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E.15 (125)

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AGRICULTURAL FINANCE
DATABOOK

Second 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
Nicholas A. Walraven and Melissa Post



22
33

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 second quarter of 1999; the other data generally were available through the first quarter of 1999.
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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

Page
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
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.I 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 May 1999 survey, the estimated number of non-real-estate farm loans made by banks was a touch below the
estimated level of one year earlier, continuing the gradual downward trend in the number of loans that has
been evident since roughly 1994. The average amount of loans in the survey also was a bit lower than typical
seasonal patterns would suggest, leaving the estimated amount of farm non-real-estate loans considerably below
the second-quarter reading in 1998.
In the May survey, the average maturity of farm non-real-estate loans jumped to more than 14 months, the
highest in the history of the survey and well above the average of about 10 months that has prevailed for most
of the 1990s. The increase came mostly for larger loans with a purpose listed as "other", and the terms of
these types of loans typically show considerably more variability from survey to survey than other loans.
The average effective rate of interest on non-real-estate farm loans rose 60 basis points to 8.8 percent in
the May survey, ending a series of declines totalling about 1 percentage point that began in early 1998. The
percentage of loans that were made with a rate of interest that floats was about 74 percent in May, largely
reversing a trend towards fixed-rate arrangements in the survey data that seemed to begin around 1995. While
these substantial changes in the terms of farm non-real-estate loans are noteworthy, the terms of loans that
are reported in each survey are fairly volatile, so one shouldn't read too much into the results of a single
quarter.
Consistent with the earlier estimates for maturity of the loans, the weighted average maturity (line 3 of
Tables I.H.I through I.H.6) jumped to about 21 months in the May survey. In contrast to the previous
estimates, the weighted average repricing interval (line 4 of the tables) remained around 6-1/2 months. The
weighted average risk rating was little changed. The percentage of the volume of loans that were to purchase
or improve farm real estate (line 23) surged, especially for larger loans, and the proportion of large farm
loans that were secured (lines 25 and 26) rose sharply. Both the proportion of loans that were callable by
the bank and the proportion of loans carrying a prepayment penalty increased in the May survey.
When broken out by the riskiness of the loan (Tables I.H.4 through I.H.6), a bit more than half of the
estimated volume of loans was rated either "moderate" or "low". Loans rated as "moderate" risk carried the
lowest rate of interest, although the variability of rates within this risk category (line 7) was higher than
for most other loans.
By farm production region, weighted average rates of interest rose most sharply in the Northeast and Pacific
regions--rates were little changed in the other areas.




Lf)

Chart 1

Results from the Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers

Millions, Annual rate
Number of non-real-estate farm loans

5.0
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

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

25

20
15

1978

1979

1980

1981

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

- 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

LO

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

— Four quarter moving average

30
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)

ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

BY SIZE
OF BANK

BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,0008)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

1
to
9

OTHER

10
to
24

25
to
99

0..46
0..43
0..52
0,.49
0,.51
0..54
0..56
0..51
0..57
0..48
0..50
0,.45

0,.27
0,.28
0,.31
0,.35
0,,32
0,.37
0..37
0,.35
0,.36
0 .31
0,.34
0 .33

100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

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

0,.20
0..23
0,.36
0,.44
0,.50
0..51
0..55
0..54
0..66
0,.53
0 .46
0 .39

2,.18
1..99
.23
2,
.20
2,
2..10
2..18
2..15
1..98
1..83
1,.69
1 .82
1 .71

2,.14
1,.77
1,.66

ANNUAL NUMBER OF LOANS MADE
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998

1

2..38
2.
.21
2..60
2 . 63
2..60
2,.69
2..70
2..53
.49
2,
2,,22
2,
.27
2,. 10

0..39
0..29
0..30
0..32
0..35
0..35
0,.36
0..28
0..26
0,.18
0,.19
0,.15

0..13
0..11
0,.20
0..24
0,.23
0..25
0..27
0,.23
0..19
0,.17
0 .20
0,.18

1..54
1..45
1..73
1..69
1..64
1..67
1,.62
1..56
1,.48
1,.38
1,.40
1,.39

0..14
0,.14
0..16
0,.19
0..17
0..18
0..18
0..18
0,. 17
0,.14
0,.15
0,.17

0..19
0..21
0..20
0..19
0..21
0..24
0..27
0..27
0..39
0,.36
0,.33
0,,22

|
1
|
|
1
1
|
1
1

.57
1.
1 .42
.67
1.
.70
1,
1,.66
1 .67
1 . 65
.55
1.
1 .45
1 .33
1 .32
1,.20

NUMBER OF LOANS MADE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER, ANNUAL RATE
1997 Q2...
Q3...
Q4...
1998 Ql. . .
Q2...
Q3...
Q4. . .
1999 Ql...
Q2...




1
1

1
j

|
1
1

2..65
2..21
2..05

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

0,,22
0 .14
0,.21

1,.72
1,.53
1,,23

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

0..40
0 .23
0 .22

1..62
1..34
1..15

0,.57
0,.47
0,.45

0..37
0,.31
0,.33

0.,09
0..09
0..12

1
1

0..51
0,.43
o..38

2,.08
2..51
2,.12
1.
.70

0,.19
0..12
0..10
0..17

0,.20
0,.22
0,.16
0..14

1,.29
1,.72
1,.50
1,.05

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

0 .22
0,.24
0,.20
0,.20

1,.07
1..44
1..36
0..94

0,.47
0,.58
0..41
0,.36

0,.38
0..37
0..26
0..30

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

1
1
1
1

o..38
o,.47
o..38
o,.33

1,.70
2,.04
1,.74
1,.37

1..93
2..37

0,.20
0..12

0,.18
0,.18

1..17
1,.77

0.,17
0..17

0,.20
0,.14

0..96
1..41

0,.45
0,.51

0..36
0,.34

0.,15
0..10

|

0.
.39
o..45

1,.54
1..93

1

7

- 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

ANNUAL AVERAGE SIZE OF LOANS MADE

44.6

13,.9

34.7

1989

1

19 9

1

42

7

29

5

14

1

1 2 ,.1

32.2

1990

1

28 4

1

69

7

22

7

15

7

11,.9

1991
1992

1

31 9
31..2

1
j

61 0
6 8 .2

25

2

15

6

|

j

5 3 ,.7

1 4 ,.4

4 8 7 .,7

1 0 0 ,,7

1 3 ,.9

1 4 .,9

4 6 .,6

5 3 9 .,9

1 0 7 ..0

1 3 ,.9

3,.7
3,.7

1 4 .,8

4 5 ..9

4 6 8 ..2

9 7 ..0

1 5 ,.8

1 4 ..9

4 6 .,1

4 9 0 ..3

1 0 6 ..0

15,.8

1 4 ..6
1 4 ..7
1 5 ..0
14..9
1 4 .,8

4 7 ,,0
4 4 ..9

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

1 0 1 ..3
84 .
.0

15,.4
1 5 ,.7

4 5 ..2
4 5 ..8
4 5 .,4

5 4 5 .,9

1 1 5 ..0

1 5 ,.4

3 8 5 ,.3
3 5 7 ..0

9 2 ..0
9 5 ..0

1 6 ,.3
18,.1

j

16,.1

7

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

2 7 2 .,1

4 6 .,1

108.7

6

16

39..2
31..4
32..4

4 5 .,9

1 4 .,8

15,.9

14

6

1996
1997
1998

1 4 .,7

14..7

3

40

4 9 .7

3,.6
3,.6
3,.6

j

26

1

7 9 .7
6 0 .3

1 6 ,.3

129.3

8

34

33,.9
33..8

14,.9

7 0 ,.0

15,.1

33

1

34..3

8 5 ,.5

3 2 0 ..4

1
j

1

21 8

1994
1995

3 2 0 ..4

4 5 ,.2

94.3

20 8

1993

4 6 ,.5

3,.6
3,,7

1
1

2 6 ,.9

14.,7
1 4 .,8

1
j

1987
1988

23 ,
. 1

15..2

1 3 ,.9

112.0

j

2 7 ,.6
2 6 ,.7

16..3
18..5

1 7 ,.5
1 5 ,.6

123.6
93.6

j

2 4 ..2
2 6 ,.0

2 6 ..0
16,.8

95.2
97.2

j

2 4 ,.3

18,.2

17,.2
17,.8
2 8 ,.1

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

|
j

3,.8
3 ,7

127.9

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

1997

1998

|

02.. .
03.. .
Q4 . . .

j

Ql. . .

|

02.. .

1999

2 4 ,.3
28..3
36,. 1

1
j

3 7 ,.9

1

j

73.2

14,.9

4 5 ,.6

3 5 7 ,.7

67,.9

13,.9

4 5 ,.1
4 4 .2

4 1 9 ,.3
3 9 8 .5

9 1 ,.7

3 .9

1 4 ,.4
1 5 ,.4

1 2 0 ,.5

12,.9
16,.5

I

3 .8

1 5 ,.1

4 5 .8

3 2 0 ,.2

1 0 0 ,.3

2 4 .2

1 4 ,.4

4 6 .6

3 3 5 ,.7

8 0 ,.3

1 6 .0

14,.6

4 4 .0

3 6 6 ,.8

85,.7

1 2 .5

1 5 ,.3

4 4 ,.6

4 2 4 .7

1 2 0 ,.7

2 1 .0

1 3 7 .6
6 3 .4

2 3 .4
1 7 .4

5 1 .9

2 2 ,.2
2 3 ,.0

13,.6
15,.5

1 7 .6
17,.0

106.6

1
j

3 .7
3 .7

3 9 ,.5

2 9 ,. 6

16,.1

1 7 .8

160.5

|

2 7 .6

3 7 .7

2 9 ,.6

2 3 ,.3

3 9 .6

130.7

2 8 ,.0

4 3 ,.4

2 1 ,.0

17,.2

2 4 .5

107.4

3 0 .4

17,.9

14,.4

2 0 .9

115.8

j

3 .7
3 .5

|

3 .9

03.. .

j

2 5 ,.6

04.. .

I

40..4

j

5 0 .7

2 9 .3

18,.9

2 6 .9

161.7

Ql. . .

1
|

46..6
2 6 ,.1

|

3 2 .7

2 1 .9

219.2

|

3 .7

1 5 ,.5

4 7 .9

4 1 2 ,.6

3 0 .2

2 6 .9
2 1 ,.2

2 5 ,.6

|

2 0 ,.5

5 2 .4

66.3

|

3 .8

1 4 ,.5

4 6 .4

3 1 4 ,.6

02.. .




ESTIMATES FROM THE QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE I.C
AMOUNT OF LOANS MADE (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)

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

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

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

24,.5
23 ,
.7
23 ,
.4
45,.3
54,.0
.8
52 ,
61 .0
56 .0
54 .4
61 .3
43 .3
41 .9

17..1
15..9
19..6
44..2
53..7
49..4
58..8
55..1
55..3
61,.2
41,.9
37,.0

32..5
32..3
32..0
30,.5
29,.1
34,.3
33..8
30..6
28..8
26,.1
29 .6
31,.1

ANNUAL AMOUNT OF LOANS MADE

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

|

1
|
|
j
j

13 .
.2
10..0
12..9
22,.0
21..4
23 ,
.6
28,.7
16,.8
12,.7
10,. 6
8,.0
6,.1

49..6
48..2
51..6
74..7
82 .
.8
83..7
92..6
85..7
84..1
87 ,
.3
71..4
68,.0

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

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

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

8..3
7..4
6..4
18..3
27,.6
26,.0
30,.6
33 ,
.9
36,.1
34 .5
31,.9
27,.5

1
|
|
|
j
j
1

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

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

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

|

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

1

1999 Ql...
Q2...




j

64 .44
62,,49
73,.83

|
j

4,.6
8,.0
9,.2

5..0
3..3
6..3

23..3
23,.8
19,.7

2 .4
2 .4
2 .7

29..0
24,•9
36,.0

5..9
4..6
2..9
4..1

30..0
29..5
21..6
19.. 7

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

28..6
25..6
23..5
32..3

4..8
3.,8

30..1
36..4

3,.7
8,.7

44..6
9. 5

1
j

1
j

78,.80
70..30
54..29
68..73

j

7..1
5..3
3..1
8..8

1
j

89..86
61..85

1
j

6.,7
3..5

|
1
|
1
|
1

|
1
|
1

6..1
5..0
4..4

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

16..9
13..9
14..5

33,.0
36,.8
47,.9

34.,1
39..6
46,.4

29 .7
22 .9
27,.5

4..1
5..4
4..8
3.
.6

7..0
8..4
6..0
5..5

17..6
17..4
11..5
13 .
.2

50..1
39..2
32..0
46..4

37,.7
37..7
32..5
40..0

41..2
32..6
21..8
28,.7

3..6
5..4

7..0
7..4

17..4
16..0

61..9
33 .
.0

53..9
28..3

36..0
33..5

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 ($1, 000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

OTHER

1
to
9

10
to
24

25
to
99

BY SIZE
OF BANK
100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

ANNUAL AVERAGE MATURITY

7

7

6

22. 8

12,.1

7.,5

8.,1

9..3

8,.3

|

5..9

9,.3

8 7

5 5
6 4

7

1988

4

7

8 5

19. 8

7.,1

1989

8

1

6

8

7

4

7 2

18. 7

10,.9
11,.8

9..2
8.,3

10..2
9..3

7..7
7..1

|
j

8.,1
7.,8

8..2

1990
1991
1992

7

5

6 0
6. 7
6. 1

8
8

8
5

7

7 .3
.
8..9

21. 9
24. 6
20. 1

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

9.,2
8.,3
9.,7

11.,9
10.,6
11..1

|
|

4..7
5.,2

10..2
9,,6

7..2

|

6..4

10..1

1993
1994

9..2
10,.3

7. 3
7.,6

8. 3
8.,6

30. 4
36. 6

9,.4
9,.4

7.,4
7.,7
8.,3
8.,5

4..9
5..8

9.-5
9..6
9.,8

7. 2
8.,6

11.,1

8.,6

10.,0
11.,6

7..4
7,.2

|
j

6.,4
5..8

10..4
1 2 ,.6

j

7.,3

1 1 ,.4

j

6..4

12..3

j

7..6

12,.8

j

6,.8

13,.2

|
j

15,.5
1 0 .8
9 .6

1

1987

8 4

1

5

7.,4

13..5

1995

9,.9

8. 5

26. 5

10,.0

9.,0

10.,8

12..1

8,.5

8.,7
7. 8

9.,9

1996

1 1 ,.3

7.,6

29. 4

9,.2

8.,6

10.,5

12..1

1997

9 .9

9.,1

1 1 ,.0

1 0 .,7

30. 6

7,.4

8.,8

11,.6

12,.4

8,.2
7,,3
8,.8

8.,0

10,.3

9. 9

2 7 .,5

6,.8

8..8

11,.3

12 ,
.5

8,.7

|

1998

9,.8

1

1

MATURITY

1997

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

1998

1999

1
1

1 1 .0
8 .8

1

.9

I

7

oi...
02.. .
03...

1

1 0 .6
1 0 .4
9 .6

1

04...

|

8,.3

1

oi...

I

9 .2

1

02...

|

14,.4

1




OF

LOANS

MADE

DURING

FIRST

FULL WEEK

OF

SECOND MONTH OF

QUARTER,

9,. 1
7 .8
6 .6

j

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

13..2
13,.8

9 .5
8 .8
9 .0

|
j
j

7 .4
,
6,.8
7 .2
,

13,.4
14,.5
13,.2

7,.6

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

7,.5

|

5,.9

11,.7

6 .1

10,.1

11,.9

10,.9

11,.3

14,.7

|
j

1 2 .6

9,.9

8,.4
15,.7

7,.0

1 8 .8

9,.9

18,.0

2 1 .,7

8 .2
6,.6
7 .6

9,.1
9,.8
8,.3

3 1 .,5

5 .2

2 8 .,0
1 3 .,9

1 3 .5
9 .4
11,. 1

13.,6
9.,5
6.,7

3 2 .,1
2 3 .,2
3 1 .,8

8., 1
7,,8
7 ,2
.
8.,3

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

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

2 3 .,9
3 3 .,1

8.,3
8.,8

12,.8

11.,2

12,.0

14.,2

RATE

14,.1
10,.9
10,.6

9,.5
8,.4
7,.5

12,.6

7 .8
6 .3

7.,2
5.,3
7.,4

ANNUAL

8,.8

6,.8

10,.7
11,.0

1 1 .0
11,.4

ESTIMATES FROM THE QUARTERLY SAMPLE SURVEY OF BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE LOANS TO FARMERS
TABLE I.E
AVERAGE EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE ON LOANS MADE
BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

ALL
LOANS

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

ANNUAL AVERAGE INTEREST RATE

1 0 ,.6

10,.7

10,.2

10.,8

11,.5

9.,5

11..6

11..3

11,.1

9..9

1 1 ,.2

10,.9

11,.9

11.,2

1 1 ,. 7

10.,7

11,.7

11..6

11,.4

10..8

1
j

9,.2
1 0 ,.2

11,.3

1988
1989

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

1 2 ,.3
1 1 ,.5

12.,4
12,.0

12.,6
11.,7

12..8
12 ,
.3

12.,3
10.,7

12.,8
12..5

12..7

12,.7

12..2

j

1 2 ,.1

12,.7
12,.3

10.,4
8.,8

11..3

8.,6

11.,5

1 0 ,.9
9,,2

1 0 ,.9

11..0
8,.6

12,.1
10,.7

|

1 0 ,.2
8,.2

12..4
11..2

6..3

9..7

7..1

|
j

9.,0

8,.3
8,.6

10.,0
8.,6

1 0 ,.3

9.,1
10..6

8..8

10..2
9..5

6.,2
7.,0
8.,8

10..5

10,.3

6.,9
7 ,3
,
9..0

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

1 1 ,.3
9,.4

8.,1
8,.0

9..3
8..7

8,.8

8,.0
8,.3

9,.3
8.,7

9,.7

8.,0

10.,2

10..1

9,.8

7.,8

10,.4
10,.0

9,.8
9,,7

9.,9
9.,6

9,.8
9,.3

8.,5
8..0

10.,2
10., 1

1 0 ,.0
9..9

9,.9
9,.7

8..8

j

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

8,.4

1

8,.3

10,.0
9,.8

8 .6
8,.9
8 .6

10,. 1
10,.1
10,. 1

|

1987

1990

j

1991

I

1992
1993

1

7.,8
7,.5
7.,8

1994
1995

|

9.,5

1 0 ,.1

1996

|

8.,4

8..8

1997
1998

1
|

9-,2
9.,0

9..6
9..4

8.. 1
8.,4

8,.6

j
j
|
j

11,.6

8,.7
8,.8

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

1997

1998

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

|
j
j

01...

|

9,, 1

03...
Q4.. .

j
|

9,.2
9,,0
8.,5

oi...
Q2...

1
j

8.,2
8. 8

02...

1999




9,.3
9 .4
9,.2

9 .7
9 .7
9 .7

10,.0
10,.0
9 .6

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

9,.9
9 .8
9 .9

8 .5
8 .5
8 .5

|
j

9,.6
9,.6

9,.9
9,.9

9.,8
9.,7

9,.3

8 .0

9,.5

8 .3

|
j

9,.7

9,.7

9,.7

9..1

9,.0

9.,6
9.,3

1

9., 1

9..1

|

9.,0

9.,1

|
j
|
1

10,.2
10,.2
10,.2

1 0 .1

10,.0

8 .6

10,.1
10,.0

10,.0
9,.8

8,.9
8 .7

1

10,.2

10,.0

9,.8

8,.6

8,.2

9,.9

9,.9

9,.8

9,.9

j

9,.7

9,.0

7,.7

1

9,.9

10,.1
9,.7

8,.6
8,.4

8,.5

8 .3

10,.1
10,.1

9.,3

8,. 1

8 .5
7 .9
,

9,.4

9. 2

9,.2

9.,7

9.,2

8..2

7,.2
7,.9

1

9.,1

1

9.,5

7,.7
8..3

7,.4
8,.1

9,.3

|

9.,4
9.,4

9.,2

9,.9

9,.4

11

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
BY SIZE OF
LOAN ($1,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN
ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

OTHER

BY SIZE
OF BANK

1
to
9

10
to
24

25
to
99

100
and
over

48.5
49.3
50.4
53.6
52.0
57.3
60.1
58.6
61.7
60.6
60.1
57.6

45. 6
51. 5
4 9 ..6
59..2
59.,0
59.,1
61,.0
59.,8
63 ..9
61..5
58..0
54..8

54..4
60..8
58..5
66..0
64..0
61..2
64..5
70..4
73,.6
69,.1
68,.0
62 .7

68.,5
67.,0
69.,1
67..5
67 ..8
78.,6
83..9
80..2
76..7
62 .
.2
67 .
.0
51..1

|
j
j
j
j
j
j

56..3
62,,3
57,.7

67 .7
62 .4
7 2 .2
67
61
59
60

LARGE

OTHER

|
j
j
|
|

77..6
79.,1
83.,6
69.,4
7 0 .,0
82..9
86..9
83.. 7
79..9
65..4
71.. 4
57..1

49,.9
52,.6
47..2
59..3
56..1
55..5
58..9
59,.7
62 .3
57,.9
57,.9
51,.3

87,.4
54,.0
54,.2

|
j
j

89 .9
60,.3
57,. 2

58 .8
51 .9
60 .6

1
j

.3
.8

52,.6
51 .7
.4
52 ,
48,.1

j

53,.9
57,.6
61,.9
55 .8

59 .1
51 .1
4 4 .1
4 5 .7

55 .0
66,.2

43 .5
83 .3

1
j

43,.4
91,.5

50 .8
58 .6

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE OF LOANS MADE

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

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

1
1
1
|
1

j

51.6
65.3
71.4
76.8
81.5
78.5
84.6
82.9
83.9
58.1
66.4
55.0

69.6
39.5
40.0
61.6
69.3
63.5
70.0
74.3
75.9
71.2
73.2
59.4

AVERAGE PERCENTAGE DURING FIRST

1998

1999

62.1
63.8
59.7
68.3
68.8
66.3
70.3
72.3
73.0
67.3
67.8
68.5

FULL WEEK

55.,5
54.,9
32.,9
40..0
40..6
47..8
48..2
51..6
53..1
32..9
49..9
46..7

OF

62.1
63.2
73.6
51.2
50.3
75.3
78.1
75.7
72.2
61.4
64.3
42.0

S E C O N D M O N T H OF Q U A R T E R

Q2...
Q3...
Q4...

75,.6
57,.2
58..5

1
j
j

64.6
72.2
55.4

67.1
69.9
78.0

61.9
69.7
73.4

45..1
46,.9
54 .5

92.4
39.8
48.0

60.1
59.2
61.6

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

56,.6
54..6
54..7
51..6

1

j

59.4
76.2
51.6
39.9

56.6
60.1
54.2
66.2

70.2
68.1
67.1
68.0

58,.1
48,.2
28,.3
3 8 .9

41.2
34.9
47.4
44.4

6 0 . 5 . 56,, !
58.0
50,.5
55.7
57..7
56.4
55,.9

Ql. . .
Q2...

46..4
.1
73 ,

1
j

50.2
66.6

65.2
72.5

63.6
72.6

33,.9
75,.5

33.2
79.2

47.0
57.6




50..4
58..8

,
.0
.9

Table I.G

PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF NON-REAL-ESTATE FARM LOANS MADE BY BANKS. 1
BY EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE

Effective
interest
rate
(percent)

Memo:
Perecentage
Distribution of
Number of Loans,

May

All Loans
Under 5 percent

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Feb 99

May 99

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

-

-

-

-

4

-

*

-

—

-

*

-

4

1

*

-

14

*

23

3

14

6

3

4

2

1

22

21

14

19

11

14

12

9

8

23

18

22

11

15

20

31

37

33

34

9

17

16

20

35

18

30

30

30

35

38

5.0 to 5.9 .

-

1

11

4

4

6.0 to 6.9 .

-

11

13

14

7.0 to 7.9 .

-

30

18

8.0 to 8.9 .

-

17

1

9.0 to 9.9 .

-

10.0 to 10.9

5

8

22

10

20

4

24

15

21

14

11

16

15

11.0 to 11.9

8

33

8

7

5

2

11

3

9

7

2

3

3

12.0 to 12.9

39

39

2

1

1

*

1

1

2

1

*

1

*

13.0 to 13.9

34

14

-

-

-

*

1

*

*

*

*

*

*

14.0 to 14.9

8

5

-

-

-

*

-

*

*

*

-

*

*

15.0 to 15.9

4

—

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

*

*

*

16.0 to 16.9

1

*

*

17.0 to 17.9

*
-

-

—

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

18.0 to 18.9
19.0 to 19.9
20.0 to 20.9
21.0 to 21.9
22.0 to 22.9
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.
* indicates less than .5 percent.




13

TABLE I.H.I
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING MAY 3-4, 1999
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
2
3
4
5

Amount of loans (thousands)
Number of loans
Weighted average maturity (months)1
Weighted average repricing interval (months)2
Weighted average risk rating3

6 Weighted average interest rate (percent)4
7
Standard error5
Interquartile Range6
8
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




1,410,743
49,597
20.84
6.72
2.98

109,527
28,374
10.10
4.57
2.72

162,475
11,202
11.82
5.84
2.78

164,108
4,727
16.40
8.03
2.84

182,726
2,686
18.29
8.19
2.75

263,408
1,747
30.91
13.41
3.02

528,499
861
23.12
3.19
3.20

8.76
0.15

9.50
0.06

9.36
0.06

9.21
0.09

9.16
0.17

8.73
0.19

8.16
0.25

9.,58
8.,06

9. 99
8.,93

9.,99
8.,84

9.,99
8..56

9,.75
8..42

9.,26
8..03

9
7

8.,99
9.,11
9.,11
8,.24
8,,13
7..93

9.,55
9.,91
9.,43
9.,86
9.,98
9.,22

9..14
9..69
9..40
9..17
9..52
8..82

9..07
9,.87
9..30
9,.38
8,.67
8..21

8,.97
9,.26
9..29
9,.48
8,. 66
8,.83

8..72
8..08
9..15
8..51
7..99
8,.33

8
8
8
7
7
7

70,.78
76..08
21,.98
2.25
2,.25

58.,07
74..13
27.,62
0.
.25
0.25

55..13
74..62
26,.74
0,
.24
0.24

62,.06
64,.61
29 .29
0,
.44
0.44

63,.20
67,.60
24,.69
1 .11
1.11

68,.57
68 .98
22,.28
0,.64
0.64

84
86
15
5
5.05

5,.09
5,.34
56,.05
12,.13
8,.16
13,.24

4..55
6,.91
76..44
6..73
0..89
4..48

5,.04
7,.60
70,.81
7,.34
3,.44
5,.77

7,.63
7,.91
55,.51
15,.79
3,.21
9 .94

11 .60
7 .81
53 .21
7 .38
7 .88
12 .12

4,.87
3,.14
53 .70
8 .77
18,.35
11 . 19

2
3
49
16
7
19

15,.42
77,. 98

4,.80
86,.98

10,.43
83,.19

7,.71
88,.40

13 .00
82,.38

23 .92
72,.44

18
72

TABLE I.H.2
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING MAY 3-4, 1999
Loans to farmers

$1 -9

$10 -24

$25 -49

$50 -99

o
o

Size class of loans (thousands)
all sizes

249

$250 and over

778#i613
18,!512
16 .74
3 .62
3 .21

36,1882
9,:349
10 .16
2 .71
3 .01

64,i893
4,:327
11 .78
3 .76
3 .09

70, 997
2, 113
13 .21
4 .59
3 .05

85,'490
i,:311
14 .72
5 . 65
3 .15

134, 735
923
21 .93
5 .88
3 .12

385,617
489
17.50
2.27
3.32

8 .43
0 .17

9 .33
0 .05

9 .16
0 .12

9 .07
0 .12

8 .86
0 .13

8 . 62
0 .13

7.93
0.19

9 . 11
8 .03

9 .92
8 .80

9 .80
8 .57

9 .83
8 .43

9 .54
8 .03

9 . 14
8 .03

8.57
7.50

8 .99
8 .57
8 .76
7 .70
7 .96
8 .00

9 .34
9 .41
9 .36
9 .44
8 .88
9 .03

8 .77
9 .47
9 .24
8 .90
9 .31
8 .86

8 .83
9 .05
9 .17
9 .30
8 .85
8 .64

9 .33
8 .85
8 .86
8 .99
8 . 66
8 .59

8 .88
7 .67
8 .86
8 .45
8 .12
8 .26

8.92
8.28
8.33
7.40
7.25
7.65

83 .26
89 .52
21 .45
2 .99

78 .78
89 .45
29 .57
0 .19

78 .25
89 .26
32 .51
0 .60

74 .97
83 .98
34 .51
1 .01

76 .34
83 .28
31 .13
2 .37

77 .89
85 .19
25 .59
1 .25

89.46
93.48
12.82
4.78

5 .01
5 .77
51 .31
14 .40
3 .61
13 .24

2 .59
7 .08
75 .18
4 .71
0 .67
4 .48

5 .72
7 .03
65 .69
7 .19
2 .23
5 .77

7 .32
9 .66
60 .21
7 .19
3 .17
9 .94

10 .31
6 .26
57 .86
3 .55
3 .65
12 . 12

6 .14
4 .24
57 .03
6 .09
7 .35
11 .19

3.12
5.14
41.51
23.18
2.89
19.78

9 .90
83 .74

5 .39
87 .09

5 .57
85 .87

9 .40
85 .45

8 .64
85 .45

15 .97
79 .63

9.31
83.80

LARGE FARM LENDERS7
1
2
3
4
5

Amount of loans (thousands)
Number of loans
Weighted average maturity (months)1
Weighted average repricing interval (months)2
Weighted average risk rating3

6 Weighted average 5 interest rate (percent)4
7
Standard error
8
Interquartile Range6
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
Farm real estate
25
26
Other
15
16
17
18

Footnotes are at the end of table I.H




TABLE I.H.3
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING MAY 3-4 , 199 9
Loans to farmers

all sizes

$1--9

$10--24

$25 -49

$50 -99

H
O
o

Size class of loans (thousands)
249

$250 and over

OTHER BANKS 7
1
2
3
4
5

Amount of loans (thousands)
Number of loans
Weighted average maturity (months)1
Weighted average repricing interval (months)2
Weighted average 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




640,075
31,170
25. 78
10. 50
2 .62

73,415 96,279
6,785
19,190
10..04
11,.94
7,,20
5.,47
2,.53
2., 54

92,'442 97,448
2,!586
i,:380
18 .86
21 .53
10 .59
10 .47
2 .37
2 . 67
9 .31
0 .22

9 .43
0 . 16

130,:319
835
40 .01
21 . 15
2 .88

150,171
395
37.64
5.55
2.67

8 .86
0 .23

8.74
0.32

9 .68
8 . 10

9.75
7.77

9. 16
0. 13

9..55
0.,09

9,.49
0,.09

9. 89
8., 50

9.,99
8.,98

•10,.06
8,.88

9., 01
9., 92
9.,46
9,
. 27
8.. 17
7.,74

9..59
10.. 19
9 .44
9.
, 99
10 .36
9 .77

56., 11
59 .86
22 .59
1,.34

47 .47
65 .90
26 .46
0 .29

40 .57
64 .87
23 .44
8 .72

53 .09
50 .03
25 .82

5,.09
4..64
61..20
9,. 19
13 .65
13,.60

5 .44
6..71
77,.37
7 .68
1 .01
4 .46

4 .70
7 .86
74,.31
7 .19
4 .35
5 .83

8 .03
6 .09
52 .92
22 .26
2 .50
10 .08

12 .33
9 .26
49 .16
10 .85
11 .70
12 .20

3 .54
1 .98
50 .24
11 .57
29 .83
11 . 19

19.88
20.56

22 .07
,
71..04

4 .48
86 .98

13 .80
81 .13

5 .73
91 .27

16 .99
79 .50

32 .22
64 .95

40.52
44.12

9 .44
9 .83
9 .49
9 . 32
9 .59
8 .60

9 .99
8 . 60

10 .07
8 .84

9 .24
10 .87
9 .42
9 . 40
8 .07
7 .70

8 .73
9 .51
9 .74
9 .62
8 .66
9 .41

8 .44
9 .00
9 .49
8 .55
7 .96
8 .79

9.33

51 .70
53 .90
19 .23

58 .81
52 .01
18 .80

72.70
70.44
23.63

-

-

-

-

-

8.01
6.78

-

67.31
-

TABLE I.H.4
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING MAY 3-4, 1999
Loans to farmers
Risk Rating
All

Minimal

Low

Moderate

Acceptable

Special

Not Rated

Not Reported

156, 681
5, 578
20 .67
3 .56
4 .00

140, 187
1, 944
18 .69
6 .37
5 .00

101,027
1,711
45.56
4.76

140,642
6,002
20.99
10.32

ALL BANKS
1
2
3
4
5

Amount of loans (thousands)
Number of loans
Weighted average maturity (months)1
Weighted average repricing interval (months)2
Weighted average risk rating3
4

6 Weighted average interest rate (percent)
7
Standard error5
Interquartile Range6
8
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
Feeder livestock
19
20
Other livestock
Other current operating expenses
21
Farm machinery and equipment
22
23
Farm real estate
24
Other
By type of collateral
Farm real estate
25
26
Other
15
16
17
18

Footnotes are at the end of table I.H




401,i005
49,i083
20 .83
6 .73
2 .99

103, 605 245, 622
4, 810
11,233
15 .32
22 .38
8 . 15
8 .27
1 .00
2 .00

513, 241
17, 806
17 . 17
6 .13
3 .00

-

8 .76
0 .08

8 .79
0 .17

8 .77
0 .17

8 .56
0 .21

8 .88
0 .09

8 .89
0 .34

8.91
0.26

.03
.19

9 .58
8 .06

9 .42
8 .33

9 .25
8 .19

9 .64
7 .82

9 .83
8 .24

9 .58
8 .57

9.83
8.16

.69

8 .99
9 .11
9 . 11
8 .24
8 .12
7 .94

8 .45
8 .70
8 .92
9 .22
7 .72
8 .59

8 .87
8 .67
8 .98
9 .17
7 .55
8 .24

9 .06
9 .25
9 .03
7 .38
8 .53
7 .79

8 .85
8 .77
9 .14
8 .97
9 .11
7 .86

9 .45
10 .43
9 .37
8 .59
7 .81
7 .83

9.12
8.42
9.34
8.34
8.70
7.94

9.53
9.50
9.40
9.60
7.90
9.96

.16

70,,99
76,.01
21,.76
2,.26

48 .82
68,.35
34,.21
0,.86

62,.09
75,.28
25,. 60
5,.54

78..37
85..19
16.,73
0., 87

84..48
81,.70
16..52
0..71

84,.36
82,.85
12..01
6,.14

82,.24
61,.96
41,.00
2 .96
,

39
46
26

5..04
5.,25
55.,78
12., 16
8., 17
13.,60

10..80
1., 61
67.,73
5..95
5..06
8..84

5,.79
5.,34
62..48
7..45
8,,22
10,.73

4..95
6.,72
51.,64
13.,57
3.,28
19.,84

2..54
4..59
68.,79
4..67
1..55
17..86

1,.42
0,. 18
48..31
37,.98
4,.00
8,.11

3..78
2..39
49..47
7.
, 12
25,.54
11..71

7
10
47
6
27
1

15.,39
77.,98

11..49
81.,09

8..03
84..75

9., 85
84., 83

15.,28
80..30

4..17
83,.68

59,.08
30..37

31
64

TABLE I.H.5
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING MAY 3-4, 1999
Loans to farmers
Risk Rating
All

Minimal

Low

Moderate

Acceptable

Special

Not Rated

Not Reported

32,889

LARGE FARM LENDERS7
1
2
3
4
5

Amount of loans (thousands)
Number of loans
Weighted average maturity (months)1
Weighted average repricing interval (months)2
Weighted average risk rating3

6 Weighted average interest rate (percent)4
7
Standard error5
8
Interquartile Range6
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




760, 931
17, 913
16 .62
3 .56
3 .22

39,906
1,056
18 .38
8 .78
1 .00

91,:226
2, 739
18 .82
3 .45
2 .00

351, 326
7, 912
16 .77
3 .83
3 .00

118,!908
3,:124
22 .49
3 .17
4 .00

104,i089
1, 188
7 .70
0 .86
5 .00

22,587
288
15.47
0.07

8 .42
0 .11

8 .55
0 .12

8 .35
0 .25

8 .18
0 .21

8 .51
0 .16

8 .91
0 .26

8.17
0.31

9.27
0.14

9 .11
8 . 03

8 .87
7 .75

9 .06
7 .98

9 .06
7 .50

9 .11
8 .03

9 .38
8 .57

9.11
7.98

9.65
8.85

8 .98
8 .57
8 .75
7 .70
7 .97
7 .99

8 .42
8 .30
8 .72
9 .91
7 .69
7 .83

8 .91
8 .41
8 .63
9 .35
6 .82
8 .14

8 .98
8 .52
8 .59
6 .50
8 .71
8 .00

8 .84
8 .73
8 .74
8 .21
9 .10
7 .69

9 .47
10 .36
9 .37
8 .59
8 .96
8 .69

9.11
8.38
8.17

44
33
29
8.65
9.50
9.35

83..50
89..59
21..07
3..03

42,.16
91,.16
59,.95
2,.24

74,.60
81,.07
29,.32
14,.91

86..90
90.,89
15..95
1..27

89,.48
91..57
13..57
0..94

90..59
91 .95
9,.77
2,.87

96 .33
90 .29
3 .83

5..00
5.,76
51..22
14.. 66
3.,56
13..60

4,.49
3,.01
73,.23
1,. 66
6,.60
8,.84

8,.47
9..90
42..57
3,.35
10..04
10..73

4..98
6..42
50..34
13..82
1..38
19..84

3..25
5.,67
64..40
3., 17
1..91
17,.86

1,.83
0,.16
36,.75
51,.15
1,.74
8,.11

16,.52
7,.64
22 .92
10,.20
23 .76
,
11 .71

4
7
75

9.,78
83..82

19,.77
67,.02

10.,23
74..80

9.,96
86..19

13,.27
81.,32

1,.27
94..72

9 .73
69,.36

8
88

1,606

14.76
6.18

-

8.28
7.49

69
82
80

-

3
1

TABLE I.H.6
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING MAY 3-4, 1999
Loans to farmers
Risk Rating
All

Minimal

Low

Moderate

Acceptable

Special

Not Rated

Not Reported

161,916
9, 894
18.07
11.37
3.00

37,773
2,454
15.10
4.79
4.00

36,098
756
50.10
22.26

78,440
1,423
51.54
5.69

107,753
4,395
22.88
11.58

OTHER BANKS 7
1
2
3
4
5

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




640,075
31,170
25.78
10.50

154,397
8,494
24.47

2.62

63,699
3,754
13.40
7.76
1.00

9.16
0.13

8.95
0.24

9.03
0.14

9.39
0.43

10.05
0.16

8.83
0.68

9.12
0.32

8.96

9,.89
8,.50

9 .73
8,.33

9 .42
8,.51

10,.25
8..75

10,.87
9,.75

10,. 11
8,.50

9,.83
8,.75

9..69
8,,00

9,.01
9..92
9..46
9..27
8.. 17
7..74

8,.46
9 .72
9 .06
9 .14
7 .75
9 .30

8,.81

9,.23
10,. 63
9,.91
9,.42
8,.45
6,.99

9 .47
9 .43
10,. 11
9 .79
9,.31
9 .73

9,.06
10..56
9.,38
7.,25
5..00

9 .50
8,.51
9,.47
8,.34
8,.81
8,.50

9.,54
9.,54
9.,46
9..95
7.,86
10.,38

56,.11
59..86
22,.59
1..34

52 .99
54,.06
18 .08
13,.51

54 .70
,
71,.86
23 .40

59 .87
,
72 .81
18,.41

68 .73
50,.63
25,.81

66..39
56..64
18 .46
.

78,.18
53,.80
51,.71

30,.41
35,.37
9..42

5..09
4..64
61..20
9., 19
13., 65
13.,60

14,.76
0,.73
64,.29
8,.64
4,.10
8..84

4,.20
2 .64
74,.25
9,.87
7 .14
,
10,.73

4,.87
7,.37
54,.46
13,.04
7,.42
19,.84

0,.31
1,. 17
82 .62
,
9,.39
0,.40
17,.86

0..26
0..22
81..62
19.,91
10.,52
8.,11

0,. 11
0,.88
57,.11
7,.90
26,.05
11,.71

7.,89
11.,17
39.,45

22. 07
71. 04

6..30
89.,91

6,.72
90..64

9.,61
81.,87

21..62
77..10

12.,51
51. 83

73..29
19.. 14

38., 17
57.,60

11.10
2.00

-

9 .10
9 .13
8 .15
9 .06

-

-

-

5.00

-

-

-

0.18

-

-

34.,66
1,.40

°

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 (fixedrate 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)
LS

CB

USDA Farm Production Region
NP
AP
£E
DL

2 .3

12 .0

25 .6

17 .5

8 .9

4 .4

4 .3

8 .7

5 .9

10 .3

Sample Coverage,
May 1999 survey (%)

16 .0

3 .5

10 .7

13 .4

20 .6

8 .1

3 .4

6 .1

24 .5

45 .7

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

31 .6

24 .5

25 .9

21 .5

38 .2

53 .6

22 .4

29 .0

42 .0

94 .7

Proportion of farm loans
outstanding, Mar. 1999

•

•

•

e

#

PA

Weighted Average Interest Rate During Sample Week
9 .2

8 .3

7 .9

5,.5

7 .3

8 .4

8 .2

7 .6

6 .9

Feb. 1993

7 8

9 .0

8 .0

8,.0

5,.6

8 .3

7 .8

7 .8

7 .5

6 .5

May

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

May

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

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
,
(.36)

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)

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)
-

9..9
( .66)
.

10,.2
( .29)
.

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)
•

Feb. 1999

8..4
( .40)
.

8..9
(..20)

8..9
( .15)
.

9..1
(..12)

8..2
(..20)

9..0
(..23)

9..6
(..13)

9,.1
(,.52)

9..0
(..41)

7,.5
( .51)
,

May

e

M

7 .9

Feb. 1996

e

SP

Nov. 1992

May

e

NE

May

1999

9,.6
8..8
9..1
8..0
9..0
9..0
9..8
9,.0
8..7
8,.0
( .1$)
.
( ,19)
•
(..13)
( .15)
.
(•.33)
(•,35)
(•.43)
(-.40)
( ,23)
.
.
f .08)
*** NE is Northeast, LS is Lake States, CB is Cornbeltz 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.
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 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

24
25
26
27
28

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

29
30
31
32

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 m a y 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
In 1991, banks
to report these data are assumed to have the same delinquency rates as those that do report.
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 15.0 percent in March of 1999.
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:
During the first quarter of 1999, growth in the volume of farm loans continued to slow,
especially for non-real-estate farm loans, which fell to a 1 percent year-on-year gain, compared with more
than 10 percent in early 1998.
The yearly increase in loans secured by farm real estate was 7.6 percent,
below the rate seen at the beginning of 1998, but still towards the upper end of the range seen in the
1990s.
Problem loans:
Compared with one year earlier, the rate
increased in the first quarter of 1999.
This increase
chargeoffs.
The proportion of agricultural banks that
than 2 percent of total loans increased, although only
greater than 10 percent of total loans.

of delinquencies on farm non-real-estate loans
in delinquencies came even as banks increased their
reported a level of nonperforming loans that was more
about 1 in 20 agricultural banks had problem loans

Performance of agricultural banks:
The average rate of return on assets at agricultural banks in the first
quarter of 1999 was 1.2 percent at an annual rate, the same pace that has prevailed for most of the 1990s.
The capital ratio for these banks edged down relative to one year earlier, though it remained roughly in
line with the average over the past 3 or 4 years.
The ratio of loans to deposits at agricultural banks
edged up from the previous year, after slipping on a year-on-year basis at the end of 1998 for the first
time in a number of years.
Failures of agricultural banks:
Despite the hints of financial stress at some agricultural banks, none has
failed thus far in 1999, and only one agricultural bank failed in 1998.
Given the strong capital positions
and low levels of problem loans of most agricultural banks, the number of failures seems likely to remain
fairly small in coming quarters.
However, if recent financial problems in the farm sector persist, stress
among agricultural banks likely would rise further as well.




23

TABLE II.A

FARM DEBT OUTSTANDING AT COMMERCIAL BANKS, END OF QUARTER

TOTAL
LOANS

REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

NONREAL
ESTATE
LOANS

TOTAL
LOANS

REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

NONREAL
ESTATE
LOANS

TOTAL
LOANS

REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

NONREAL
ESTATE
LOANS

5 .3
5 .7

5 .0
3,.5

5.5
6.9

-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
8.1
7.1
5.1

-4«,6
7,,8
1.,9
-4,,4

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

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

3.1
3.2
1.9
0.2

0.5
3.1
1.2
0.1

-5.,3
7,, 8
4.,9
-0,,8

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

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

-0.5
-0.6
2.4
6.2

1990 Q3 * *
Q4...

50.5
50.1

17.3
17.2

33.2
32.9

3.1
-0.8

1.1
-0.6

4,•1
-0, 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

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
6.2
1.9
-2.9

2.7
3.3
1.9
-0.2

1993 Ql. . .
Q2. . .
Q3. ..
Q4...

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

||
|

PERCENT CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS YEAR

PERCENT CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS QUARTER

LOAN VOLUME,
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1
1

1994 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

..
..
..
..

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

1.8
3.2
2.2
0.7

-3,,4
10,,2
3,,6
-4.,6

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

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

8.3
10.7
9.3
5.2

1995 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

..
..
..
..

59.9
63.5
65.3
63.7

22.9
23.6
23.8
23.9

36.9
40.0
41.5
39.8

-2.3
6.1
2.9
-2.5

1.6
2.7
1.1
0.4

-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

1996 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

..
..
..
..

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
2.7
0.3
1.8

1997 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

..
..
..
..

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
8.2
3.0
0.3

1.4
3.3
2.9
0.7

-5,,1
11,,5
3,.1
0,.0

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

5 .5
6 .2
8 .1
8 .5

2.0
4.4
6.0
9.1

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

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
3.2
1.3
1.3

-3,,9
9,,6
1..9
-4,.0

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

9,.0
8 .8
7 .2
7,.8

10.4
8.5
7.3
3.0

72.7

29.7

42.9

-2.8

1.7

-5,.6

3 .7

7,,6

1.1

1999 Ql...




|

|
1
|
1
j

|

|
1

|
j

|
|
j
j

|

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
|

I-.0
1.
,1
1..0
0..8
0,.8
0..8
1..0
0..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

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

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

1.5
1.4
1.3
1.1

0.5
0.5
0.3
0.2

1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9

End of quarter
1996 Ql.
02.
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

0.1

0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4

1997 Ql.
Q2 .
03.
04.

1.3
1.0
0.9
0.9

0.7
0.4
0.3
0.4

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4

3.3
2.4
2.0
2.0

1.7
1.0
0.7
0.9

1998 Ql.
03.
04.

1.3
1.1
1.0
1.0

0.8
0.5
0.4
0.5

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4

3.2
2.4
2.1
2.2

1.8
1.1
0.8
1.0

1999 Ql.

1.6

0.9

0.7

0.4

3.7

2.1

02.

0.2
0.2
0.2

0.2

0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.5

0.5

1.0

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.
25




26

TABLE II.C

ESTIMATED NET CHARGE-OFFS OF NON-REAL-ESTATE FARM LOANS
INSURED COMMERCIAL BANKS*
ESTIMATED AMOUNT
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ANNUAL
TOTAL

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

82
54
69
51
95
93
87

CHARGE-OFFS AS A PERCENTAGE
OF SUCH LOANS OUTSTANDING

Q1

02

03

04

ANNUAL
TOTAL

14
7
10
-2
16
6
4
18

20
16
11
14
27
19
15

29
5
15
13
24
. 19
24

18
26
33
25
30
50
45

0.24
0.15
0.19
0.13
0.24
0.23
0.20

* *

01

02

03

04

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

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

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

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

* 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.




TABLE II.D

DELINQUENT FARM REAL ESTATE LOANS
INSURED COMMERCIAL BANKS

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

TOTAL

PAST DUE
30 TO 89
DAYS
ACCRUING

TOTAL

PAST DUE
90 DAYS
ACCRUING

NONPERFORMING

NONACCRUAL

PAST DUE
30 TO 89
DAYS
ACCRUING

TOTAL

1.8
1.5
2.1
1.5
1.3
1.3

0.7
0.7
1.0
0.7
0.6
0.5

1.1
0.8
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.8

0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3

0.8
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5

TOTAL

PAST DUE
90 DAYS
ACCRUING

NONACCRUAL

December 31 of year indicated
1993
1994
199 5
199 6
199 7
199 8

|
j
j
|
j
j

0.4
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

|
j
j
j
j

End of quarter
1995 Q4.

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

1.5

0.7

0.8

0.2

0.6

1996 Ql.
02.
03.
04.

0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2

0.2

0.1
0.1

0.1

0.2
0.2

0.1
0.1

0.7
0.5
0.7

1.0

0.1
0.1
0.1

2.1
1.7
1.5
1.5

1.0

0.3

1.0
1.0
0.8

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3

0.6
0.6
0.6

1997 Ql.
02.
03.
04.

0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4

0.3

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

1.9
1.4
1.3
1.3

1.0

0.2

0.6
0.5
0.6

0.9
0.9
0.7

0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5

1998 Ql.
02.
03.
04.

0.5

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8

0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5

1999 Ql.

0.6

0.8

0.4

0.5

0.1
0.2

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.3

0.3

0.1
0.1

0.1

0.1
0.1

1.9
1.4
1.3
1.3

0.1

0.1

1.9

0.1

1.1

0.8

0.6

All commercial banks began to report these data in 1991.




27

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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

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

20
6
-1
3
1
4
2

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

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

7
1
-1
-0
-1
-0
-1

4
2
0
2
1
1
0

6
3
1
2
2
4
4

All commercial banks began to report these data in 1991.




ANNUAL
TOTAL
0.11
0.03
-0.00
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

0..019
0..002
-0..004
-0..001
-0,.004
-0,,004
-0,.006
-0,.002

0..033
0..003
-0..004
-0,.001
-0,.003
-0,.001
-0,.002

0..022
0,.008
0,.002
0,.006
0..003
0,.005
0,.001

0. 029
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
2.0

TOTAL

UNDER
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 indicated100 .0
100,.0
100,.0
100,.0
100,.0
100..0
100..0
100..0
100.,0

1990.
1991.
1992.
1993.
1994.
1995.
1996.
1997.
1998.

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

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

-Percentage distribution, end of quarter
100 .0
100 .0
100 .0

78 .5
79 .3
81,.8

16 .9
17,.0
15 .5

.
3 .9
3 .1
2 .3

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

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

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

|
|
|
|

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

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

16,.8
15,.8
15..2
.0
13 ,

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

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

|

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

1999 Ql...

|

100.,0

77.,6

17.,5

4..4

0.,5

0,,0

0. 0

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

|

1997 Ql..•
Q2...
03...
Q4.. .

|
|

|
|
|

* 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.




29

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TABLE II.G
SELECTED MEASURES OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER BANKS*
NET INCOME AS A PERCENTAGE
OF AVERAGE EQUITY AT
AGRICULTURAL BANKS

ALL BANKS

NEGATIVE

0
TO
4

5
TO
9

10
TO
14

AVERAGE RATE
OF RETURN
TO EQUITY
15
TO
19

20
TO
24

25
AND
OVER

AGRICULTURAL
BANKS

OTHER
SMALL
BANKS

RATE
OF RETURN
TO ASSETS
AGRICULTURAL
BANKS

NET CHARGE-OFFS
AS PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL LOANS

OTHER
SMALL
BANKS

AGRICULTURAL
BANKS

OTHER
SMALL
BANKS

AVERAGE
CAPITAL RATIO
(PERCENT)
AGRICULTURAL
BANKS

OTHER
SMALL
BANKS

•percentage distribution1 9 9 0

|

1 0 0 ..0

4 . 9

7,.5

3 3 . .4

3 7 . .6

1 2

.9

2..6

1..1

1

1 0 ..8

8 . 5

1,. 0

0,.7

0,.4

0..7

9,.9

9 . 0

1 9 9 1

|

1 0 0 ..0

4 . 1

7 .7

3 2 . .2

3 9 . .2

1 3

.4

2..5

0..9

j

1 0 ..9

8 .9

1,.0

0,.7

0,.4

0..8

1 0 ,. 1

9 . 2

1 9 9 2

|

1 0 0 .,0

1 . 9

5 .0

2 5 . .5

4 1 . . 1

1 9 ..8

5., 1

1.,7

1 2 ..6

1 1 ,. 5

1,.2

1..0

0,.4

0..7

1 0 ,.4

9 . 5

1 9 9 3

j

1 0 0 . .0

1 . 5

5 .7

2 7 . .8

4 0 . .6

1 8 .. 5

4..6

1..3

1 2 ..4

1 2 ,.4

1,.2

1., 1

0..2

0..4

1 0 ,.8

1 0 ,. 0

1 9 9 4

|

1 0 0 .,0

1 . 5

5 .7

3 1 . .3

4 0 . .2

1 7 .. 1

3..3

0..9

1 1 ..9

1 2 ,.4

1,.2

1 9 9 5

|

1 0 0 .,0

1 . 4

5 .6

3 6 . .8

3 9 . .9

1 3 .,3

2..4

0..6

1 9 9 6

|

1 0 0 ..0

2 . 0

5,.5

3 3 . ,5

4 1 . .5

1 4 . .3

2.,6

0.,5

|

1,.1

0..2

0..3

1 0 ,.7

9,.9

1 1 . .3

1 1 ,.6

1,.2

1..1

0..2

0..3

1 1 ,. 1

1 0 .. 5

|

1 1 .

5

1 1 , .6

1..2

1..1

0..3

0.,3

1 0 ..9

1 0 ..6

1 9 9 7

|

1 0 0 ..0

1 . 6

5 .9

3 4 . .3

3 9 . .5

1 4 . .3

3..2

1. 2

|

1 1 . ,6

1 1 ..8

1..2

1..2

0..2

0..3

1 1 , .0

1 0 ..7

1 9 9 8

j

1 0 0 . ,0

2 . 0

8,.7

3 5 . .5

3 5 . .7

1 3 . .4

3.,5

1. 3

|

1 1 . ,4

1 1 ..4

1..2

1..1

0 . ,2

0..3

1 0 ..9

1 0 , .7

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

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

1 1 . ,0

1 0 . ,5

1 1 . .0

1 0 . ,5

1 0 . .9

1 0 . .6

1 1 . .0

1 0 ..6

QUARTERLY
•YEAR TO DATE
1 9 9 6

Q2...
Q3...
Q4.

1 9 9 7

1 9 9 8

. .

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

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J

|

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.2
.2

6..1

1

6.

j

9.

1

1 1 .. 5

1 1 ..6

1

3 ., 0

3., 1

j

6.

j

9..0

9..3

|

1 1 ..6

1 1 . .8

|

3 ., 0

3 . ,2

j

6.,1

6..1

1

8 ..9

8.,7

j

1 1 . ,4

2.. 9

1

.2

9..0

6., 1

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

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

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

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

0..3

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

1 1 . ,4

0.. 6
0.. 9
1. 2

1..1

2.. 9

0.,3

0,

.3

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

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

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

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

0., 0

0.. 1

0,.0

* Agricultural and other banks are defined in the introduction to section II; small banks have less than 5 0 0 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.




1 1 . ,1

1 0 ..7

1 1 . .3

1 0 . .9

1 1 . .0

1 0 . .7

1 1 . .1

1 0 . .7

1 1 . ,1

1 0 . .9

1 1 . ,3

1 1 . .0

1 0 . .9

1 0 . .7

1 1 . .0

1 0 . .7

TABLE II.H

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

U.S.

ATLANTA

CLEVELAND

CHICAGO

KANSAS
CITY

MINNEAPOLIS

ST. LOUIS

DALLAS

SAN
FRANCISCO

MINIMUM
FARM LOAN
RATIO

LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
LOANS NUMBER
NUMBER
OF
TO
TO
TO
OF
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
OF
TO
TO
OF
OF
BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS BANKS DEPOSITS
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998

3723
3550
3482
3347
3207
3056

0 .582
0 .625
0 .641
0 .658
0 . 687
0 .682

67
56
60
55
54
46

0 .660
0 .707
0 .717
0 .775
0 .770
0 .772

130
125
135
126
122
106

0 .618
0 .646
0 .647
0 .682
0 .706
0 .703

912
860
841
814
784
744

0 .600
0 .643
0 .658
0 .681
0 .721
0 .711

432
402
393
384
360
339

0 .590
0 .629
0 .654
0 .666
0 .699
0 .693

669
658
637
619
584
568

0 .615
0 .674
0 .681
0 .698
0 .727
0 .715

1063
1014
981
944
904
884

0 .566
0 .618
0 .634
0 .649
0 .679
0 .680

378
366
359
331
325
306

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

1996 02..
03..
04. .

3461
3400
3347

0 .665
0 .674
0 .658

57
58
55

0 .743
0 .780
0 .775

151
140
126

0 .690
0 .708
0 .682

829
814
814

0 .671
0 .690
0 .681

402
406
384

0 .692
0 .699
0 .666

630
623
619

0 .712
0 .716
0 .698

964
952
944

0 .651
0 .662
0 .649

349
331
331

0 .515
0 .510
0 .492

54
54
55

0 .778
0 .757
0 .734

15.94
15.84
15.41

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

3336
3323
3274
3207

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

52
55
54
54

0 .780
0 .809
0 .808
0 .770

128
144
139
122

0 .706
0 .714
0 .732
0 .706

806
799
795
784

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

382
383
384
360

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

611
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

1998 01. .
Q2..
03. .
04..

3176
3164
3127
3056

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

53
50
52
46

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

118
118
119
106

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

1999 oi..

3055

0 .690

45

0 .798

112

0 .718

741

0 .722

334

0 .689

560

0 .724

884

0 .683

311

0 .534

52

0 . 682

15.04

* The 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
FAILURES OF AGRICULTURAL BANKS*

NUMBER OF FAILURES

1988..,,
1989
1990....
1991
1992
1993
1994 .
1995. . .
1996
1997
1998
1999

,
•
,,
.,
,,

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

ANNUAL
TOTAL

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

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

12
5
6
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
1

7
5
3
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
0

36
22
17
8
7
5
0
0
2
1
1

* *

* *

* *

* 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

35
37
39
41
43

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, and 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 Citv, Federal Reserve P.O. Station, Kansas City Missouri 64198
The sample chosen originally in 197 6 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.




33

34
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 may have remained fairly weak early
in 1999. Consistent with the pickup in delinquencies that was shown in section II of the Databook, bankers in
all districts that report indicated that rates of loan repayment had deterioriated substantially since the
spring of 1998. As might be expected, given the fall in loan repayments, there continues to be a pronounced
stepup in the incidence of renewals and extensions of loans in all the districts that report.
Finally, a
substantial portion of banks in the surveys reported higher collateral requirements than had been the norm in
recent years, suggesting some mounting concerns about repayment prospects.
Banks in those districts that report referrals to nonbank agencies noted an increase in this series,
suggesting heightened concern among midwest bankers about the quality of new agricultural loans.
Rates of interest reported in these Reserve bank surveys were little changed in the first quarter of 1999, but
as discussed in section I of the Databook, rates increased substantially in the second quarter of 1999,
suggesting that coming Reserve bank surveys should show a pickup as well.
Perhaps reflecting the general low prices and returns of most of 1998, the nominal prices of farmland were
about even with year-earlier levels in most of the districts that report. These flat prices stand in contrast
to the fairly rapid yearly rate of growth seen at the beginning of 1998, which reached double-digit rates of
increase in the Chicago and Richmond districts.
In contrast to this widespread slowdown, yearly increases in
the prices of both farmland and ranch land have remained quite large in the Dallas district, buoyed in large
part by demand for nonfarm uses of the land.




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•Al

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

.
.
.
.

|
1
1|
|
1
|
1

.
.
.
.

1999 Ql...

|
1
III.A2

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

SAME

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

LOAN REPAYMENT RATE

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

RENEWALS OR EXTENSIONS

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

COLLATERAL REQUIRED

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

o
1
o
1

92
89
92
90

8
10
8
9

1
1
1
0

89
86
80
75

11
14
19
25

0

69

31

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

io
8
11
14

46
50
47
52

44
42
42
34

14
17
17
11

62
68
69
69

24
14
14
20

15
17
15
19

66
72
77
68

19
11
8
14

14
13
10
14

69
69
77
72

17
18
13
14

8
15
19
20

49
44
46
47

42
42
35
34

12
13
10
6

64
71
75
66

24
16
14
28

27
31
43
51

64
65
53
42

9
4
3
7

8
3
3
7

64
64
56
45

29
33
41
48

19

42

39

8

65

27

63

35

2

4

39

57

|
1

|
1

I
1

|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1

|
1

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

8
9
6
6

64
57
61
60

28
34
33
34

9
19
21
16

72
67
67
72

19
14
12
13

10
10
7
13

69
76
75
76

21
14
18
12

12
16
16
9

68
69
69
73

20
15
15
18

15
25
44
47

76
72
55
51

9
3
2
2

9

68

22

46

53

1

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

|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1

5
7
14
13

69
63
59
66

25
30
26
20

1999 Ql...

|
1

15

66

20

III.A3

FUND AVAILABILITY

|
1

|
1

|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1

1

16
13
15
9

74
78
79
79

10
9
7
12

0
1
1
0

88
89
91
92

12
10
8
8

6
4
2
3

79
74
60
56

15
22
38
41

0

91

9

1
1

79
80

20
19

3

52

45

2

79

19

0
1
0
0

74
79
88
82

26
20
12
18

|
1

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

1997 Ql.
02.
03.
04.,

17
18
15
16

55
54
57
58

28
29
28
26

4
4
3
3

76
69
80
74

21
27
17
24

29
13
16
21

56
71
67
60

16
16
17
19

14
16
14
15

59
66
71
64

27
17
15
21

1998 Ql.
02.
03.,
04.,

14
24
28
17

62
49
50
54

24
27
22
30

3
4
5
2

76
70
71
77

21
26
24
22

16
29
52
52

71
64
45
42

13
8
3
7

14
9
3
3

69
64
51
44

16
26
46
52

|1
|1
|I
|1

2
0
1
0

86
82
73
69

13
18
26
31

27

48

24

5

73

22

49

48

4

4

43

53

|1

0

65

35

1999 01.

1




|
1

|
1

1

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)

LOWER
Ill .A4

SAME

LOWER

HIGHER

***

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

***
***
***

|
1

1
III .A5

9
11
15
13

77
77
73
70

15
11
12
18

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

8
13
29
19

73
73
64
68

20
13
7
13

41

59

0

1




SAME

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME! HIGHER

10
23
23
15

67
57
65
58

23
20
12
27

13
15
27
12

59
66
56
63

28
19
17
24

8

71

21

46
33
31
24

47
59
61
58

7
8
8
18

10
5
1
12

57
63
72
70

33
32
18
18

0
0
1
0

75
80
81
82

25
20
18
18

|
|1
|
1

35
44
52
«

54
52
42
46

11
4
6
8

4
3
5
2

64
61
57
59

32
36
38
39

0
2
0
0

77
70
73
75

23
28
27
25

|
1

56

34

10

6

47

45

0

74

26

|
1

|
1

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

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

1999 Ql. . .

LOWER

HIGHER

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

1997 01.. .
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4. . .

1999 Ql...

SAME

COLLATERAL REQUIRED

RENEWALS OR EXTENSIONS

LOAN REPAYMENT RATE

FUND AVAILABILITY

DEMAND FOR LOANS

36

4
9
2
5

77
68
76
60

19
23
22
35

0
2
7
18

88
93
88
78

13
5
5
5

13
16
10
13

81
80
85
70

6
5
5
18

0
2
0
0

94
91
83
85

6
7
17
15

|
1
|
1
!
1
1

o
6
o
3

73
71
75
65

28
23
25
32

10
16
21
35

88
77
71
55

3
6
7
10

8
6
7
10

80
74
75
55

13
19
18
35

3
0
0
0

85
81
71
71

13
19
29
29

1

3

69

28

24

76

0

7

72

21

o

68

32

|
1

1

!
1

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.B
FARM NONREAL ESTATE LOAN VOLUME EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT QUARTER, COMPARED WITH VOLUME OF LOANS MADE A YEAR EARLIER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS REPORTING)
TOTAL
LOWER SAME
III.B1

FEEDER CATTLE
HIGHER

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

8
12
10
9

52
55
61
54

40
33
28
37

28
22
23
24

63
64
65
69

9
13
12
8

1998 Q l . . .
02...
Q3. . .
Q4. . .

11
14
21
12

51
59
39
48

38
26
40
40

33
38
38
31

61
59
52
65

6
3
10
4

17

43

39

27

65

8

I1

III.B2
1997 Q l .
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

••
..
..
..

58
62
68
62

26
22
18
25

15
14
15
14

57
63
62
69

28
23
24
17

25
34
37
34

68
58
56
53

7
8
7
13

22

63

14

|1
|
|1
|

16
30
32
26

63
51
48
49

20
19
20
25

1999 Q l . . .

|

28

50

22

|1
|1
j1
j1

1998 Q l . . .
02...
Q3...
Q4...
1999 Q l . . .

|1

|1

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

FARM MACHINERY

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

20
22
24
24

69
69
69
69

10
9
7
7

|1
|1
|
1

22
24
20
14

67
68
71
76

11
8
9
10

1|

20

70

10

19
17
10
12

69
65
59
62

13
18
31
26

1
|1
|1
|

13
12
12
32

64
64
33
59

23
24
55
9

|1

35

58

7

8
7
9
5

42
52
59
49

50
41
32
46

1
j
|
1

22
12
11

47
53
52
53

45
25
36
36

|1
|1
|1
1

7
7
9
9

43
51
39
34

50
42
52
57

|
j
j
j

17
33
68
55

56
56
27
36

27
11
5
9

1I

11

33

56

1

63

31

6

17
15
12
11

54
59
66
57

29
25
22
32

16
12
16
17

63
63
63
67

21
26
21
16

9

23
19
17
24

71
76
81
72

6
5
2
4

19
9
13
18

74
74
67
68

7
17
21
14

I1
1|
I1
|1

17
20
19
15

71
79
78
78

7
0
3
6

17
10
21
17

78
76
58
68

6
15
21
14

1
I1
I1
|1

15
23
24
23

64
53
46
49

21
23
30
28

|1
j1
|1
]j

21
32
41
40

59
58
54
50

20
10
5
10

|1

17

78

5

I1

15

75

9

1i

23

51

26

|1

42

49

8

I1
I1
1|
|1

13
15
20
17

82
76
60
79

5
9
20
3

6
5
20
8

63
80
61
66

31
16
20
26

1
|1
|1
|1

io
5
29
18

65
75
54
66

25
20
17
16

13
17
19
19

81
70
62
65

6
13
19
15

8
10
11
13

74
77
71
80

18
13
18
7

18
29
43
40

70
58
46
60

13
13
11
0

26

65

9

33

56

11

45

55

0

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

16
8
14
7

58
80
74
77

26
13
11
17

17
16
21
13

73
81
79
83

10
3
0
4

8
18
15
27

75
79
69
65

17
4
15
8

20
27
0
18

76
68
95
82

4
5
5
o

30

65

4

13

87

o




HIGHER

OPERATING

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

1998 Q l . . .
Q2...
Q3...
Q4...

1997 Q l . . .
Q2...
Q3...
04...

|1

16
15
14
14

III.B3

LOWER SAME

CROP STORAGE

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

1997 Q l . • .
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4...

1999 Q l . . .

DAIRY

1

21
17
19
20

79
80
81
70

o
3
o
10

I1
|1
|1
1

9
15
21
5

87
80
79
95

4
5
0
0

1

25

75

o

1

1

1

37

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)

LOWER SAME
III.B4




56
58
52
57

18
17
15
16

8
8
9
6

65
65
58
70

27
27
34
24

55

13

4

68

28

26
25
33
27

67

8

32

18
13
37
28

76

3

25

1
I

39
30
27
19

9
7
9
9

4
1
13
7

20

57
64
67
74

72
80
55
64

58
67
50
66

38
32
38
28

4
6
7
7

58
61
58
60

77
79
73
75

1998 01. ..
02...
03...
Q4. . .

21
11
14
16

21
28
28
24

12
12
18
18

56
52
62
63

14

11
9
10
7

15
17
10
7

29
32
28
31

|
1

72

10

7

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

|
1

HIGHER

14

60

74

15

1999 01...

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

30

19

58

|

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

NINTH (MINNEAPOLIS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT ( MI:*, Ml¥, MT, ND, SD, WI*)

28

1996 Q4...

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

FARM MACHINERY

OTHER OPERATING

FARM REAL ESTATE

OTHER INTERMEDIATE

FEEDER LIVESTOCK

|
I

1
I

|
1

|
1

|

26

57

17

22
18
25
24

68
75
58
63

10
7
17
14

|
|
1
|
1
|
1

22
36
59
46

63
58
37
52

15
7
4
2

|
1

51

46

3

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

68
70
70
71

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

69
73
72
70
70

!
1
III.C2

LOWER
AT
THAN
DESIRED
DESIRED LEVEL

HIGHER
THAN
DESIRED

51
47
43
44

32
32
34
36

17
21
23
21

|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1

43
43
39
50

39
34
38
34

18
22
22
16

1
|

58

27

14

62
65
66
66

78
72
55
51

8
9
8
7

30
34
33
31

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

66
68
68
67

54
54
53
56

8
8
8
11

27
31
32
26

61

7

26

|
1
III.C3

66

49
53
53
51




NONE

NONBANK AGENCIES

COMPARED WITH
A YEAR EARLIER
LOWER SAME
HIGHER

NONE

COMPARED WITH
A YEAR EARLIER
LOWER SAME
HIGHER

WWW
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www

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www
www
www

|
I
I
|
I

WWW
www
www
www

***

WW*
www
I
|

www

www
www
WWW

|
j

www

WWW

|
I

www

1
|

|
1
|
1
|
1
1

|1

1
2
1
1

89
89
72
69

82
82
82
78

11
8
6
7

86
87
87
88

4
5
7
6

69
73
75
73

8
9
6
9

83
82
87
83

9
9
7
8

1
2
3
2

70
66
63
65

78
78
79
79

7

89

4

8

82

10

7
7

88
89

5
5

70
73
74
72

6
6

80
80

13
14

2

65

79

5

91

4

67

4

81

15

13
12
14
9

83
85
78
84

12
12
21
12

74
81
72
80

14
7
6
8

18
8
9
12

75
85
86
79

17
8
6
8

69
81
81
74

14
11
13
18

72

20

|
1

1
i

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

49
52
54
50

1999 Ql...

CORRESPONDENT BANKS

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

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

1999 Ql...

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

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

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

1999 Ql...

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

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO IS

51

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www

***

www
***

www
***

***

***

www
***

***
***

***

* **

***

***

***

***

***

***

81

11

39

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.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
Ill ,C4

73
74
72
72

1998 01...
Q2...
03...
04...

73
74
74
71
I
III ,C5

AT
LOWER
DESIRED
THAN
DESIRED LEVEL

HIGHER
THAN
DESIRED

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

AGENCIES
NONBANK .

CORRESPONDENT BANKS
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*)

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

1999 01...

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

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO IS

40

69

|

56

15

***
***
***
29

68

9

24

10
11
12
13

35+
31
35
35

63
60
59
61

2
9
6
4

30+
32
32
36

52
55
58
52

18
13
10
12

34
29
27
7

62
66
67
85

4
5
6
7

28
27
24
7

58
62
64
81

14
11
12
11

3

91

6

3

68

28

|1
|1
11
|
1

7
12
io
9

|
1

io

***

1|

|
1

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

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

72
74
72
73

36
39
45
41

50
49
53
51

14
12
3
8

0
2
2
0

77
82
80
73

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

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

62

28

10

0

64

78

4

15

4

74

4

19

4

1999 Ql...

1

74

|

|
1

|
1

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 ZZI.D
INTEREST RATES ON FARM LOANS
MOST COMMON INTEREST RATE ON FARM LOANS
(AVERAGE, PERCENT)

FEEDER
CATTLE
LOANS
ZZZ.D1

1997 Ql.

OTHER
OPERATING
LOANS

Q3.
Q4.

9.7
9.7
9.7
9.6

1998 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

9.5
9.5
9.4
9.1

9.5
9.5
9.4
9.1

1999 Ql.

9.0

9.0

III.D2

LONG-TERM
REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

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

9.6
9.7
9.7
9.6

Q2.

INTERMEDIATE
NONREAL
ESTATE

***
* **
* **

8.8
8.8
8.8

***

8.7

***

8.4
8.5
8.3

8.1
8.1

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

1997 Ql.
Q2.
03.
Q4.

9.9
9.9
9.9
9.8

10.0
10.1
10.1

1998 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
04.
1999 Ql.

9.9

9.9
9.9
9.9
9.3

9.4
9.5
9.4
9.3

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

9.4

9.5

9.3

8.7

8.8

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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

INTERMEDIATE
NONREAL
ESTATE

LONG-TERM
REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

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

***

1997 Ql.
Q2.
03.
Q4.

OTHER
OPERATING
LOANS

***
***

10.0
10.0
9.8

10.0
10.1
9.7

9.3
9.6
9.3
9.4

10.0

10.0

1998 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

9.9
9.9
9.8
9.6

9.8
9.8
9.7
9.5

9.4
9.7
9.6

1999 Ql.

9.5

9.4

8.6

III.D4

8.8

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

1997 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

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

1998 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

10.5
10.4
10.3
9.9

10.5
10.5
10.4
10.1

10.4
10.2
10.2
9.9

9.7
9.6
9.6
9.3

9.9

10.0

9.7

9.2

1999 Ql.

I
III.D5

9.7
9.7

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

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

1998 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

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

1999 Ql.

9.2

9.0

8.9

8.6

1997 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

9.9
9.8

10.0

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•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

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

ALL
III.El

1997 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

.
.
.
.

DRYLAND

IRRIGATED

2
1
2
2

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

2

***
***

1

1
1

3
-10
6

1999 Ql...

1

2

***
***

***

-1

* **
***

***

STABLE

UP

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

11
20
12
11

61
63
62
62

29
17
26
27

1
1
1
1

io
17
51
43

76
67
40
50

15
16
9
8

17
25
45
31

57
61
47
53

26
14
8
16

1

41

50

9

30

54

17

4
4
13
41

2
5
5
5

81
77
80
88

17
18
15
8

11
9
13
18

80
80
79
77

9
11
8
5

19
20
-4
-3

3
10
7
13

74
81
89
81

23
io
4
6

|
1
|
j
|
1
I

16
20
29
34

70
67
61
66

14
13
11
0

3

83

14

|
1

36

64

0

15
12
io
15

65
72
77
69

19
17
13
16

12
23
27
26

73
67
66
60

15
10
7
13

28

61

11

***

***

***
***

***

***

***

***

***

***
***

|
I

1

1

***
***
***

***

|
1

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

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

1
-1
-0
2

3
0
0
1

-2
2
-3
4

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

-1
1
-2
4

-1
2
0
5

-1
7
6
8

2

1

3




DOWN

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

1
|
1
1

1

RANCHLAND

34
27
38
36

o

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

III.E3

IRRIGATED

64
64
60
62

o

***

16
3
12
5
1
1

DRYLAND

2
8
2
2

0

-1

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

9
8
7
io
10
8
4
1

0

III.E2

1999 Ql.. .

ALL

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

.
.
.
.

1999 Ql . • •

TREND EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT QUARTER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
A YEAR EARLIER

RANCHLAND

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

* **

***
***

1

***

3
3
1
2

3
3
5

1
4
1
1

-0
2
0
2

1
2
3
6

2
7
16
20

5

8

26

5

|

***

***

***

|1

***

***

|1

***

***

|1

***

***

|1

***

|

43

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

MARKET VALUE OF GOOD FARMLAND

ALL
Ill E4

1997 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

.
.
.
.

***
***

1998 Ql. . .
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4. . .
1999 Ql...

* **
***

1
III .E5

* **

.
.
.

1999 Ql...

IRRIGATED

RANCHLAND

4
1
3
0

5
5
4
5

6
6
6
5

9
9
9
7

2
0
-1
-1

3
0
-1
-1

3
3
-2
0

6
6
4
1

7
5
3
1

7
9
5
5

0

0

-0

-1

-1

1

|
1

www
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www

www
www
www
www

www
www

***




DRYLAND

2
1
1
1

***

I
1

ALL

1
1
1
2

***

.
.
.

RANCHLAND

DOWN

STABLE

LOWER

UP

SAME

HIGHER

|
|
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|

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www
www

www
www
www
www

www

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

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

IRRIGATED

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

***

.
.
.
.

DRYLAND

TREND EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT QUARTER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
A YEAR EARLIER

PERCENTAGE CHANGE
DURING QUARTER

***

***

***

***

* **

1

4
2
4
3

6
4
3
3

3
4
2
3

www
www
www
www

www
www
www

7
5
3
3

6
3
2
-0

7
5
5
2

www
www
www
www

www
www
www
www

3

-1

1

www

www

|
|

www
www
www

www

1

21
28
28
24

58
61
58
60

21
11
14
16

26
25
33
27

56
58
52
57

18
17
15
16

32

55

13