29.69

16.35
12.51
54.57
5.72
1.47
8.59

4^:^

90 '.ll

3.00
24.98

11.33
51.81

2.15
37.38

4.68
27.58

2.29
78.22

26.30
70.95

1,216.520
ii ni
i*?i

7

-16

24

<488
?? 66

8

-JJ

TABLE I.H.6
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING: FEBRUARY 1-5, 1999
Loans to farmers
Risk Rating
All

Minimal

Low

Moderate

Acceptable

Special

Not Rated

246,!581
8,390
22 .23
9 .87
3 .00

22,535
1,071
6 .53
3 .68
4 .00

3, 883
395
6 .73
2 .77
5 .00

11, 747
697
22 . 57
21 .40

Not Reported

OTHER BANKS 7
1
2
3
4
5

Amount of loans
Number of loans
Weighted average
Weighted average
Weighted average

(thousands)
1

maturity (months)
repricing interval (months)2
risk rating 3

6 Weighted average interest rate (percent)4
7
Standard error 5
8
Interquartile Range 6
a.75th Percentile
b.25th Percentile
By purpose of loan
Feeder livestock
9
10
Other livestock
11
Other current operating expenses
12
Farm machinery and equipment
13
Farm real estate
14
Other
Percentage of the amount of loans
With floating rates
Made under commitment
Callable
Subject to prepayment penalty
By purpose of the loan
19
Feeder livestock
20
Other livestock
21
Other current operating expenses
22
Farm machinery and equipment
23
Farm real estate
24
Other
By type of collateral
25
Farm real estate
26
Other
15
16
17
18

Footnotes are at the end of table I.H




636,747
25, 117
20 .88
12 .09
2 .47

76, 391 132,006
5,713
3, 722
25 .59
26 .07
6 . 68
21 . 50
1 .00
2 .00

9 .35
0 . 14

8 .80
0 . 14

9 . 31
0 . 19

9 .90
8 .77

9 .20
8 .40

9 .95
8 .87

10 .06
8 .75

9 .26
9 .43
9 .53
9 .34
8 .97
8 .52

9 .08
7 .60
8 .90
9 .43
7 .75
8 .09

9 .04
9 .40
9 .27
8 .86
8 .60

47 .51
48 .29
27 .11
0 .20

59 .53
56 .41
25 .96
0 . 15

13 .83
7 .47
55 .87
7 .56
6 .51
46 .35
17,.93
79 .
.74

9 .73
0 . 13

-

-

9 .31
0 . 33

9 .82
0 .40

9.45
0.12

10 .04
9 .52

9 .68
9 .00

10 .52
9 . 69

9.76
9.01

9 .15
9 .34
9 .78
9 .31
8 .95
8 .36

9 .19
12 .75
9 .76
9 .86
9 .91
9 .54

9 . 38

10 . 10
9 .87
9 .80
10 .00

36 .89
59 .22
35 . 17
0 .55

55 .26
53 .10
23 .98
0 .05

13 .70
1 .32
56 .05
10 .45
3 .83
12 .91

11 .38
9 .32
61,.62
8,.96
6,.42
52 .11

7 .41
89 .44

13..80
82 .28
.

-

9 .42
0 .21

143,603
5,129
13.94
10.92

9 .93

9 .68

9.46
9.60
9.52
9.36
9.55
8.93

59 .13
75 .64
57 .24
1 .49

56 . 61
47 . 67
42 .71

3 .90
35 . 87
0 .95

39.07
22.42
22 . 68

10 .21
8 .79
54 .03
7 .79
8 .63
33 .72

3 .13
0 .10
84 .70
2 .65
0 .69
77 .05

0 .97
8 .24
89 .83
2 .79
222 . 37
71 .56

8 .36
104 .32
77 .93
71 . 52

14 .51
.
84 .56

4,.38
92 .50
,

100 .48
74 . 55

422 .53
66 .79

-

9 .24
-

-

-

-

-

29 . 69

-

24.82
46.38
-

8.59
63 . 17

CM

NOTES TO TABLE I.H
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 those residing in the portfolios of banks. Loans of less than $1,000 are excluded
from the survey.
1. Average maturities are weighted by loan size and exclude loans with no stated maturity.
2. The repricing interval measures the period from the date the loan is made until it first may be
repriced. For floating-rate loans that are subject to repricing at any time-such as many prime-based
loans-the repricing interval is zero. For floating rate loans that have a scheduled repricing interval,
the interval measures the number of days between the date the loan is made and the date on which it is
next scheduled to reprice. For loans having rates that remain fixed until the loan matures (fixed-rate
loans), the interval measures the number of days between the date the loan is made and the date on
which it matures. Loans that reprice daily are assumed to reprice on the business day after they are
made.
3. A complete description of these risk rating categories is available from the Banking and Money
Market Statistics Section, mail stop 81, the Federal Reserve Board, Washington, DC 20551. The
category "Moderate Risk" includes the average loan, under average economic conditions, at the
typical lender. The weighted-average risk ratings are calculated by assigning a value of "1" to
minimal risk loans; "2" to low risk loans; "3" to moderate risk loans; "4" to acceptable risk loans; and
"5" to special mention and classified loans. These values are weighted by loan amount and exclude
loans with no risk rating. Some of the loans are not rated for risk.
4. Effective (compounded) annual interest rates are calculated from the stated rate and other terms of
the loans and weighted by loan size.
5. 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.
6. The interquartile range shows the interest rate range that encompasses the middle 50 percent of the
total dollar amount of loans made.
7. Among banks reporting loans to farmers, most "large banks" (survey strata 1 and 2) had over $25
million in farm loans, most "other banks" (survey strata 3 to 5) had farm loans below $25 million.




Table I.I
Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers, (selected quarters)

Proportion of farm loans
outstanding. Dec. 1998

USDA Farm Production Region
_NZ
AL.

_L£
2 .2

26. 3

12. 1

17 .7

MN

8. 7

4. 4

5. 0

8. 5

6. 0

9. 2

3 .0

6. 2

24. 2

72. 1

16. 0

39. 2

53 .5

217. 1

Sample Coverage.
Feb. 1999 survey (%)

18. 3

3 .6

10. 7

12 .6

17 .8

21 .7

Avg. Loan Size.
Feb. 1999 survev ($1000)
Survev date:

69. 8

27 .0

25. 8

27 .6

47 .3

64. 7

Nov. 1992

_£JL

Weighted Average Interest Ratei During Samole Week
7 .9

9. 2

8. 3

7 .9

5 .5

7 .3

8. 4

8. 2

7 .6

6. 9

7 .5

6. 5

Feb. 1993

7 .8

9. 0

8. 0

8. 0

5. 6

8. 3

7 .8

7 .8

1993

8. 1

8. 7

8. 1

7 .9

5. 2

8. 4

7 .8

8. 3

7 .7

6. 8

Aug. 1993

8. 2

7 5

8. 2

8. 0

5. 7

7 .3

7 .0

7 .7

7 .1

7 .2

Nov. 1993

8. 3

8. 1

7 8

7 .4

5. 3

6. 3

8. 2

7 .8

7 .1

6. 7

Feb. 1994

7 7

8. 6

7 9

7. 5

5. 2

7 .3

7 .7

7 .6

7 .3

6. 9

1994

8. 7

9. 0

8. 0

8. 1

6. 1

8. 2

7 .8

8. 4

7 .5

7. 2

Aug. 1994

9. 1

8. 6

8. 3

8. 6

6. 5

8. 6

7 .6

8. 6

7 .6

7. 5

Nov. 1994

10. 2

9. 7

8. 9

8. 5

7 .1

8. 5

8. 8

9. 0

8. 0

8. 5

Feb. 1995

11 7

10 7

10. 0

9. 9

8. 6

7. 2

10. 4

10.,4

9.,4

9. 4

1995

9. 0

10 4

9 3

9. 4

8. 5

10. 2

10.,7

10.. 1

9..3

9. 3

Aug. 1995

9. 6

10 3

9 3

9.,8

8.. 1

9. 6

10.,4

10.. 1

9..4

9.,5

Nov. 1995

10..8

10..3

8..3

9..6

7.,9

10.. 1

10.,3

9..8

9..3

8..9

May

May

May

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)

10 .2
.
(.. 13)

7 .3
.
(..93)

9..0
(..38)

8.. 1
(..86)

9..6
(..68)

10..4
(..36)

9,.8
(,.25)

8..7
(..78)

8..3
(..65)

1996

10..3
(..25)

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)

Feb.. 1997

8,.8
( .11)

9 .5
(.26)

9 .5
( .12)

9 .3
(.22)

8 .0
( .51)

9..9
(..32)

9 .5
( .35)

9 .5
( .24)

10 . 1
( .27)

8..7
( .35)

May

1997

9 .4
(.43)

10 . 1
( .17)

9 .2
( .22)

9 .5
( .27)

8 .3
( .62)

10 .2
9,.9
( .29)
(.. 66)

9 .7
( .23)

10 .0
( .29)

8 .7
(.51)

Aug.. 1997

9 .3
(.47)

9 .8
( . 18)

9 .6
( .14)

9 .9
( .08)

8 .5
( .26)

10 .1
(.24)

9 .9
(.12)

9 .7
( .27)

10 .5
( .23)

8 .7
( .34)

Nov,. 1997

9 .2
( .41)

9 .5
( .17)

9 .3
( .10)

9 .8
( .08)

7 .5
(.60)

9 .8
( .11)

9 .4
( .05)

9 .4
( .38)

10 .1
( .57)

8 .8
( .31)

Feb . 1998

9 .3
(.51)

9 .0
( .27)

9 .4
( .17)

9 .8
( .09)

7 .3
(.77)

10 .0
( .48)

10 .3
( . 13)

9 .8
( .30)

9 .6
( .43)

8 .5
( . 19)

May

1998

9 .2
(.49)

9 .4
(.24)

9 .2
( .15)

9 .7
( .10)

7 .6
( .54)

10 .2
( .12)

10 .3
( .34)

9 .6
( .30)

9 .8
( .42)

8 .4
(.39)

Aug . 1998

10 .2
(.19)

9 .5
(.21)

9 .5
( .12)

9 .5
( .17)

8 .8
( .17)

9 .5
( .29)

9 .7
( .29)

9 .5
( .28)

9 .6
(.47)

8 .5
(.33)

Nov . 1998

9 .4
(.01)

9 .2
( .28)

8 .7
( .20)

9 .0
( .12)

8 .3
(.38)

9 .4
( .31)

9 .7
( .20)

9 .2
( .32)

9 .1
( .59)

8 .0
(.38)

May

8 .2
9 .6
7 .5
9. 1
9 .0
9 .1
8 .9
9 .0
8 .4
8 .9
( .23)
(, 1 2 )
(, 5 2 )
(, 5 1 )
(, 1 2 )
(, 4 1 )
(, 2 0 )
(, 2 0 )
(, 1 5 )
(, 4 0 )
* NE is Northeast. LS is Lake States. CB is Cornbelt. NP is Northern Plains, AP is Appalachia, SE is
Southeast, DL is Delta States. SP is Southern Plains, MN is Mountain States. and PA is Pacific.
Feb . 1999

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




22
SECTION

II:

SELECTED

S T A T I S T I C S FROM T H E Q U A R T E R L Y R E P O R T S OF C O N D I T I O N OF C O M M E R C I A L B A N K S

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

E s t i m a t e d v o l u m e of farm loans at i n s u r e d c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s
E s t i m a t e d d e l i n q u e n t non- real - e s t a t e farm loans at insured c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s . . . . . .
E s t i m a t e d net c h a r g e - o f f s of n o n - r e a l - e s t a t e farm loans at insured c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s
E s t i m a t e d d e l i n q u e n t real e s t a t e farm loans at insured c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s . . . . . .
E s t i m a t e d net c h a r g e - offs of real e s t a t e farm loans at insured c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s

24

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

D i s t r i b u t i o n of a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s by ratio of n o n p e r f o r m i n g loans to t o t a l
D i s t r i b u t i o n of a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s by rate of return to equity
L o a n - d e p o s i t r a t i o s at a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s
F a i l u r e s of a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s

loans

29
5L

S O U R C E S OF DATA:

ass

which may include
5 p e r c e n t of t o t a l
q u e n c i e s or chargeb a n k s that are not required

_rpa_
c o n c e r n i n g c h a r g e - offs

in t a b l e s

II.C and

II.E
an a l t e r n a t i v e

previous

paragraph.




SECTION

Recent

II:

(continued)

Developments:

O v e r the four q u a r t e r s of 1998, g r o w t h in t h e v o l u m e of f a r m l o a n s , b o t h t h o s e s e c u r e d by
Loans outstanding:
farm real e s t a t e and o t h e r farm l o a n s , s l o w e d c o n s i d e r a b l y .
T h e d e c e l e r a t i o n w a s m o r e p r o n o u n c e d for
n o n r e a l e s t a t e f a r m l o a n s , w h i c h fell to a 3 p e r c e n t y e a r - o n - y e a r g a i n , c o m p a r e d w i t h m o r e t h a n 10 p e r c e n t
in e a r l y 1998.
At the end of 1998, the y e a r l y c h a n g e in t o t a l f a r m l o a n s w a s 4 . 8 p e r c e n t , l e s s t h a n h a l f
the rate s e e n at t h e b e g i n n i n g of the y e a r .
Problem loans:
C o m p a r e d w i t h one y e a r e a r l i e r , the r a t e of d e l i n q u e n c i e s on f a r m n o n - r e a l - e s t a t e l o a n s b e g a n
to e d g e up in mid 1 9 9 8 .
H o w e v e r , t h e rate of net c h a r g e - o f f s of t h e s e l o a n s r e m a i n e d a b i t b e l o w t h e p a c e
s e e n the past c o u p l e of y e a r s .
F e w e r t h a n 1 in 5 a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s r e p o r t e d a l e v e l of n o n p e r f o r m i n g l o a n s
that w a s m o r e t h a n 2 p e r c e n t of t o t a l l o a n s , and h a r d l y a n y b a n k s r e p o r t e d p r o b l e m l o a n s in e x c e s s of 15
p e r c e n t of t o t a l l o a n s .
N e v e r t h e l e s s , the p r o p o r t i o n of a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s r e p o r t i n g a m o d e r a t e d e g r e e o f
r e p a y m e n t p r o b l e m s ( n o n p e r f o r m i n g s of 2 to 15 p e r c e n t of t o t a l l o a n s ) b e g a n to p i c k up in 1998.
P e r f o r m a n c e of a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s :
T h e a v e r a g e r a t e of r e t u r n on a s s e t s at a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s for 1 9 9 8 w a s
1.2 p e r c e n t , the s a m e a n n u a l r e a d i n g as t h e past 6 y e a r s .
The capital ratio for a g r i c u l t u r a l banks fell
s l i g h t l y by y e a r e n d to 10.9 p e r c e n t , still r o u g h l y in l i n e w i t h the a v e r a g e o v e r t h e p a s t 3 or 4 y e a r s .
The
r a t i o of l o a n s to d e p o s i t s at a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s f e l l to 6 8 . 2 p e r c e n t at t h e end o f 1 9 9 8 , e n d i n g a l o n g
s t r i n g of s u b s t a n t i a l y e a r - o n - y e a r i n c r e a s e s for t h i s s e r i e s .
F a i l u r e s of a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s :
One a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k f a i l e d in 1998.
G i v e n t h e s t r o n g c a p i t a l p o s i t i o n s of
m o s t a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s and t h e i r low l e v e l s of p r o b l e m l o a n s , the n u m b e r of f a i l u r e s s e e m s l i k e l y to r e m a i n
f a i r l y s m a l l in c o m i n g q u a r t e r s .
H o w e v e r , if r e c e n t f i n a n c i a l p r o b l e m s in t h e f a r m s e c t o r p e r s i s t , s t r e s s
a m o n g a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s l i k e l y w o u l d rise f u r t h e r as w e l l .




23

24

TABLE II.A

FARM DEBT OUTSTANDING AT COMMERCIAL BANKS, END OF QUARTER

LOAN VOLUME,
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

PERCENT CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS QUARTER

PERCENT CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS YEAR
REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

NONREAL
ESTATE
LOANS

TOTAL
LOANS

REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

NONRBAL
ESTATE
LOANS

TOTAL
LOANS

REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

NONREAL
ESTATE
LOANS

TOTAL
LOANS

1990 Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

49.0
50.5
50.1

17.1
17.3
17.2

31.9
33.2
32.9

6.4
3.1
-0.8

2.2
1.1
-0.6

8.7
4.1
-0.9

4.3
5.3
5.7

5.1
5.0
3.5

3.9
5.5
6.9

1991 Ql.
Q2 •
Q3.
Q4.

49.5
52.6
53.9
53.0

17.5
18.1
18.3
18.4

32.0
34.5
35.6
34.6

-1.3
6.2
2.5
-1.6

1.5
3.4
1.4
0.6

-2.8
7.7
3.1
-2.7

7.4
7.2

4.3
5.5
5.8
7.0

9.1

7.1
5.1

1992 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

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

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
8.1
8.6

3.1
3.2
1.9

1993 Ql.

20.0
20.6
20.8
20.9

32.8
35.4
37.1
36.8

-3.2

0.5
3.1

3.5
-0.5

1.2
0.1

-5.3
7.8
4.9
-0.8

1.7

Q3.
Q4.

52.8
56.0
58.0
57.7

3.2
5.8

1994 Ql.
02.
03.
04.

56.8
61.1
63.0
61.3

21.2
21.9
22.4
22.6

35.5
39.2
40.6
38.7

-1.5
7.6
3.1
-2.7

3.2
2.2
0.7

-3.4
10.2
3.6
-4.6

7.6
9.1
8.7
6.2

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

1.6
2.7
1.1
0.4

-4.6

8.0

3.9
-4.1

5.4
4.0
3.7
3.9

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

0.5
2.7
1.1
0.3

-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

63.8
69.0
71.1
71.3

25.4
26.2
27.0
27.1

38.4
42.8
44.2
44.2

-2.6

-5.1
11.5
3.1

3.4
5.1

5.5

2.0

3.0
0.3

1.4
3.3
2.9
0.7

0.0

8.9

8.5

9.1

70.1
75.0
76.3
74.7

27.6
28.5
28.9
29.3

42.4
46.5
47.4
45.5

-1.7
7.1
1.7
-2.0

1.8

-3.9
9.6
1.9
-4.0

9.8

9.0

3.2
1.3
1.3

7.2
4.8

7.2
7.8

10.4
8.5
7.3
3.0

Q2.

02.
03.
04.

1996 Ql.

02.
03.
04.
1997 Ql.

02.
03.
04.
1998 Ql.

02.
03.
04.




6.2

1.9
-2.9

6.0

8.2

1.8

8.2

6.6
5.7

7.8

8.6

0.2

-0.5
-0.6
2.4

1.6

6.8

8.1

6.2

8.2

8.3
10.7
9.3
5.2
3.9

2.0
2.3

2.8

6.2

8.1

8.8

2.7
0.3

1.8

4.4

6.0

TABLE II.B

ESTIMATED DELINQUENT FARM NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS
INSURED COMMERCIAL BANKS

AS PERCENTAGE OF OUTSTANDING FARM PRODUCTION

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

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 indicated
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998

1
|

|
1

1 .0
1,.1
1,.0
o .8
0. 8
0 .8
1,.0
o .9
1,.0

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

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

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

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

1
|
1
|
|
|
1
1
|

3. 1
3 .2
.
2 .8
2.2
2.0
2. 1
2 .4
2 .0
2 .2

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

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

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

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

2.1

0.9

1.1

0.3

0.9

-End of quarter-

0.1

0.3

1995 Q4.

0.8

0.4

0.4

1996 Ql.
Q2.
Q3 .
Q4.

1.3
1.2
1.0
1.0

0.7
0.5
0.3
0.5

0.6
0.7
0.6
0.5

0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4

1.6
1.6
1.5
1.3

1997 Ql.
02.
Q3.
04.

0.7

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4

1.5
1.4
1.3
1.1

1998 Ql.

0.8
0.5
0.4
0.5

02.

03.
04.

1.0
1.0

0.2
0.1

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4

3.2
2.4
2 .1
2.2

1.1
1.1
1.0
1. 0
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.3

0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9

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 nonaccrua1 and renegotiated farm loans; for other banks,estimates of delinquent farm loans are based on a study of
delinquent total loans at these banks.
25



26

T A B L E

I I . C

ESTIMATED NET CHARGE-OFFS OF NON-REAL-ESTATE FARM LOANS
INSURED COMMERCIAL BANKS*
CHARGE-OFFS AS A PERCENTAGE
OF SUCH LOANS OUTSTANDING

ESTIMATED AMOUNT
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1991.
1992 .
1993 .
1994.
1995.
1996.
1997 .
1998.

ANNUAL
TOTAL

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

ANNUAL
TOTAL

105
82
54
69
51
95
93
87

12
14
7
10
-2
16
6
4

25
20
16
11
14
27
19
15

36
29
5
15
13
24
19
24

32
18
26
33
25
30
50
45

0.,32
0.,24
0,,15
0..19
0..13
0 .24
0 .23
0 .20

these data on the March 1984 Report of Income.




Q1

Q2

Q3

0. 04
0.,04
0..02
0..03
-0,.00
0 .04
0 .01
0 .01

0..08
0.,06
0.,05
0.,03
0..04
0,.07
0 .05
0 .04

0. 10
0.,08
0.,01
0..04
0..03
0 .06
0 .05
0 .05

Q4

0. 09
0.,05
0.,07
0..08
0,.06
0 .07
0 . 11
0 .09

#

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 indicated
1993 ,

|

0. 4

0. 1

0. 2

0. 0

0. 2

I

l. 8

0. 7

1. 1

0. 2

0. 8

1994,

1

o. 3

0. 1

0. 2

0. 0

0. 1

1

l. 5

0. 7

0. 8

0. 2

0. 6

|

1995,

|

0. 5

0. 2

0. 2

0. 1

0. 1

1

2. 1

1. 0

1. 0

0. 4

0. 6

j

1996,

|

0. 4

0. 2

0. 2

0. 1

0. 1

1

1. 5

0. 7

0. 8

0. 3

0. 6

j

0. 1

0. 1

1

1. 3

0. 6

0. 7

0. 2

0. 5

j

0. 1

0. 1

1

1. 3

0. 5

0. 8

0. 3

0. 5

j

0 ., 5

0. 9

0 ., 3

0 ., 6

|

0 ., 7

0 ., 8

0. 2

0 ., 6

1997,

1

o. 4

0. 2

0. 2

1998

1

o. 4

0. 2

0. 2

|

CJUal lei
1995

1996

1997

1998

0 3 . . .

1

o ,, 3

0 ,, 1

0 ,, 2

0 ., 1

0. I

|

1,, 4

Q4.

1

o ,, 4

0 ,, 2

0 .. 2

0 ., 1

0. I

|

1.

0 ., 1

. .

,5

0. I

|

2 ., 1

1 ,, 0

1 ,, 0

0 ,, 4

0 ., 6

1

0. I

j

1 ,, 7

0 ,. 7

1 ,, 0

0 ,, 4

0 ,, 6

1

0. i

j

1,

1 ,. 0

0 ,, 4

0 ,. 6

0 ,, 1

0. l

j

.5
1 ,.5

0 ,. 7

0 ,. 8

0 ,. 3

0 ,• 6

0 ,, 2

0 ,, 1

0. l

|

1 .
,9

1 ,. 0

0 ,. 9

0 ,. 4

0,

0 ,, 2

0 ., 1

0. l

|

1 ,. 4

0 .. 6

0 ,. 9

0 ,, 3

0 ,. 5

0 ,. 1

0 ,. 2

0,

0 .. 2

0 ,. 2

0 ,. 1

0. l
0. i

j

1,. 3
1,. 3

0,. 5
0,. 6

0,. 8
0,. 7

0,. 3
0,. 2

0,.5
0,. 5

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

0 ,. 2

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

0. l
0. l
0. l
0. l

|

1 .9

1,. 1
0,. 6
0,. 5
0,. 5

0,. 8
0,. 8
0,. 8
0,. 8

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

0,.5
0,.5
0,. 5
0 ,.5

0 1 . . .

1

o,

0 ., 2

0 ,, 2

02...

1

o ., 4

0 .. 2

0,

0 3 . . .

1

o ,. 4

0 ,. 1

0 ,. 2

,
0 .,

0 4 . . .

1

o ,, 4

0 ,. 2

0 ,. 2

o i . . .

1

o ,. 5

0 ,. 3

0 2 . . .

|

0 ,. 4

0 , .2

0 3 . . .

i

0 ,. 3

0 4 . . .

|

0,
.4

o i . . .

1

o ,. 5

0 2 . . .

1

o ,. 4

0 3 . . .

1

0 4 . . .

1

o,.4
0,.4

.3

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

0.

,

1

All commercial banks began to report these data in 1991.




,5

j

|
j
j

1,. 4
1,.3
1,.3

0,

.5

,5

j

|
j
j
|

|
j
j
j

|
j
|

|

28

TABLE II .E

NET CHARGE-OFFS OF REAL ESTATE FARM LOANS
INSURED COMMERCIAL BANKS*
CHARGE-OFFS AS A PERCENTAGE
OF SUCH LOANS OUTSTANDING

ESTIMATED AMOUNT
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ANNUAL
TOTAL

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

1993.
1994.
1995.
1996.
1997.
1998.
* All commercial banks began to report these data in 1991.




ANNUAL
TOTAL

0.,03
-0.,00
0,,01
0..01
0,.01
0..01

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

0..002
-0,.004
-0,.001
-0 .004
-0 .004
-0 .006

0..003
-0..004
-0..001
-0,.003
-0,.001
-0 .002

0.,008
0.,002
0..006
0..003
0..005
0,.001

0.,015
0..003
0,.007
0,.009
0 .013
0,.012

TABLE II.F

DISTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURAL BANKS BY THE SHARE OF THEIR LOANS THAT ARE NONPERFORMING*

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 indicated1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996,
1997 ,
1998,

• •

I
1

|
1
1

|
1
1
1

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

69. 6
70. 8
76. 2
80. 6
85. 5
83 .,7
81.,8
84.,4
81..9

22 .7
22. 3
18. 9
15. 9
12 .3
13. 8
15.,5
13.,0
14.,9

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

0.1
0.3

0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0

0.8
0.6

distribution,, end

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

.0
.0
.0
.0

79 .0
80 . 6
81 .7
84 .4

16
15
15
13

.8
.8
.2
.0

3 .7
3 .2
2 .7
2 .4

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

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

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

.0
.0
.0
.0

80 .6
81 .0
80 .3
81 .9

16 .4
15 .7
16 .2
14 .9

2 .8
2 .9
3 .0
2 .8

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

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

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

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

|
|
j
|

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

1997 Ql...
Q2 . . .
Q3. . .
04...

|

100
100
100
100

1998 Ql...
Q2 . . .
03...
04...

|

100
100
100
100

|
j
|

|
|
|

* Nonperforming loans are loans in nonaccrual status or past aue
uay* vj. muxc.
"
in compliance with the modified terms are not included. Agricultural banks are defined in the introduction to
section II.




29

TABLE II.G

30

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

ALL BANKS

NEGATIVE

0
TO
4

5
TO
9

15
TO
19

20
TO
24

25
AND
OVER

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

2..6
2..5
5..1
4..6
3.»3
2 .4
2 .6
3 .2
3 .5

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

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

8..5
8.,9
11..5
12..4
12.,4
11..6
11..6
11..8
11..4

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

0..7
0..7
1.,0
1..1
1..1
1..1
1,.1
1 .2
1 .1

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2

0.7

0.2
0.2

0.7
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3

9.9
10.1
10.4
10.8
10.7
11.1
10.9
10.9

9.0
9.2
9.5
10.0
9.9
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.7

-percentage distribution1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998

|
|
|
|
|
j
|
|
|

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

4.,9
4..1
1..9
1..5
1..5
1. 4
2..0
1..6
2,.0

7.,5
7..7
5..0
5..7
5.,7
5.,6
5 .5
5 .9
8 .7

33.,4
32..2
25..5
27..8
31.,3
36..8
33..5
34..3
35..5

37.,6
39..2
41..1
40..6
40..2
39..9
41..5
39 .5
35 .7

|
|
j
j
|
|
j
j
|

0.2

0.3

0.8

11.0

QUARTERLY

YEAR
1996 Ql..
Q2. .
Q3. .
Q4. .

3..1
6..2
9..2
11..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

1997 Ql..
Q2. .
Q3. .
Q4. .

3..0
6..2
9..0
11..6

3..1
6.,1
9..3
11..8

0..3
0..7
1..0
1..2

0.3
0.6
0.9
1.2

0..0
0..1
0..2
0.2

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

11..0
11,.1
11.. 3
11,,0

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

1998 Ql..
Q2..
Q3..
Q4. .

3..0
6 .1
8 .9
11 .4

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

10,.7
10 .9
11,.0
10,.7

* Agricultural and other banks ar defined in the introduction to section II; small banks have less than 500 million dollars in assets.
Total primary and secondary capita (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.




TABLE II.H

AVERAGE LOAN-DEPOSIT RATIOS AT AGRICULTURAL BANKS IN SELECTED FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS*

DECEMBER 31

U. S.

ST. LOUIS

CHICAGO

ATLANTA

CLEVELAND

MINNEAPOLIS

KANSAS
CITY

DALLAS

SAN
FRANCISCO

MINIMUM
FARM LOAN
RATIO

LOANS
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
NUMBER
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
TO
OF
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
TO
OF
BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS
BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS

.

The

0.442
0.474
0.499
0.492
0.528
0.525

58
53
55
55
53
50

0.733
0.747
0.741
0.734
0.660
0 . 664

17.04
16.99
15.79
15.41
15.40
15.32

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

0 .685
0 .712
0 .730
0 .721

382
383
384
360

0,, 662
0 .703
,
0,,722
0 .699
,

611

0 732
0 ,706

806
799
795
784

604
591
584

0.701
0.763
0.749
0.727

941
922
913
904

0.644
0.677
0.686
0.679

339
338
325
325

0.499
0.536
0.543
0.528

54
54
52
53

0.722
0.704
0 . 679
0 . 660

15.02
15 . 57
15.64
15.40

0 .719
0 .731
0 .742
0.703

762
757
752
744

0 .726
0 .746
0.757
0 .711

355
360
358
339

0 .691
0 .726
0 .733
0 .693

583
579
578
568

0.731
0.769
0.769
0.715

906
904
892
884

0.681
0.699
0.720
0.680

325
322
305
306

0.527
0.536
0.549
0.525

53
53
54
50

0.667
0.701
0.693
0.664

15.28
15.76
15.75
15.32

0,706
0 714

0 . 808
0 .770

128
144
139
122

0 .782
0 .792
0 .806
0 .772

118
118
119
106

52
55
54
54

0.,780
0.. 809

3176
3164
3127
3056

0 .689
0 .713
0 .725
0 .682

53
50
52
46

1998 Q1. . .
Q2...
03...
04...

378
366
359
331
325
306

0,,657
0.,671

0..660
0 ., 696
0 .703
0 . 687

1997 Q1. . .
Q2 . . .
Q3 . . .
Q4. . .

0.566
0.618
0.634
0.649
0.679
0.680

828
829
814
814

3336
3323
3274
3207

0. 639
0. 665

1063
1014
981
944
904
884

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

0.,674
0,.658

3471
3461
3400
3347

0.615
0.674
0.681
0.698
0.727
0.715

143
151
140
126

0..721

1996 Q1 . . .
Q2 . . .
Q3...
04...

0. 625
0.641
0. 658
0. 687
0. 682

669
658
637
619
584
568

0. 682
0.706
0.703

58
57
58
55

0.582

0. 590
0.629
0. 654
0. 666
0. 699
0. 693

0.600
0.643
0. 658

0. 660
0.707
0.717

3723
3550
3482
3347
3207
3056

432
402
393
384
360
339

912
860
841
814
784
744

67
56
60
55
54
46

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998

0.775
0.770
0.772

0.743
0.,780
0,.775

130
125
135
126
122
106

0.618
0.646
0.647

0. 681
0. 721
0.711

loan-deposit ratio is defined as total loans divided by total deposits.

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

that shown in the last column, as described in the introduction to section II.




31




TABLE II.I
F A I L U R E S OF A G R I C U L T U R A L B A N K S *

N U M B E R OF F A I L U R E S

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992 , , . .
1993
1994
1995. . . ,
1996
1997
1998

Q1

02

Q3

Q4

ANNUAL
TOTAL

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

19
6
7
5
2
1
2
0
0
2
0
0

12
12
5
6
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
1

16
7
5
3
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
0

69
36
22
17
8
7
5
0
0
2
1
1

* D a t a e x c l u d e b a n k s a s s i s t e d to p r e v e n t f a i l u r e .
Industrial
banks and mutual savings banks also are excluded.
Agricultural
b a n k s a r e d e f i n e d in t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n to s e c t i o n II.

SECTION

III:

F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K Q U A R T E R L Y S U R V E Y S OF F A R M C R E D I T C O N D I T I O N S A N D

FARM LAND VALUES

TABLES:
III.A
III.B
III.C
III.D
III.E

Nonreal estate lending experience
E x p e c t e d c h a n g e in non - real - e s t a t e l o a n v o l u m e and r e p a y m e n t c o n d i t i o n s
A v e r a g e l o a n / d e p o s i t r a t i o , and o t h e r i n d i c a t o r s of r e l a t i v e c r e d i t a v a i l a b i l i t y
Interest rates
T r e n d s in real e s t a t e v a l u e s and loan v o l u m e

35
37
39
41
43

S O U R C E S OF D A T A :
T h e s e surveys are
Data are from q u a r t e r l y s u r v e y s of a g r i c u l t u r a l c r e d i t c o n d i t i o n s at c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s .
c o n d u c t e d at t h e end of e a c h q u a r t e r by f i v e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k s .
T h e s i z e of t h e s u r v e y s d i f f e r s
c o n s i d e r a b l y , as is n o t e d in the i n f o r m a t i o n b e l o w .
In a d d i t i o n , t h e f i v e s u r v e y s d i f f e r i n s u b j e c t m a t t e r
c o v e r e d (as is e v i d e n t in t h e t a b l e s ) , w o r d i n g of b a s i c a l l y s i m i l a r q u e s t i o n s , and t y p e o f b a n k s c o v e r e d .
Most of the d i f f e r e n c e s in w o r d i n g a r e r e f l e c t e d in the u s e of d i f f e r e n t c o l u m n h e a d i n g s on t h e two p a g e s of
each table.
T h e s t a t e s i n c l u d e d in e a c h d i s t r i c t are i n d i c a t e d in t h e t a b l e h e a d i n g s ; s t a t e s t h a t f a l l o n l y
p a r t l y w i t h i n a g i v e n d i s t r i c t are m a r k e d w i t h a s t e r i s k s .
B e g i n n i n g in 1994. t h e M i n n e a p o l i s F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k r e v i s e d i t s s u r v e y c o n s i d e r a b l y .
Many questions were
c h a n g e d and it w a s n o t a l w a y s p o s s i b l e to m a t c h the d a t a to t h e c a t e g o r i e s that w e h a v e s h o w n in p r e v i o u s
e d i t i o n s of the D a t a b o o k .
W h e n e v e r p o s s i b l e , w e h a v e tried to fit t h e d a t a f r o m t h e r e v i s e d s u r v e y i n t o t h e
older format.
S e r i e s that w e r e d i s c o n t i n u e d s h o w no d a t a for t h e f i r s t q u a r t e r , w h i l e t h o s e t h a t w e r e a d d e d
suddenly appear.
W h e n a s i g n i f i c a n t b r e a k in t h e d a t a o c c u r r e d , w e i n c l u d e d t h e n e w d a t a and a d d e d a f o o t n o t e
to h i g h l i g h t t h e c h a n g e s .
Research
results:

d e p a r t m e n t s at e a c h of the f i v e R e s e r v e B a n k s i s s u e m o r e d e t a i l e d
t h e s e r e p o r t s are a v a i l a b l e at the a d d r e s s e s g i v e n b e l o w .

quarterly

reports

on

their

survey

F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k of C h i c a g o . B o x 834, C h i c a g o , I l l i n o i s , 6 0 6 9 0
T h e s a m p l e i n c l u d e s m e m b e r b a n k s at w h i c h farm l o a n s r e p r e s e n t e d 25 p e r c e n t or m o r e of t o t a l l o a n s as of
J u n e 1972 (a 10 p e r c e n t s t a n d a r d is used for b a n k s in the s t a t e of M i c h i g a n ) .
The sample has undergone
periodic review.
T h e l a t e s t s u r v e y r e s u l t s w e r e b a s e d on the r e s p o n s e s of a b o u t 4 5 0 b a n k s .
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k of K a n s a s C i t v . F e d e r a l R e s e r v e P.O. S t a t i o n , K a n s a s C i t y M i s s o u r i 6 4 1 9 8
T h e s a m p l e c h o s e n o r i g i n a l l y in 1976 c o n s i s t e d of 181 b a n k s s e l e c t e d f r o m b a n k s at w h i c h f a r m l o a n s
c o n s t i t u t e d 50 p e r c e n t or m o r e of t o t a l l o a n s , w i t h a p p r o p r i a t e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of all f a r m a r e a s .
The
w a s r e d r a w n and s i g n i f i c a n t l y e x p a n d e d in 1987; r o u g h l y 300 b a n k s r e s p o n d e d to t h e l a t e s t s u r v e y .

sample

Federal R e s e r v e B a n k o f M i n n e a p o l i s . M i n n e a p o l i s , M i n n e s o t a
55480
.
.
B e f o r e 1987, t h e s a m p l e p r o v i d e d a c r o s s - s e c t i o n of b a n k s of a l l s i z e s t h a t w e r e e n g a g e d in f a r m l e n d i n g .
M e m b e r s of t h e U p p e r M i d w e s t A g r i c u l t u r a l C r e d i t C o u n c i l f o r m e d t h e c o r e o f t h e s u r v e y p a n e l .
B e g i n n i n g in
1987, the s a m p l e w a s r e d r a w n to i n c l u d e o n l y b a n k s at w h i c h f a r m l o a n s r e p r e s e n t e d 25 p e r c e n t or m o r e of t o t a l
loans.
A s o u t l i n e d a b o v e , t h e M i n n e a p o l i s s u r v e y w a s c h a n g e d c o n s i d e r a b l y b e g i n n i n g in t h e f i r s t q u a r t e r of
1994.
In r e c e n t s u r v e y s , a b o u t 130 b a n k s r e s p o n d e d .




33

34
Section

III:

(continued)

F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k of D a l l a s . P . O . B o x 6 5 5 9 0 6 . D a l l a s . T e x a s 7 5 2 6 5 - 5 9 0 6
. n
<•
T h e s a m p l e is s t r a t i f i e d r e g i o n a l l y and i n c l u d e s b a n k s at w h i c h f a r m l o a n s are r e l a t i v e l y i m p o r t a n t or
w h i c h h o l d a m a j o r p o r t i o n of b a n k l o a n s in t h e i r r e g i o n .
T h e s a m p l e w a s e n l a r g e d in t h e f i r s t q u a r t e r of
1985 and w a s r e d r a w n in t h e s e c o n d q u a r t e r of 1989.
T h e r e s u l t s for the m o s t r e c e n t q u a r t e r w e r e b a s e d on the
responses

from a b o u t

200

respondents.

F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k of R i c h m o n d . R i c h m o n d , V i r g i n i a 23261
T h e n u m b e r of a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s in t h i s d i s t r i c t is m u c h s m a l l e r t h a n t h o s e of the o t h e r d i s t r i c t s .
when
the s u r v e y w a s i n i t i a t e d in 1975, the s a m p l e c o n s i s t e d of 43 b a n k s of all s i z e s ; b a n k s w i t h l a r g e r a m o u n t s of
farm l o a n s w e r e s a m p l e d m o r e h e a v i l y .
M o r e r e c e n t l y , the s a m p l e h a s c o n s i s t e d of a b o u t 30 b a n k s , r o u g h l y
t h r e e - f o u r t h s of w h i c h t y p i c a l l y r e s p o n d to t h e q u a r t e r l y s u r v e y s .

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:
B a n k e r s r e s p o n d i n g to the s u r v e y s i n d i c a t e d t h a t the d e m a n d for f a r m l o a n s m a y h a v e e a s e d in t h e f a l l of 1998
a bit m o r e t h a n u s u a l s e a s o n a l p a t t e r n s w o u l d i n d i c a t e .
C o n s i s t e n t w i t h the p i c k u p in d e l i n q u e n c i e s that w a s
s h o w n in s e c t i o n II of the D a t a b o o k , b a n k e r s in m o s t d i s t r i c t s that r e p o r t i n d i c a t e d t h a t r a t e s of l o a n
r e p a y m e n t had d e t e r i o r i a t e d s u b s t a n t i a l l y s i n c e the s p r i n g of 1998.
A s m i g h t b e e x p e c t e d , g i v e n t h e f a l l in
loan r e p a y m e n t s , t h e r e h a s b e e n a p r o n o u n c e d p i c k u p in the i n c i d e n c e of r e n e w a l s and e x t e n s i o n s of l o a n s in
all the d i s t r i c t s t h a t r e p o r t .
F i n a l l y , a s u b s t a n t i a l p o r t i o n of b a n k s in the s u r v e y r e p o r t e d h i g h e r
c o l l a t e r a l r e q u i r e m e n t s t h a n had b e e n the n o r m in r e c e n t y e a r s , s u g g e s t i n g s o m e m o u n t i n g c o n c e r n s a b o u t
repayment

prospects.

In the C h i c a g o and M i n n e a p o l i s F e d e r a l R e s e r v e d i s t r i c t s , the r a t i o of l o a n s to d e p o s i t s s l i p p e d for t h e f i r s t
time in s e v e r a l y e a r s . t h o u g h s t i l l t h e r a t i o s r e m a i n f a i r l y h i g h by h i s t o r i c a l s t a n d a r d s .
Nevertheless, most
b a n k e r s r e p o r t e d that the r a t i o w a s l o w e r t h a n d e s i r e d . s u g g e s t i n g t h a t t h e g e n e r a l u p w a r d t r e n d of t h e last
several
Reported
in t h e s e

years might

resume

soon.

r a t e s of i n t e r e s t on f a r m l o a n s f e l l in the f o u r t h q u a r t e r of 1998.
s u r v e y s n o w h a v e f a l l e n a b o u t 50 b a s i s p o i n t s s i n c e e a r l y 1996.

and

the

rates

that

are

reported

ar
rm
mland were
P e r h a p s r e f l e c t i n g the g e n e r a l low p r i c e s and r e t u r n s of most of 1998, the n o m i n a l p r i c e s of f
fa
about e v e n w i t h y e a r - e a r l i e r l e v e l s in all of t h e d i s t r i c t s that r e p o r t .
T h e s e flat p r i c e s s t a n d .in c o n t r a s t
to the f a i r l y rapid y e a r l y r a t e of i n c r e a s e s e e n at the b e g i n n i n g of 1998. w h i c h r e a c h e d d o u b l e - d i g i t
increase

in the C h i c a g o




and

Richmond

districts.

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

RENEWALS OR EXTENSIONS

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

COLLATERAL REQUIRED

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

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

1

I*

50

36

9

71

19

1

24

58

18

1

19

61

21

1

o

90

10

1997 Ql. . .
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4...

1
1
1
1

io
8
11
14

46
50
47
52

44
42
42
34

14
17
17
11

62
68
69
69

24
14
14
20

1
1

15
I*7
15
19

66
72
77
68

19
11
8
14

1

14
13
10
14

69
69
77
72

17
18
13
14

1
1
1
1

0
1
0
1

92
89
92
90

8
10
8
9

1998 Ql...
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4. . .

1

8

49
44
46
47

42
42
35
34

12
13
10
6

64
71
75
66

24
16
14
28

1

27
31
43
51

64
65
53
42

9
4
3
7

8

64
64
56
45

29
33
41
48

1
1
1
1

1
1
1
0

89
86
80
75

11
14
19
25

in
H

1996 04...

19
(O
o

1
III.A2

|1

11

64

26

|1

12

71

17

1997 Ql...
Q2. . .
Q3...
04...

|
|
|
|
1

8
9
6
6

64
57
61
60

28
34
33
34

|1
|
1
|
1
|
1

9
19
21
16

72
67
67
72

19
14
12
13

5
7
14
13

69
63
59
66

25
30
26
20

12
16
16
9

68
69
69
73

20
15
15
18

|
1

|
1
|
1
|
|
1

16

1

1

87

13

21
14
18
12

16
13
15
9

74
78
79
79

10
9
7
12

|
j

0
1
0

88
89
91
92

12
10
8
8

76
72
55
51

9
3
2
2

6
4
2
3

79
74
60
56

15
22
38
41

1

0

91

1
I

1
1

79
80

20
19

io

51

40

1

o

73

27

14
16
14
15

59
66
71
64

27
17
15
21

1
I
I
I

0
1
0
0

74
79
88
82

26
20
12
18

14
9
3
3

69
64
51
43

16
26
46
53

1
j
|
1

86
82
73
68

13
18
26
31

20

10
10
7
13

69
76
75
76

15
25
44
47

21

50

28

1

7

74

19

1

31

53

17

1997 Ql...
Q2...
Q3...
Q4...

1

17
18
15
16

55
54
57
58

28
29
28
26

1
j
1
j

4

4
3
3

76
69
80
74

21
27
17
24

1
1
1

29
13
16

56
71
67
60

16
16
17
19

14
24
28
17

62
49
50
53

24
27
22
30

1
j
j
1

3
4
5
2

76
70
71
76

21
26
24
23

1
|
1
1

16
29
52
52

71
64
45
42

13
8
3
6

1
j
j




|1

I
j

1

9
***

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

1

1998 Ql...
Q2...
Q3...
Q4...

1

3
3
7

70

66

1996 Q4. . .

j

1

14

15

to
H

III.A3

|

j
1

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

1996 Q4...

1998 Ql...
Q2 . . .
Q3 . . .
04...

1

1
I

1
1
1
1

2

0
1
0

35

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

1996 Q4. .

SAME

FUND AVAILABILITY

HIGHER

LOWER

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

RENEWALS OR EXTENSIONS

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

17

64

19

1997 Ql. .
Q2. .
03..
Q4. .
***
***
***
***

1998 Ql. . .
02...
Q3. . .
04...

HIGHER

1
1
||
1|

13

67

20

1

34

45

21

10
23
23
15

67
57
65
58

23
20
12
27

1
1
1
1

46
33
31
24

47
59
61
58

7
8
8
18

10
5
1
12

57
63
72
70

33
32
18
18

13
15
27
12

59
66
56
63

28
19
17
24

1
1
1
1

35
44
52
45

54
52
42
46

11
4
6
8

4
3
5
2

64
61
57
59

32
36
38
39

1

1

10

76

14

|
1

3

85

12

1

5

78

17

1

32

56

12

1997 Ql...
Q2. . .
03...
Q4...

1
1
1
1

9
11
15
13

77
77
73
70

15
11
12
18

|1
11
|!
|

4
9
2
5

77
68
76
60

19
23
22
35

1
1
1
1

0
2
7
18

88
93
88
78

13
5
5
5

I
1
|
1
|
1
1
I

13
16
io
13

81
80
85
70

6
5
5
18

8
13
29
19

73
73
64
68

20
13
7
13

0
6
0
3

73
71
75
65

28
23
25
32

1
1
1
1

10
16
21
35

88
77
71
55

3
6
7
10

8
6
7
10

80
74
75
55

13
19
18
35




LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

1

o

85

15

1
1
1
1

0
0
1
0

75
80
81
82

25
20
18
18

0
2
0
0

77
70
73
75

23
28
27
25

2

93

5

0
2
0
0

94
91
83
85

6
7
17
15

3
0
0
0

85
81
71
71

13
19
29
29

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

1996 04...

1998 Ql. . .
02...
03...
04...

COLLATERAL REQUIRED

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

1

III.,A5

SAME

LOAN REPAYMENT RATE

3 g

1

|!
|1
|1
|1

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.B

pARM

NONREAL ESTATE LOAN VOLUME EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT QUARTER, COMPARED WITH VOLUME OF LOANS MADE A YEAR EARLIER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS REPORTING)

LOWER SAME

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

FARM MACHINERY

OPERATING

CROP STORAGE

DAIRY

FEEDER CATTLE

TOTAL

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

HIGHER

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

III.B1

1996 Q4.

12

48

40

27

59

15

22

69

1997 Ql.
Q2.
03.
04.

8
12
10
9

52
55
61
54

40
33
28
37

28
.22
23
24

63
64
65
69

9
13
12

20
22
24
24

69
69
69
69

1998 Ql.
02.
03.
04.

11
14
21
12

51
59
39
48

38
26
40
40

33
38
38
31

61
59
52
65

6
3
10
4

22
24
20
14

67
68
71
76

58

27

8

39

53

1

12

42

46

10
9
7
7

19
17
10
12

69
65
59
62

13
18
31
26

8
7
9
5

42
52
59
49

50
41
32
46

1
|

9

22

1
1

12

47
53
52
53

45
25
36
36

11
8
9
10

13
12
12
32

64
64
33
59

23
24
55
9

7
7
9
9

43
51
39
34

50
42
52
57

1
|
j
j

17

33
68
55

56
56
27
36

27
11
5
9

15

11

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

1996 Q4.

18

54

27

1

24

56

20

1

22

73

5

20

76

5

1

16

55

30

to
to

III.B2

I

15

63

1997 Ql.
Q2.
03.
Q4.

16
15
14
14

58
62
68
62

26
22
18
25

1
I
1
1

15
I*
15
14

57
63
62
69

28
23
24
17

1
1
1
1

23
19
17
24

71
76
81
72

6
5
2
4

19
9
13
18

74
74
67
68

7
17
21
14

1
|I
|I
|
I

17
15
12
11

54
59
66
57

29
25
22
32

1
j
j
|

16
12
16
17

63
63
63
67

21
26
21
16

1998 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

16
30
32
26

63
51
48
50

20
19
20
24

1
1
1
1

25
34
37
34

68
58
56
53

7
8
7
13

1
j
1
I

17
20
19
15

71
79
78
78

7
0
3
7

17
10
21
18

78
76
58
68

6
15
21
14

15
23
24
23

64
53
46
49

21
23
30
29

1
j
j
j

21
32
41
40

59
58
54
50

20
10
5
10

IXI.B3

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

1996 04...

|1

7

81

12

1
I

23

75

3

19

75

6

1

18

67

14

|
1

8

70

22

1

7

65

28

1997 01...
02...
03...
04...

I
|
|
1
|
1

16
8
I4
7

58
80
74
77

26
13
11
17

|1
|1
1
|1

17
16
21
13

73
81
79
83

10
3
0
4

21
17
19
20

79
80
81
70

0
3
0
10

1
j
j
j

13
15
20
17

82
76
60
79

5
9
20
3

|
1
1
1
1

6
5
20
8

63
80
61
66

31
16
20
26

I
j
j
|

io
5
29
18

65
75
54
66

25
20
17
16

8
18
15
27

75
79
69
65

17
4
15
8

20
27
0
18

76
68
95
82

4
5
5
0

9
15
21
5

87
80
79
95

4
5
0
0

1
j
|
j

13
17
19
19

81
70
62
65

6
13
19
15

8
10
11
13

74
77
71
80

18
13
18
7

1
j
j
j

I8
29
43
40

70
58
46
60

13
13
11
0

1998 Ql...
Q2...
03...
04...




37

38

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

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

OTHER OPERATING

FARM REAL ESTATE

OTHER INTERMEDIATE

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

HIGHER

FARM MACHINERY
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

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

1996 Q4. . .

|

28

58

15

19

74

7

1

30

60

10

1

1*

72

14

26

57

17

1997 Ql. . .
02...
Q3. . .
Q4. . .

|

29
32
28
31

56
52
62
63

15
17
10
7

12
12
18
18

77
79
73
75

11
9
10
7

1

21
28
28
24

21
11
14
16

1
j
|
j

4

1

58
61
58
60

57
64
67
74

39
30
27
19

22
18
25
24

68
75
58
63

10
7
17
14

1998 Ql. . .
Q2. . .
Q3...
Q4. . .

|

38
32
38
28

58
67
50
66

4
1
13
7

18
13
37
28

72
80
55
64

9
7
9
9

1

26
25
33
27

56
58
52
57

18
17
15
16

1
j
j
j

8

65
65
58
70

27
27
34
24

22
36
59
46

63
58
37
52

15
7
4
2




|
1

1
j

j

6
7
7

8
9
6

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
III.CI

1996 Q4. . .
1997 Ql. . ,
02...
Q3. . .
Q4. . .
1998 Ql...
Q2. . .
Q3...
Q4. . .

|
1

j
I
|
III.C2

1996 Q4...

I
1

1997 Ql...
02...
03...
04...
1998 Ql...
02...
03...
04...

LOWER
AT
THAN
DESIRED
DESIRED LEVEL

III.C3
1996 Q4...

HIGHER
THAN
DESIRED

68
68
70
70
71
69
73
72
70

|
1
|
1
j

48

35

NONBANK AGENCIES

CORRESPONDENT BANKS

NONE

COMPARED WITH
A YEAR EARLIER
LOWER SAME
HIGHER

NONE

COMPARED WITH
A YEAR EARLIER
LOWER SAME
HIGHER

17

51
47
43
44

32
32
34
36

17
21
23
21

43
43
39
50

39
34
38
34

18
22
22
16

1

*•*
***

j

|

1

1
1
|
1
|
1

j

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

www

I
|
|
|

www
www
www
www

J
j
j
I

www
www
www
www

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

63

1
|

66
68
68
67

1
|
1
|
1
|
|
1

74

10

30

78
72
55
51

8
9
8
7

30
34
33
31

54
54
52
55

8
8
8
11

27
31
32
26

|
1

|1
|1
|1
|1

10

83

8

69
. 73
75
73

8
9
6
9

83
82
87
83

9
9
7
8

70
73
74
72

8

82

10

6
6

80
80

13
14

10

10

75

14

83
85
78
84

4
3
8
7

12
12
21
12

74
81
72
80

14
7
6
8

75
85
86
80

8
6
4
8

17
8
6
8

69
81
81
74

14
11
13
18

2

89

|

82

10

86

4

1

71

1
2
1
1

89
89
72
69

|
|
|
|
1

82
82
82
78

11
8
6
7

86
87
87
88

4
5
7
6

|
1
|
1
1
I
1
I

1
2
3
2

70
66
62
64

78
78
79
79

7

89

4

7
7

88
89

5
5

12

78

1
2
1
1

13
12
14
9

0
4
1
1

18
8
9
11

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

49

1997 01...
02...
03...
04...

|
j
|
|

49
52
54
50

1998 01...
02...
03...
04.. .

|
|
j
j

49
53
53
52




NUMBER OF FARM LOAN REFERRALS TO
ACTIVELY
SEEKING
NEW
FARM
LOAN
ACCOUNTS

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

62
65
66
66
|
1
|
1
j1
|1

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

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO IS

|
|
|
|

www
www
www
www

www
www
www
www

|1
|1
|1
j

39

40
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.C ( C O N T I N U E D ^

L O A N - T O - D E P O S I T

AVERAGE
LOAN-TODEPOSIT
RATIO,
END OF
QUARTER
PERCENT

RATIO AND OTHER INDICATORS OF RELATIVE CREDIT AVAILABILITY <PERCENTAGE OF BANKS REPORTING)
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

NONBANK AGENCIES

CORRESPONDENT BANKS

NONE

COMPARED WITH
NORMAL NUMBER
LOWER SAME HIGHER

NONE

COMPARED WITH
NORMAL NUMBER
LOWER SAME
HIGHER

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

69

j

***

.
.
.
.

73
74
72
72

1
1
1
1

***

1998 Ql...
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4...

73
74
74
71

1996 04...
1997 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

.
.
.
.

|

III.C5

***

j

1
|

56

15

29

|

38+

56

6

1

40

54

6

10
11
12
13

35
31
36
35

63
60
59
61

2
9
6
4

|
j
j
j

30
32
32
36

52
55
58
52

18
13
10
12

7
12
10
9

34
29
27
8

62
66
67
85

4
5
6
7

|
j
j
j

28
27
24
8

58
62
64
81

14
11
12
11

7

***

|

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

71

39

50

11

1

o

82

|

91

0

7

2

79

0

21

0

1997 Ql...
Q2. . .
03...
04...

72
74
72
73

36
39
45
41

50
49
53
51

14
12
3
8

|1
|1
|
1
1

0
2
2
o

77
82
80
73

j1
|1
|1
|
1

85
91
85
87

5
0
0
0

10
9
15
13

0
0
0
0

83
86
78
74

3
0
0
0

10
14
23
15

5
0
0
10

1998 Ql...
02...
03...
Q4. . .

72
73
72
73

46
48
62
63

41
48
35
30

14
3
4
7

0
0
0
0

78
81
70
71

92
93
96
93

0
0
0
0

8
7
4
7

0
0
0
0

83
100
85
83

3
0
0
0

8
0
11
13

6
0
4
3

1996 04...

|1

•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".







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

FEEDER
CATTLE
LOANS

OTHER
OPERATING
LOANS

INTERMEDIATE
NONREAL
ESTATE

LONG-TERM
REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

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

1996 Q4. . .
1997 Ql. . .
Q2 . . .
Q3. . .
Q4. . .
1998 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

1

9 6

9.6

8.7

1

9 6
9 7
9,,7
9.6

9.7
9.7
9.7
9.6

8.8
8.8
8.8
8.7

9,,5
9., 5
9,.4
9..1

9.5
9.5
9.4
9.1

8.4
8.5
8.3
8.1

|
1

|

|
|
1

III . D2 TENTH (KANSAS CITY) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (CO, KS, MO* , NE, NM*, OK) AGRICULTURAL BANKS
1996 Q4. . .

1

9,.8

10.0

9.9

9.3

1997 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

.
.
.
.

1

|
|
1

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

10.0
10.1
10.1
9.9

9.9
9.9
9.9
9.3

9.4
9.5
9.4
9.3

1998 Ql...
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4...

I
I
I
1

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

9.9
9.9
9.8
9.6

9.8
9.8
9.7
9.4

9.2
9.2
9.1
8.8

.
.
.
.

41




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

INTERMEDIATE
NONRBAL
ESTATE

LONG-TERM
REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

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

H
O
O

III.D3

OTHER
OPERATING
LOANS

10.0

9.4

Q3.
04.

10.0
10.0
9.8
10.0

10.0
10.1
9.7
10.0

9.3
9.6
9.3
9.4

1998 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
04.

9.9
9.9
9.8
9.6

9.8
9.8
9.7
9.5

9.4
9.7
9.6
8.8

1996 Q4.
1997 Ql.

Q2.

III.D4

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

10.5

10.6

10.4

9.9

1997 Ql...
Q2...
03...
04...

10.5
10.6
10.5
10.5

10.6
10.7
10.6
10.6

10.4
10.5
10.4
10.4

10.1
10.0
9.7
9.7

1998 Ql...
Q2...
03...
Q4. . .

10.5
10.4
10.3
10.0

10.5
10.5
10.4
10.1

10.4
10.2
10.2
9.9

9.7
9.6
9.6
9.2

1996 Q4...

||

III.D5

1996 Q4...

1
|

1997 Ql...
Q2 ..
Q3...
Q4...
1998 Ql...
02...
03...
04...

1
|
|
1
1

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

10.0

9.8

10.0

9.5

9.9
9.8
10.0
9.8

9.9
9.8
9.8
9.7

9.9
9.8
9.9
9.6

9.5
9.6
9.5
9.2

9.9
9.8
9.5
9.3

9.7
9.6
9.2
9.0

9.4
9.3
9.1
8.9

9.2
9.2
9.0
8.7

42

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

1

1997 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

.
.
.
.

2
1
2
2

1998 Ql...
-Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4. . .

2
0
-1
0
III,,E2

1996 Q4...
1997 Ql...
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4...
1998 Ql...
Q2 . . .
Q3 . . .
Q4. . .

1

1

|
|
|
|
|
|
11

|

|
j
|
1

1
1
III .E3

IRRIGATED

RANCHLAND

ALL

16
3
12
5

***

w**
www
www

HIGHER

|
1

|
1

16

59

25

34
27
38
36

11
20
12
11

61
63
62
62

29
17
26
27

10
8
4
1

10
17
51
43

76
67
40
50

15
16
9
8

17
25
45
31

57
61
47
53

26
14
8
16

o

83

17

5

90

5

2
5
5
5

81
77
80
88

17
18
15
8

11
9
13
18

80
80
79
77

9
11
8
5

j
1
|
1
1
1

3
io
7
13

74
81
89
81

23
10
4
6

16
20
29
34

70
67
61
66

14
13
11
0

|

www

17

69

14

1
1|
|1
|
1

4
4
13
41

|

www

www
www
www
www

|
1

I
1

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

www

1

1

-2

2

-2
2
-3
4

3
3
1
2

3
3
5
5

1
4
1
1

15
12
10
15

65
72
77
69

19
17
13
16

-1
7
2
1

-0
2
0
-1

1
2
-1
-2

2
7
12
9

12
23
27
27

73
67
66
60

15
10
7
13

3
0
0
1

-1
1
-2
1

-1
2
-4
1




www

19
20
-4
-3

1
-1
-0
2

j

SAME

64
64
60
62

-13

-1
3
-10
6

|
I

1
1

LOWER

2
8
2
2

1

|

-15

1997 Ql. . .
Q2. . .
Q3...
04...

j

UP

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

4

|

STABLE

9
8
7
10

www
www
w*w
www

1

|

DOWN

33

www
www
www
www

1

1998 Ql. . .
Q2 . . .
Q3...
04...

RANCHLAND

61

10

1
1

j
|
1
1

IRRIGATED

6

***

1996 Q4. . .

|

DRYLAND

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

1996 Q4. . .
.
.
.
.

DRYLAND

TREND EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT QUARTER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
A YEAR EARLIER

PERCENTAGE CHANGE
DURING QUARTER

43

44

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 FROM
A YEAR EARLIER

PERCENTAGE CHANGE
DURING QUARTER
ALL
III.E4

DRYLAND

IRRIGATED

RANCHLAND

ALL

DRYLAND

IRRIGATED

RANCHLAND

TREND EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT QUARTER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS)

DOWN

STABLE

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

1996 Q4.
1997 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

2
1
1
1

4
1
3
0

1998 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

3
0
-1
-1

3
3

III.E5

1996 Q4.
1997 Ql.

Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

1998 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.




-2

0

* **

www
WW*
www
www

www
www

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

UP

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

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER