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AGRICULTURAL FINANCE
DATABOOK
Third Quarter 1998
Guide to internal tables of contents and notes on sources

Amount and characteristics of farm loans made by commercial banks

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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



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General

Information

The A g r i c u l t u r a l F i n a n c e D a t a b o o k is a c o m p i l a t i o n of v a r i o u s data on c u r r e n t d e v e l o p m e n t s in a g r i c u l t u r a l
finance.
L a r g e p o r t i o n s of t h e d a t a c o m e f r o m r e g u l a r s u r v e y s c o n d u c t e d by t h e B o a r d of G o v e r n o r s of t h e
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e S y s t e m or F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k s .
O t h e r p o r t i o n s of t h e d a t a c o m e f r o m the q u a r t e r l y c a l l
report d a t a of c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s or from t h e r e p o r t s of o t h e r f i n a n c i a l i n s t i t u t i o n s i n v o l v e d in a g r i c u l t u r a l
lending.
W h e n t h e c u r r e n t i s s u e w e n t to p r e s s , d a t a from the s u r v e y of t e r m s of b a n k l e n d i n g w e r e a v a i l a b l e
for the third q u a r t e r of 1998; the o t h e r d a t a g e n e r a l l y w e r e a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h J u n e 1 9 9 8 .

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c o r r e s p o n d i n g s e c t i o n , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e f r o n t c o v e r i d e n t i f y i n g the D a t a b o o k and d a t e of i s s u e , and t h i s p a g e
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e d u c a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n s . g o v e r n m e n t d e p a r t m e n t s and a g e n c i e s , and p u b l i c l i b r a r i e s .
Others should
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SECTION

I:

Estimates

AMOUNT

from

Summary

the

AND

CHARACTERISTICS

quarterly

survey

of

OF

FARM

LOANS

MADE

non-real - estate

BY

farm

COMMERCIAL

BANKS

loans

charts

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

SOURCES

1

Number
Average size
Amount
Average maturity
Average effective interest rate
P e r c e n t a g e of loans with a floating interest rate
D i s t r i b u t i o n of farm loans by e f f e c t i v e interest rate
Detailed survey results
R e g i o n a l d i s a g g r e g a t i o n of s u r v e y r e s u l t s

OF

7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
21

DATA:

T h e s e d a t a on t h e f a r m l o a n s o f $ 1 0 0 0 or m o r e m a d e b y c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s a r e d e r i v e d f r o m q u a r t e r l y s a m p l e
s u r v e y s c o n d u c t e d by the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e S y s t e m d u r i n g the first full w e e k of t h e s e c o n d m o n t h of e a c h
Data o b t a i n e d f r o m the sample are expanded into national e s t i m a t e s for all c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s , w h i c h
quarter.
a r e s h o w n in t h e f o l l o w i n g t a b l e s .
B e f o r e A u g u s t 1989, t h e f a r m loan s u r v e y w a s part of a b r o a d e r s u r v e y of the t e r m s of l e n d i n g
348 c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s .
A s u b s e t of 250 b a n k s w a s a s k e d for i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g a g r i c u l t u r a l
a b o u t 1 5 0 t y p i c a l l y r e p o r t e d at l e a s t o n e f a r m l o a n .

by a s a m p l e of
l e n d i n g , and

S i n c e A u g u s t of 1989, t h e d a t a h a v e b e e n d r a w n f r o m a r e d e s i g n e d s a m p l e of 2 5 0 b a n k s that is no l o n g e r part of
the broader survey.
In t h e r e d e s i g n e d s a m p l e . b a n k s a r e s t r a t i f i e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r v o l u m e o f f a r m l e n d i n g ;
p r e v i o u s l y , t h e y had b e e n s t r a t i f i e d a c c o r d i n g to t h e v o l u m e of b u s i n e s s l o a n s .
However, the sample data
a l w a y s h a v e b e e n e x p a n d e d into n a t i o n a l e s t i m a t e s for all c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s , and t h e s e e s t i m a t e s n e c e s s a r i l y
exhibit v a r i a b i l i t y d u e to s a m p l i n g e r r o r .
T h e e s t i m a t e s are s e n s i t i v e to t h e o c c a s i o n a l a p p e a r a n c e of v e r y
l a r g e l o a n s in the s a m p l e .
In a d d i t i o n , t h e b r e a k d o w n o f n a t i o n a l e s t i m a t e s i n t o t h o s e f o r l a r g e b a n k s a n d
s m a l l b a n k s m a y h a v e b e e n a f f e c t e d s o m e w h a t b y t h e n e w s a m p l i n g p r o c e d u r e s t h a t w e r e i m p l e m e n t e d in A u g u s t
1989; a p p a r e n t s h i f t s in t h e d a t a as of that d a t e s h o u l d be t r e a t e d w i t h c a u t i o n .
B e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e M a y 1 9 9 7 s u r v e y , d a t a on t h e a s s e s s m e n t b y t h e l e n d e r o f t h e r i s k a s s o c i a t e d w i t h e a c h
loan, the next d a t e t h a t t h e rate of i n t e r e s t could be a d j u s t e d , w h e t h e r t h e l o a n w a s c a l l a b l e by the b a n k ,
and w h e t h e r t h e b o r r o w e r c o u l d p r e p a y t h e l o a n w i t h o u t p e n a l t y b e g a n t o b e c o l l e c t e d .
O v e r time, the data on
the l e n d e r ' s p e r c e p t i o n of the r i s k i n e s s of f a r m l o a n s s h o u l d h e l p p r o v i d e a b e t t e r p i c t u r e of t h e e f f e c t of
f l u c t u a t i o n s i n t h e c r e d i t w o r t h i n e s s o f f a r m b o r r o w e r s a s e i t h e r f a r m f i n a n c i a l c o n d i t i o n s or t h e b r o a d e r
economic environment changes.
T h e n e w data on loan r e p r i c i n g d a t e s , c a l l a b i l i t y of the l o a n , and the
e x i s t e n c e o f p r e p a y m e n t p e n a l t i e s s h o u l d h e l p t o r e f i n e e s t i m a t e s of t h e d u r a t i o n o f f a r m l o a n s m a d e b y
commercial banks.
T a b l e s I . H . I t h r o u g h l . H . 6 c o n t a i n m o s t of t h e n e w d a t a , w h i l e t h e o t h e r t a b l e s i n s e c t i o n I a t t e m p t t o s h o w
e s t i m a t e s t h a t a r e c o m p a r a b l e to t h o s e t h a t h a v e b e e n p r e s e n t e d for a n u m b e r o f y e a r s .
H o w e v e r , for s e v e r a l
q u a r t e r s w h i l e the n e w s u r v e y was b e i n g d e s i g n e d , b a n k s that left the s u r v e y p a n e l w e r e not r e p l a c e d
i m m e d i a t e l y , b e c a u s e n e w r e p l a c e m e n t b a n k s w o u l d s o o n h a v e b e e n f o r c e d to r e v i s e t h e i r n e w l y - i n s t i t u t e d
reporting procedures w h e n the new survey form went into effect.
As a r e s u l t , the size of the s u r v e y panel
d w i n d l e d t h r o u g h e a r l y 1 9 9 7 , and w i t h the M a y 1997 s u r v e y , an u n u s u a l l y - l a r g e n u m b e r of n e w r e p o r t e r s (about
25) w e r e added .
W h i l e t h i s d o e s not a f f e c t t h e v a l i d i t y o f t h e M a y s u r v e y i n f o r m a t i o n , it l i k e l y i n t r o d u c e d
s a m p l i n g e r r o r , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n the May survey r e s u l t s are c o m p a r e d w i t h t h o s e of p r e v i o u s q u a r t e r s .
T h e f o r m a t and the
survey information




information contained
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SECTION I

(CONTINUED)

More d e t a i l e d r e s u l t s f r o m each q u a r t e r l y s u r v e y p r e v i o u s l y w e r e p u b l i s h e d in S t a t i s t i c a l R e l e a s e E . 2 A ,
" S u r v e y of T e r m s of B a n k L e n d i n g to F a r m e r s " .
B e g i n n i n g in F e b r u a r y , 1992, the m o r e d e t a i l e d r e s u l t s a r e
i n c l u d e d at t h e end o f t h i s s e c t i o n o f t h e D a t a b o o k . a n d t h e E 2 . A h a s b e e n d i s c o n t i n u e d .
Starting with the
A u g u s t 1986 s u r v e y , f a r m l o a n s s e c u r e d by real e s t a t e are i n c l u d e d in the d a t a s h o w n in t h e t a b l e of d e t a i l e d
r e s u l t s , w h e r e a s s u c h l o a n s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e t a b u l a t i o n s in T a b l e s I . A t h r o u g h I . G a n d t h e s u m m a r y
charts.
B e g i n n i n g in N o v e m b e r 1 9 9 1 , s e v e r a l s u r v e y s t a t i s t i c s a r e e s t i m a t e d f o r e a c h o f t e n f a r m p r o d u c t i o n r e g i o n s a s
d e f i n e d by the U S D A .
T h e s e s t a t i s t i c s , w h i c h a r e p r e s e n t e d in t a b l e I . I , s h o u l d b e t r e a t e d w i t h s o m e c a u t i o n .
A l t h o u g h a n e f f o r t w a s m a d e t o c h o o s e a g o o d r e g i o n a l m i x of b a n k s f o r t h e p a n e l , t h e p a n e l n e v e r h a s b e e n
s t r a t i f i e d by region.
C o n s e q u e n t l y , the s u r v e y r e s u l t s are less precise for each region than for the t o t a l s
for the n a t i o n .

RECENT

DEVELOPMENTS:

In t h e A u g u s t 1 9 9 8 s u r v e y , t h e e s t i m a t e d n u m b e r o f n o n - r e a l - e s t a t e f a r m
e s t i m a t e of one year e a r l i e r , w i t h the l a r g e s t d e c l i n e a m o n g t h e s e year n u m b e r of loans for f e e d e r l i v e s t o c k .
T h e a v e r a g e s i z e of l o a n s f e l l as
and t h e e s t i m a t e d t o t a l v o l u m e o f l e n d i n g f e l l to t h e l o w e s t l e v e l s i n c e

loans made by b a n k s was below the
o v e r - y e a r c o m p a r i s o n s a p p e a r i n g in t h e
w e l l , e s p e c i a l l y for l i v e s t o c k loans,
the latter 1980s.

In t h e A u g u s t s u r v e y , t h e a v e r a g e m a t u r i t y o f f a r m n o n - r e a l - e s t a t e l o a n s w a s a b o u t 9 - 1 / 2 m o n t h s , t o w a r d s t h e
m i d d l e of the r a n g e s e e n for the past s e v e r a l y e a r s .
T h e a v e r a g e e f f e c t i v e rate of i n t e r e s t on n o n - r e a l e s t a t e f a r m l o a n s w a s 9 p e r c e n t in t h e A u g u s t s u r v e y , d o w n 20 b a s i s p o i n t s f r o m t h e p r e v i o u s q u a r t e r .
The
p e r c e n t a g e o f l o a n s t h a t w e r e m a d e w i t h a r a t e o f i n t e r e s t t h a t f l o a t s w a s a b o u t 55 p e r c e n t i n A u g u s t , a n d
t h e m o v e m e n t t o w a r d s f i x e d - r a t e a r r a n g e m e n t s w a s a p p a r e n t f o r m o s t l o a n s i z e s a n d at b o t h l a r g e a n d s m a l l
banks.
T h e w e i g h t e d a v e r a g e r e p r i c i n g i n t e r v a l (line 4 of T a b l e s I.H.I t h r o u g h I . H . 6 ) f e l l to a b o u t 6 m o n t h s , w i t h
the i n t e r v a l n o t i c e a b l y l o n g e r for l o a n s of $ 5 0 t h o u s a n d to $250 t h o u s a n d .
The weighted - average maturity
s l i p p e d a s w e l l , a n d a g a i n , m e d i u m - s i z e d l o a n s s e e m e d to c a r r y l o n g e r m a t u r i t i e s .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e of the
v o l u m e o f l o a n s t o p u r c h a s e or i m p r o v e f a r m r e a l e s t a t e ( l i n e 2 3 ) r e t r a c e d m o s t o f t h e r u n u p s e e n i n t h e
p r e v i o u s s u r v e y , p e r h a p s r e f l e c t i n g h e i g h t e n e d c o n c e r n s in r e c e n t m o n t h s a b o u t l o n g e r - r u n f a r m p r o f i t a b i l i t y .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e o f l o a n s t h a t w e r e c a l l a b l e b y t h e b a n k ( l i n e 17) and t h e p e r c e n t a g e t h a t c o u l d b e p r e p a i d
The weighted average risk
w i t h o u t a p e n a l t y (line 18), b o t h fell b a c k s h a r p l y , e s p e c i a l l y for l a r g e l o a n s .
r a t i n g ( l i n e 5 ) r o s e i n t h e A u g u s t s u r v e y , w i t h t h e l a r g e s t i n c r e a s e s in p e r c e i v e d r i s k i n e s s a p p a r e n t f o r
larger loans.
R e l a t i v e to the M a y s u r v e y , b a n k e r s r e q u i r e d c o n s i d e r a b l y l e s s c o l l a t e r a l for f a r m l o a n s (the
t o t a l p e r c e n t a g e of l o a n s t h a t a r e s e c u r e d is o b t a i n e d b y s u m m i n g l i n e s 25 a n d 2 6 ) .
W h e n b r o k e n o u t b y t h e r i s k i n e s s of t h e l o a n ( T a b l e s I . H . 4 t h r o u g h I . H . 6 ) , a b o u t 6 0 p e r c e n t o f t h e e s t i m a t e d
v o l u m e o f l o a n s w a s r a t e d e i t h e r " m o d e r a t e " or " a c c e p t a b l e " , r o u g h l y t h e s a m e p r o p o r t i o n o f l o a n s t h a t
received t h e s e r a n k i n g s in t h e p r e v i o u s s u r v e y .
L o a n s rated as " m o d e r a t e " r i s k c a r r i e d t h e l o w e s t r a t e of
i n t e r e s t , and c o l l a t e r a l r e q u i r e m e n t s w h e r e l o w e s t for l o a n s f a l l i n g in the " a c c e p t a b l e " c a t e g o r y - - l o a n s
e i t h e r h i g h e r or l o w e r o n t h e r i s k s c a l e w e r e m o r e l i k e l y t o b e s e c u r e d .
By f a r m p r o d u c t i o n r e g i o n , c h a n g e s in t h e w e i g h t e d a v e r a g e r a t e s of i n t e r e s t c o m p a r e d w i t h t h e M a y s u r v e y w e r e
very mixed.
T h e r e g i o n s s h o w i n g t h e l a r g e s t i n c r e a s e s w e r e the N o r t h e a s t and A p p a l a c h i a n s , w h i c h r e c o r d e d
d e c l i n e s of 100 and 120 b a s i s p o i n t s , r e s p e c t i v e l y .
E s t i m a t e d r a t e s r o s e 30 b a s i s p o i n t s i n t h e C o r n b e l t .




LD

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

Thousands of dollars

1.0

45

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

25
20
15

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

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

10

130
120
110
100

- Four quarter moving average

40
1978

1979




1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Chart 2

Results from the Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers

Months
Average maturity of non-real-estate farm loans

- Four quarter moving average

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

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

Percent

100

Share of farm loans with a floating interest rate
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

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

1
to
9

10
to
24

1. 71
1. 57
1. 42
1. 67
1. 70
1. 66
,67
1.
1. 65
,55
1.
1.
.45
.33
1,
1.
.32

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

25
to
99

100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

|

0.20
0. 20
0. 23
0. 36
0.44
0.50
0. 51
0. 55
0.
,54
0. 66
,
,53
0.
0.
.46

2 .34
2 .18
1. 99
2 .23
2 .20
2. 10
2 .18
2 .15
1. 98
,83
1.
1 .69
1,
.82

ANNUAL NUMBER OF LOANS MADE

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

1
1
1
1
1
1

1

2. 55
2 38
2. 21
2 60
2 63
.60
2.
2. 69
.70
2.
.53
2.
.49
2.
.22
2.
.27
2.

1
1
1
1
1
1

1

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

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

1. 66
1 54
1. 45
1 73
1 69
1. 64
1. 67
.62
1.
1.
.56
1.
,48
.38
1,
.40
1.

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

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

0. 29
0. 27
0. 28
0. 31
0. 35
0. 32
0. 37
0. 37
,35
0.
0.
,36
0 ,31
.
,
0. 34

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

|
1
1
1
|
|
1
1
j

|
1

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

1996 Q3 . . .
Q4...

1
1

2 .24
1 .95

1
|

o . 16
0.25

0.
.11
0.
.17

1 .45
1 .08

0 .15
0 .11

0 .37
0 .34

1 .38
1 . 18

0. 49
0. 41

0 .28
0 .25

0.
,09
,
0, 10

1
|

0 .63
0. 37

1 .62
1 .58

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

1

2 . 19
2 .65
2 .21
2.05

1

o .20
0 . 17
0 .15
o .23

0,
.24
0 .22
0 .14
0 .21

1 . 13
1 .72
1 .53
1 .23

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

0 .46
0 .40
0 .23
0 .22

1 .18
1 .62
1 .34
1 .15

,49
0.
,57
0.
,47
0.
.45
0.

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

0 . 15
0 .09
0 .09
0 . 12

|
|
1
|

0.49
0.51
0 .43
0.38

1 .70
2 . 14
1 .77
1 .66

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

1

2 .08
.51
2 . 12

1

o . 19
0 .12
o .10

0 .20
0 .22
0 .16

1 .29
1 .72
1 .50

0 .18
0 .22
0 . 15

0 .22
0 .24
0 .20

1 .07
1 .44
1 .36

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

0 . 38
0 .37
0 .26

0 . 16
0 . 12
0 .09

|
|
|

0. 38
0.47
0.38

1 .70
2 .04
1 .74




|

1

2

1

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 ($l,000s)

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN

ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

1
to
9

OTHER

10
to
24

25
to
99

BY SIZE
OF BANK

100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

ANNUAL AVERAGE SIZE OF LOANS MADE

1986

|

19 0

|

35

0

2 5 .8

14

0

13 .
.6

32 .9

1

3 .5

14,.9

44 ,
.9

2 8 0 ,.4

62 .0

15 .3

1987

|

20 8

|

33

8

26 .3

14

6

16 .1

44 .6

j

3 .6

14,.7

46,.5

3 2 0 ,.4

8 5 .5

14 .9

1988

|

21 8

|

34

1

4 0 .6

16

7

13,,9

34 .7

1989

|

19 9

|

42

7

14

1

12,, 1

1990

|

28 4

|

69

7

29 .5
22 7

15

7

11..9

32 .2
94 .3

1991

|

|
j

61,.0

25 .2

15..6

15,,1

1992

31,
.9
31,.2

68,.2

26 .9

,7
14 .

15.,9

79,.7

23 . 1
27 .6
26 .7

15. 2
16., 3

13 .
,9

60,.3
49,.7

18,.5

59,,0
42 , 3
.

24 .2
26 .0

2 6 .,0
16., 8

15.,6
17 ,
,2
17 , 8

1993

1
j

1994

|

1995
1996
1997

34 . 3
,

j
j

|

33 .9
,
.
33, 8

|
|

.2
39,
31 .4
,

j
j

j

AVERAGE

1996

1997

03...
04...

|
j

33 • 3
.
36 .2

1
j

SIZE

OF

116,,7

LOANS

MADE

DURING

FIRST

17.,5

FULL WEEK

31,. 3

2 5 .6
23 . 5

15,, 8

16., 2
19 ,
,0

15,. 5

|

38 .7
24,.3

|
j

50.,7

28 . 1

24 .
.3

18. 5

j

27,.6

22 .2

13..6

17. 6

03...

j

28,.3

j

51..9

23 .0

15..5

17.,0

04...
1998

01...
02...

j

36,• 1

i

3 9 ..5

29 .6

16.,1

01. . .

|
j
j

37,
.9
28,.0
25,• 6

|
j

37.,7

29 .6

4 3 .,4

2 3 ..3
17..2

1

30.,4

2 1 .0
17 .9

02...
03...




.4
14 .

3,.7
j

14..8

4 5 .,2

3 2 0 .,4

7 0 .0

16,.3

3 .6
,

14.,7

4 5 .,9

2 7 2 .,1

53 .7

14 ,
.4

j

3,.6

14.,8

3,.6

14.,9

5 3 9 .,9

100,.7
107,.0

13,.9

j

4 6 ., 1
4 6 .,6

4 8 7 .,7

1 2 9 .3
1 0 8 .7

3,.7

14.,8

45. 9

468. 2

97,.0

15..8

112,.0
1 2 3 .6

j

3,.7

14. 9
14 .
,6

490. 3
4 8 0 ,,7

15,.8

3 .7
,

4 6 ., 1
4 7 .,0

1 0 6 ,.0

j

93 .6
95 .2
.2
97 ,

j

3 .7
.
3 .7
,
3 .8

14.,7
15.,0
14 .
,9

44 .
.9
45. 2
4 5 ., 8

4 5 1 ., 3
545, 9
3 8 5 ., 3

101 ,
.3
84 .0

15,.4
15,.7

1 1 5 ..0
92 ,
.0

15 ,4
16,, 3

554 , 3
467 , 7

89 . 6
119,. 1

11 .4
16 , 9

OF

SECOND

j
j

MONTH

OF

QUARTER,

ANNUAL

13,.9

RATE

76 .4
118 . 1

|
j

3 . 7
,
,
3 .9

14.,5
15.,5

4 5 .,8
4 5 ., 5

82 , 1
.
73 .2

1
j

3 .7
,

14 .7

4 8 .,0

371. 9

3,.7

14. 9

45. 6

3 5 7 .,7

95,,0
67 ,
,9
91 . 7

,4
22 ,
13. 9

j

3,.7

14 .4

4 5 ., 1

4 1 9 ., 3

17.,8

1 0 6 .6
160,.5

j

3,.9

15.,4

44. 2

3 9 8 ., 5

1 2 0 ..5

16,, 5

39.,6

130,.7

1

3 .8
,

15., 1

4 5 .,8

320. 2

1 0 0 ,.3

2 4 ,2

24 .
,5
20. 9

1 0 7 .4
115,.8

14.,4
14. 6

4 6 .,6
4 4 .,0

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

80.,3
85.,7

16.,0

j

3,.7
3,.5

12 ,
.9

12. 5

ESTIMATES FROM THE
T A B L E I.C

QUARTERLY

SAMPLE SURVEY OF

BANK NON-REAL-ESTATE

A M O U N T OF LOANS M A D E

LOANS TO

FARMERS

(BILLIONS OF

DOLLARS)

BY SIZE OF
BY

PURPOSE OF
OTHER

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

ALL
LOANS

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

ANNUAL AMOUNT OF

LOAN

LOAN

BY SIZE
OF BANK

($1,000s)

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

10

1
to
9

OTHER

25
to
99

to
24

100
and
over

LARGE

LOANS MADE

1 9 8 6

|

48 .5

10,.4

4,.5

2 3 ..2

2,.4

8,.0

1

6

.0

6,.9

1 3 ,. 2

2 2 ..3

1987

|

4 9 ,.6

13,.2

3.,4

2 2 .. 5

2,.3

8,.3

|

5 .. 7

6,.8

12,.6

2 4 .,5

1 9 8 8

4 8 ..2

10..0

4..6

2 4 ..3

1 ,. 9

7 ,4
.

5.. 2

6..4

1 2 ,. 9

5 1 ..6

12..9

6..0

2 4 ., 3

2 .0

6,.4

6,. 1

7 ,7
.

14,.4

2 3 ,. 4

1 9 9 0

7 4 ,.7

22..0

5..5

2 6 .,6

2 .3

18,.3

6,. 1

7..3

15,.9

8 2 ,. 8

21,.4

5,. 8

2 5 ..5

2,.5

2 7 ,.6

6,. 1

.
7 ,6

15,. 1

54,.0

1 9 9 6
|

1997

6..7

24 , 6

2 ,9
.

28,.7

6,.2

2 4 ,. 7

2 .5

8 5 ,.7

16,.8

6,.4

25,.4

1 2 ,. 7

5,.2

2 7 ,.3

87

1995

2 3 ,. 6

8 4 ,. 1

j

1994

83 .7
,
92 , 6
.

|

1993

.3

10,.6

4,.0

35,,9

7 1 ,.4

8,.0

5,.3

23 . 6

A M O U N T OF

LOANS MADE DURING FIRST

35.

3 2 .,5

15.,9
j

12. 6
1 7 ., 1

4 5 ,.3

1 9 9 1

|

2 3 .. 7

1 9 8 9

1 9 9 2

OTHER

.
32 ,3

19,.6

32 .0

44
|

.2

5 3 ,. 7

9

30 .5
29 . 1

2 6 ..0

|

6 ,. 2

8..0

.
16 , 8

52 . 8

|

4 9 ,.4

34 . 3

30

.6

1

6

. 1

8,.3

17 , 1
.

6 1 , 0
.

j

58,. 8

33 .8

3 .2

33 , 9
.

|

5 .8

7..4

16,.5

56,.0

55

.
2 ,7

36,. 1

|

5 .4

8.,3

16

54 ,4
.

5 5 ,.3

28 .8

2 .4

3 4 ..5

7 , 1
.

1 3 ,. 9

6 1 ,.3

|

6 1 ,,2

26 . 1

3 1 ..9

1
j

.0

.
2 ,7

5,.0

7 ,4
.

15,.8

43

|

4 1 ,. 9

29 .6

FULL WEEK OF

.

5

SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER,

ANNUAL

.0

,. 3

. 1

30 .6

RATE

0 3 . . .

1

7 4 ., 7 2

1

18.,6

2.,8

2 2 .

6

2,.4

2 8 .,3

1

5 .. 1

7 ., 1

1 3 .,0

4 9 .

5

|

5 6 . 3

18.,5

0 4 . . .

1996

j

7 0 . ,77

j

8.,0

3. 9

1 7 .

2

2 . 1

3 9 .,6

j

4..7

6. 4

1 1 .

6

4 8 .

1

j

4 4 .

0

2 6 .,7

o i . . .

|

8 4 ,. 9 2

|

10..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

3 8 ..2

Q 2 . . .

6 4 .. 4 4

j

4..6

5..0

2 3 ..3

2 ,4
.

2 9 ,.0

j

6,. 1

8..5

16,.9

3 3 .. 0

|

3 4 .,7

29,.7

Q 3 . . .

1997

6 2 ,. 4 9

8,. 0

3,.3

23 . 8

2 .4

2 4 ,.9

|

5 .0

6,.8

13 , 9
.

3 6 ,.8

j

3 9 ..6

22 .9

|

9,. 2

6,.3

19,.7

2 .7

36

.0

|

4 .4

7 ,0
.

14

47 , 9
.

|

46 .4

27 .5

7 8 . 8 0

|

7 , 1
.

5 .9

30

.0

7 . 1

28 .6

|

4 1 .2

. 3 0

j

5 .3

4 .6

29 , 5
.

5 .4

25 .6

54 . 2 9

|

3 . 1

2 .9

2 1 .6

3 .2

23

0 4 . . .

1 9 9 8

|

Q l .

1

. .

7 0

Q 2 . . .
Q 3 . . .




73

|

.83
,

.5

.5

j

4 . 1

7 ,0
.

17 .6

50

. 1

|

3 7 ,. 7

5 .4

8 .4

17

.4

39

.2

1

37 .7

32 .6

4 .8

6 .0

11 . 5

32

.0

|

32 .5

2 1 . 8

9

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

BY PURPOSE OF LOAN

ALL
LOANS

FEEDER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
LIVESTOCK

OTHER
CURRENT
OPERATING
EXPENSES

FARM
MACHINERY
AND
EQUIPMENT

1
to
9

OTHER

10
to
24

25
to
99

BY SIZE
OF BANK

100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

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

5, 5
.
5.
,9
8. 1
.
.
7 .8
4.7
5,
.2
6.
.4
6.
.4
5.
.8
,
7 .3
6.
.4
7 .6
.

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

ANNUAL A V E R A G E MATURITY

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

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

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

8

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

6 .3
7,
,7
.7
4,
7 .4
,
8,
.8
8,
.5
9 .5
9,
.6
9 .8
9 .9
11,.3
11.
.0

,
7. 6
7. 6
,
8,
.5
7,
.2
7,
.5
7,
.2
8 .6
8 .3
8 .6
8 .5
7,
.6
10,,7

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

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

1
|
I

|

|
|

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

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

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

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

1996 03...
Q4 . . .

1

|

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

1
|
|
|

1998 oi...
02...
03...

|
|
1




7 .8
.4

5.2
6.4

10,.8
10.
.9

10,.0
9,
,2

28,.0
28,.5

5 .3
7 .0
,

1
1

11 .7
11 .0
8 .8
7 .9

14.6
7.2
5.3
7.4

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

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

34
32
23
31

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

1
1
|
|

10.
.6
10.
.4
9 .6

8. 1
7.8
7.2

12. 1
,
7.
,5
13. 1
,

9.
,9
10.,4
9. 9

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

8 .2
6,
.6
7 .6
,

1
1
1

8

. 1
, 1
.
.2
,
.8

.2
.
• 1

9,
.1
9.
.4

11,.2
11,.1

.7
6.
7.
,6

6. 1
6 .4

12, 5
,
11. 1
.

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

.8
11.
.6
12.
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
,
.8
6,

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

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

13. 1
,
11.
.3
11.
.5

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

9.
,5
8. 8
9. 0

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

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

8
7

•

#.

#

#

#

e

e

#

•

.

#

#

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
L O A N ($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

BY S I Z E
OF B A N K

25
to
99

100
and
over

11,. 8
11,. 1
11,.4
12,.7
12,. 1
10,.7
8,
.8
8, 3
.
8,
.6
10,.3
9 .8
9,
.9

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

|
|
j
j
j
j

LARGE

OTHER

1
1
1
1
1
1

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

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

7.
,9
8. 2

1
|

,
8, 1
8,
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10.,2
9. 9

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

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8 .6
8 .9
8. 6

9.
,
10,,
10,,
10,.

9. 8
9 .8
9 .7

8, 6
,
8, 6
,
8,
.4

|

8 .2

|

8 . 5

9 ,, 9

1

8.

9 ,. 9

A N N U A L A V E R A G E INTEREST R A T E

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

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

11
io
11
12
11

5
6
2
5
4
,8
9.
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7.
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7. 5
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7,
9 .5
•
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9,

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11 1
10 7
io 9
12 3
11 5
10.
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8.
8,
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8,
10, 1
,
8.
.8
.6
9.

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

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

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

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

|
|
j
|
j
j

j
j

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

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

A V E R A G E R A T E ON L O A N S M A D E DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF S E C O N D MONTH OF Q U A R T E R , A N N U A L R A T E

1996 03...
04...

|
1

8.
,6
,7
8.

1
1

,0
8.
,5
9,

9,
.6
,6
9,

|
j
|
j

.2
9.
9.
.7
.7
9,
9 ,7

9 ,6
10,.0
10,,0
9, 6

1
|

9 .6
9. 6

|

9 ,, 7

9. 9
9 .9
9 .7

1997 oi...
Q2.. .
03...
04...

1
j
1
1

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

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

1
|
i

9. 1
9, 2
9 .0




,7
9.
.8
9.

9. 9
9. 3

7,
.9
8,
.0

|
|

10,.2
10,. 1

10,.1
10,. 1

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

9. 7
9. 9
9. 8

8,
.5
8. 5
.5
8,
8 •5

|
j
j

10.. 1
10,.2
10 .2
10 .2

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

8 .0
8. 3
8• 3

|

10 .2
10 . 1
10 . 1

10 .0
9 .9
10 .1

9 ., 9

9,

.8

9. 9

9. 3

9 ,. 7

9 .5

9. 6

9. 7

1

j

|

9 .8
9 .7
9
10
10
9

1
|

5

8
1
1
1

9 . 9
,

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

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

10

25

to

to

9

24

99

1
to

OTHER

100
and
over

LARGE

OTHER

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE OF LOANS MADE

,
53 .4

6 0 ,.5

3 4 .,8

5 7 ..2

30..9

5 0 ..6

|

4 0 . 6

4 1 ..8

4 8 .

2

63

.. 7

|

7 1 . 9

47 . 0

1987

5 9 .,5

51..6

6 9 ..6

6 2 .. 1

55.,5

6 2 .. 1

|

4 8 . 5

4 5 .,6

5 4 .

4

6 8 ., 5

j

7 7 .

4 9 .

1 9 8 8

6 1 .,4

65

.3

3 9 .,5

6 3 ., 8

54.,9

6 3 .. 2

|

4 9 . 3

5 1 .,5

6 0 .

8

6 7 .,0

|

7 9 ., 1

52 . 6

1 9 8 6

1

6

9

1 9 8 9

6 1 ..0

7 1 ..4

4 0 ..0

5 9 ..7

32,.9

7 3 .. 6

|

5 0 . 4

4 9 ..6

5 8 .,5

6 9 .. 1

j

83 . 6

47 . 2

1 9 9 0

6 5 ..2

7 6

.8

6 1 ..6

6 8 ,.3

40,.0

51,.2

1

5 3 .. 6

59..2

6 6 ..0

6 7 ,. 5

|

6 9 ..4

5 9 . ,3

1 9 9 1

6 5 .. 1

81..5

6 9 ..3

6 8 ,.8

40,.6

50,.3

|

5 2 ..0

59,.0

6 4 ..0

6 7 ,. 8

|

7 0 .. 0

56,.1

1 9 9 2

7 1 ..7

78

.5

63 . 5

6 6 ,.3

47

.8

7 5 ,.3

1

5 7 ..3

59,. 1

6 1 ,.2

7 8 ,.6

|

82 .9
,

55

1993

7 6

.7

84 .6

7 0 ,.0

7 0 ,.3

48

.2

7 8

. 1

|

6 0 .. 1

61,.0

6 4 ,. 5

83 , 9
.

j

86

.9

58 .9

.5

1994

75

, 1

82 .9

7 4 ,.3

72

,3
.

5 1 .6

75

.7

j

58,.6

59,.8

7 0 ,.4

80

.2

|

83 .7

59 .7

1995

73

, 8
.

83 .9

7 5

.9

73

.0

53 . 1

72

.2

j

61,.7

63 , 9
.

73

, 6
.

76

.7

|

79 .9

62 . 3

1996

63

. 1

58 . 1

7 1 .2

67

.3

32 .9

6 1 .4

|

60 .6

6 1 .5

69

. 1

62

.2

j

65

.4

57 .9

1997

65 .8

66 .4

73

67

.8

49 .9

64 .3

|

60 . 1

58 .0

68

.0

67

.0

1

71 .4

57 , 9
.

.2

AVERAGE PERCENTAGE DURING FIRST FULL WEEK OF SECOND MONTH OF QUARTER
Q3 . . .

1

5 5 . 3

3 4 . 8

7 6 .

5

3 2 . 2

5 6 .,5

|

6 2 . 7

6 3 .

3

7 3 .,0

4 8 .

7

1

5 4 . 8

5 6 . 9

Q 4 . . .

j

6 4 . ,8

5 7 . 0

7 5 .,1

7 1 . ,0

3 1 . 2

6 4 .,4

j

5 8 .

3

5 6 . 2

6 6 ..7

6 6 .

1

|

7 1 . 1

5 4 . 3

Q l .

1

7 4

3

7 0 .

7 1 ..2

7 2 ..6

7 5 ..0

6 7 ,.3

52.,0

7 4 ,.7

1

5 9 ., 8

5 6 ..3

6 9 ,.2

,. 7

|

8 1 .,3

5 8 ..9

Q2 . . .

7 5 ,.6

6 4 ' .. 6

6 7 ,. 1

6 1 ,.9

45..1

92

.4

j

60., 1

56,.3

67

.7

8 7 ,. 4

j

8 9 ..9

5 8 ,. 8

Q3 . . .

1 9 9 7

57

.2

7 2 ,.2

69

.9

69

.7

46,.9

39

.8

1

5 9 ,. 2

62

.3

62

.4

54

, 0
.

|

6 0 ,.3

51,.9

58 .5

55,.4

7 8

.0

73

.4

54 .5

48 .0

j

61,.6

57 .7

72

.2

54

.2

1

5 7 ,. 2

60 .6

.2

|

.6

59 . 1

. .

Q 4 . . .

1 9 9 8

|

Ql...

1

Q3 . . .




1

56 .6

59 .4

56 .6

7 0

58 . 1

4 1 .2

54 .6

Q2 . . .

76 .2

60 . 1

68 . 1

48 .2

54 .7

5 1 .6

54 .2

67 . 1

28 .3

47 .4

1

6 0 ,. 5

56 .7

67 .0

52

|

5 3 ,. 9

58 .0

34 .9

50 .5

6 1 .9

5 1 .7

1

57 .6

5 1 . 1

55 .7

57 .7

59 .3

52 .4

j

6 1 .9

44 . 1

#

#.

#

#

Table I.G

Effective
interest
rate
(percent)
All Loans

•

•

e

e

•

•

#

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,

August
1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

May 98

Aug 98

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

-

4

-

11

4

4

-

11

13

14

23

Under 5 percent

-

-

-

5.0 to 5.9

-

-

-

1

6.0 to 6.9

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

*

-

-

*

*

*

*

*

5

15

5

8

1

1

1

2

7.0 to 7.9

1

-

-

30

18

22

21

15

18

3

10

8.0 to 8.9

10

-

-

17

23

18

22

8

25

33

30

17

16

17

16

20

30

22

33

29

39

39

4

30

15

17

16

28

27

10

4

8

6

11

12

2

2

*

*

*

*

*

*

9.0 to 9.9

20

-

1

9

10.0 to 10.9 . . .

27

5

8

22

10

20

11.0 to 11.9 . . .

23

8

33

8

7

5

2

1

1

*

12.0 to 12.9 . . .

15

13.0 to 1 3 . 9 . . .

3

14.0 to 14.9 . . .

39

39

2

*

1

1

2

*

1

*

*

*

*

*

34

14

-

-

-

-

8

5

-

-

-

15.0 to 15.9 . . .

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

16.0 to 16.9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17.0 to 1 7 . 9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

18.0 to 18.9 . . .

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

*

-

*

-

-

-

*

-

*

*
*
-

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 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 AUGUST 3-7, 1998
Loans to farmers
Size class of loans
all sizes

$1-9

(thousands)

$10-24

$25-49

$50-99

$100-249

$250 and over

95,241
26,969
8, 59
.
4, 34
.
2 .61
,

121,722
8,323
11 .57
6 .39
2 .67

111,778
3,423
,35
14 .
5.
,95
.64
2.

277
135, ;
128
2,:
14 .88
9 .87
2 .94

182,605
1,292
20 .51
10 .84
2 .90

522,346
695
10 .36
4 .05
3 .44

9.
.06
0,
,15

10,. 15
0,
.03

10 .10
0 .04

.86
9,
0,
.10

9 .49
0 .15

9 .16
0 .08

8 .31
0 .20

9,
,93
8.
.30

10,.72
9,
.65

10 .74
9 .49

10.
.52
9.
.24

9 .99
8 .84

9 .81
8 .60

9 .11
7 .74

9,
.74
9,
.69
9,
.63
.53
9,
8.
.90
8,
.29

10,. 14
10,.62
10, 13
.
10,.18
10,.26
9,
.82

10 .27
10 .45
10 .15
10 .18
9 .03
9 .61

,76
9.
10,,05
10,,15
9.
.31
9,
.02
9,
.45

9 .30
9 .51
9 .48
9 .69
9 .74
9 .35

9 .37
8 .82
9 .32
9 .06
9 .02
9 .05

9 .91
9 . 13
8 .92
9 .35
8 .62
8 .00

52,.67
79,.97
13,,97
1,
.65

55,. 13
66,.74
28,. 67
1,
.41

56 . 81
62 .87
31 .37
1 .92

64,.23
69..10
26.,69
0.
,71

50 .80
59 .93
19 .80
3 .34

62 .46
78 .42
12 .44
2 .07

45 .83
94 .41
3 .54
1 .25

5,
.21
.78
4,
38,.28
7,
.01
5, 14
.
39,.58

3,
.21
7 .05
,
76 .02
6, 57
.
.31
1,
5,
.83

6 .40
9 . 12
61 .51
9 .11
2 .53
11 .33

11,.43
7 .45
,
51,.41
8.
.20
4 .98
.
16,.53

5 .86
6 .66
49 .78
16 .59
3 .80
17 .31

7 .27
8 .06
40 .06
13 .05
7 .86
23 .69

3 .07
1 . 14
19 .59
1 .75
5 .88
68 .57

10,.99
55,.80

3 . 64
,
86,.46

6 .28
84 .59

8, 18
.
79,.11

12 .80
73 .98

13 .29
73 .56

12 .76
27 .61

ALL BANKS
1
2
3
4
5

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

(thousands)
1

maturity (months)
repricing interval
risk rating 3

(months) 2

6 Weighted average interest rate (percent) 4
7
Standard error 5
8
Interquartile R a n g e 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




1,168,968
42,831
,81
12 .
6,
,21
3, 10
,

TABLE I.H.2
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING AUGUST 3-7, 1998
Loans to farmers
Size class of loans
all sizes

(thousands)

$1-9

$10-24

$25-49

$50-99

$100-249

$250 and over

791,920
16,382
10 .27
2 .44
3 .46

33,110
8,941
7 .65
,
2 .55
3 .00
,

48, 561
(
336
3,:
8 .59
2 .42
3 .03

53,012
1,587
11 .00
4 . 12
3 .25

75,354
1,156
11.
,44
,90
4.
3.
,21

124,435
854
18 .80
5 .79
3 . 37

8 .81
0 .16

10 .15
0 .08

9 .98
0 .10

9 .80
0 .12

.49
9.
,13
0.

9 .20
0 .09

8.25
0.20

9 .65
8 .17

10 .78
9 .52

10 .68
9 .31

10 .47
9 .11

9.
,99
8,
.84

9 .84
8 .77

8.87
7.42

9 .41
9 .12
9 .52
9 .36
9 .04
8 .29

9 .88
10 .00
10 .22
10 . 35
9 .98
9 .73

9 .86
9 .77
10 . 13
10 . 04
9 .58
9 .57

9 .67
9 .28
10 . 14
9 .22
7 .73
9 .34

9.
.29
9,
.08
,65
9.
9 . 12
9,
.49
9,
.41

8 .99
8 .90
9 .40
9 .23
9 .35
9 .05

9.13
8.94
9.11
8.62
8.04

61 .16
92 .31
12 .30
1 .48

73 .85
89 .58
32 .00
0 .23

77 . 32
87 .50
35 .27
1 .45

78 .64
83 .51
26 .52
1 .49

70,.62
82 .41
25 .67
3,
.00

75 .46
84 . 37
14 .24
1 . 12

51. 05
97.84
4 . 04
1.42

2 .19
3 .42
34 .39
2 .55
2 . 10
39 .58

4 .26
3 .30
77 .84
3 . 13
0 .87
5 .83

5 .77
3 .94
64 .49
5 .51
1 .23
11 .33

4 .28
3 .82
60 .29
3 .80
1 .77
16 .53

8 .70
6 .94
51 .76
4 .53
1 .82
17 .31

3 .43
8 .73
39 . 67
7 .24
6 . 17
23 .69

1.30
20.75
0.44
1.27
68.57

7 .91
46 .79

4 .68
84 .62

6 .40
78 .85

8 .06
74 .06

9 .40
73 .94

9 . 65
71 .06

7.57
26.40

LARGE FARM L E N D E R S 7
1
2
3
4
5

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

(thousands)
1

maturity (months)
repricing interval
risk rating 3

(months) 2

6 Weighted average interest rate (percent) 4
7
Standard e r r o r 5
8
Interquartile R a n g e 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




457,349
509
8.08
0.96
3.61

TABLE I.H.3
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING AUGUST 3-7, 1998
Loans to farmers
Size class of loans
all sizes

(thousands)

$1-9

$10-24

$25-49

$50-99

$100-249

62,131
18,029
9.
,08
5,
,29
,38
2,

73,061
4,987
13 .48
8. 99
2. 42

58,766
1,837
17.
,28
7.
,58
.01
2.

59,924
972
18 .91
15 .81
2 .44

58,170
438
24 .05
21 .36
1 .91

$250 and over

OTHER B A N K S 7
1
2
3
4
5

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

(thousands)
1

maturity (months)
repricing interval
risk rating 3

(months) 2

6 Weighted average interest rate (percent) 4
7
Standard e r r o r 5
8
Interquartile R a n g e 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




377, (
D48
26,449
18 .03
14 .04
2 .20

64,997
187
26 . 10
25 . 59
2 .06

9 .50
0 .31

9 .07
0 . 18

8 .73
0 .70

10.
.52
9.
.36

10 .00
8 .69

9 .69
8 .50

9 .42
7 .75

10.
,50
10. 60
,
10. 17
10.
,23
8. 89
9.
,69

9.
,78
.30
10.
10. 16
.
.34
9.
,28
9.
.79
9.

9 .36
10 .11
9 .24
9 .79
9 .83
9 .03

9 .54
8 .62
9 . 15
8 .95
8 .63

9 .91

45,.16
54,.56
26 .90
2 .04
,

43. 15
,
46.,47
28.,77
,23
2,

51.
.23
56,.10
26,.84
3,
.83

25 .88
31 .66
12 .43
3 .96

34 .63
65 .69
8 .57

9 .13
70 .33

-

-

11 .56
7 .63
46 .46
16 .38
11 .52
39 .58

2 .66
9 .05
75 .06
8 .41
1 .54
5 .83

6 .82
12,.58
59 .53
.50
11,
3 .39
11 .33

17,.89
10 .72
43 .40
12 . 16
7 .88
16 .53

2 .30
6 .32
47 .29
31 .75
6 .28
17 .31

15 .49
6 .63
40 .89
25 .49
11 .50
23 .69

24 .66

17 .47
74 .74

3 .09
87 .44

6 .20
88 .41

8 .28
83 .66

17 .07
74 .04

21 .09
78 .91

49 .31
36 .08

9 . 60
0 . 10

10, 15
,
0,
,02

,
10. 18
0. 10
,

10 .46
8 .87

10,.70
.69
9,

10.
,74
,
9. 69

9 . 87
10 .23
9 .79
9 . 58
8 .85
8 .43

10, 35
,
10,.74
10,.08
10,.15
10,.34
.97
9.

34 .82
54 .03
17 .49
2 .00

,91
9.
0. 15
,

-

-

8 .63
9 .42
8 . 62
6 . 60

-

-

11 .42
10 .96
38 .35
68 .57

TABLE I.H.4
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING AUGUST 3-7, 1998
Loans to farmers
Risk Rating
All

Minimal

Moderate

Acceptable

Special

Not Rated

429,956
13,799
12 .45
3 .57
3 .00

237,850
4,429
5. 84
1. 66
4. 00

86,021
1,084
9. 38
1. 27
5. 00

30,600
880
13 .20
7 . 64
,

8 .68
0 .36

8. 93
0. 26

9. 49
0. 34

9 .78
0 . 63

9.43
0.11

9 .92
7 .42

9.
,40
8.
,21

10. 00
9. 38

10 . 52
8 . 84

10.25
8.82

9 .72
9 . 66
9 . 68
9 . 16
8 .64
9 .44

9 .22
9 .71
9 .59
9 .85
9 .38
7 .56

,08
9.
.79
9,
9.
.66
10,.23
9,
.06
8,
.68

10. 10
,
8. 69
10. 27
10. 99
9. 50
9.
,06

10 .49
10 .00
9 .21
9 .92
2 .02
9 .47

10.11
9.70
9.64
9 . 34
9.04
8.90

Low

Not Reported

ALL BANKS
1
2
3
4
5

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

(thousands)
1

maturity (months)
repricing interval
risk rating 3

(months) 2

6 Weighted average interest rate (percent) 4
Standard e r r o r 5
7
8
Interquartile R a n g e 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

1,168,968
42,831
12. 81
6. 21
3. 10

67,810
4,351
21.,25
15.
,45
1.
,00

9. 06
0. 15
,

9. 32
0.
,25

9, 93
8. 30

9,
.96
8. 64
,

,74
9,
9 ,69
9 .63
9 ,53
8 .90
8 .29

9 .59
9 .28
9 . 14
9, 69
.
9 .04
,
8 .82

178,725
10,675
18 .63
13 .41
2 .00
9 .45
0 . 12
10 .00
8 .76

-

138,008
7,613
15.87
11.10
-

52 . 67
79 . 97
13 .97
1 .65

62 .86
57 .02
18 .43
0 .13

40 . 96
69 .98
24 . 34
0 .08

55 .41
85 .10
14 .49
3 .49

50 .65
92 . 11
5 .85
0 .82

78,.20
94., 67
9,
.83
0.
.50

32 .79
94 .89
4 .39
5 .45

46.23
54.76
15.42

5 .21
4 .78
38 .28
7 .01
5 . 14
39 .58

37 . 53
1 . 83
51 .75
3 .82
4 .00
1 .06

5 .31
7 .91
54 . 64
13 .52
14 .77
3 .85

1 .99
4 .55
38 .61
6 .87
2 .85
45 . 13

1 . 16
2 .26
20 . 12
1 .38
0 .63
74 .45

.73
0,
,87
0,
33 ,
.96
0, 32
.
.94
1,
62 . 17

39 .85
7 .79
17 .55
2 .78
1 . 32
30 .72

1.31
8.99
48.07
15.37
10.99
15.27

10 . 99
55 .80

2 . 57
92 . 33

23 .22
71 .57

7 .95
53 .05

1 .55
35 .30

20 . 84
27 . 17

14 . 70
77 .52

18.07
74.40

-

Footnotes are at the end of table I.H




17

TABLE I.H.5
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING AUGUST 3-7, 1998
Loans to farmers
Risk Rating
All

Minimal

Low

Moderate

Acceptable

Special

Not Rated

Not Reported

LARGE FARM LENDERS 7
1
2
3
4
5

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

(thousands)
1

maturity (months)
repricing interval
risk rating 3

(months) 2

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
Feeder livestock
19
20
Other livestock
Other current operating expenses
21
Farm machinery and equipment
22
Farm real estate
23
Other
24
By type of collateral
25
Farm real estate
26
Other
15
16
17
18

Footnotes are at the end of table I.H




791,920
16,382
10.27
2.44
3.46

12, 150
791
8 .40
4 . 16
1 .00

44,053
2,442
16 .08
6 .89
2 .00

344, 116
6,1852
12 .84
3 .01
3 .00

227,:270
2,'
966
5 .25
1 . 13
4 .00

84,132
896
9 .46
1 .23
5 .00

13,874
327
19 .03
4 .69
-

66,327
2,109
9.88
1.90
-

8.81
0.16

8 .96
0 .29

9 .36
0 .21

8 .41
0 .32

8 .87
0 .28

9 .46
0 .34

9.65
8.17

9 .57
8 . 16

9 .91
8 .77

9 .38
7 .42

9 .38
8 .20

10 .00
9 .38

11 .02
8 .84

10.16
8.84

9.41
9.12
9.52
9.36
9.04
8.29

9 .70
7 .36
8 .70
9 .05
9 .61
8 .79

9 .54
9 .14
9 .30
9 .68
10 . 34
9 .32

9 .13
8 .97
9 .39
9 .25
8 .96
7 .54

9 .46
9 .01
9 .59
9 .85
9 .06
8 .68

10 . 10
8 .69
10 .23
10 .99
9 .50
9 .06

9 .93
10 .78
9 .08
10 .48

10.05
9.40
9.77
8.61
8.81
8.48

61,, 16
92 .31
12,.30
1,
.48

72,,51
77 ,
.01
18,.38
0.
,71

56. 71
78., 18
25.,07
0. 32

58,. 83
93,.22
12,.74
2,
.60

51.,20
94.,51
5.
,79
0.
,20

78.,80
95. 57
8. 82
0. 52

72 , 32
.
98,.80
8.
,79
12 ,
,02

83..57
86,.79
27,, 84

2,
.19
3,
.42
34,.39
.55
2,
2,
,10
39,.58

17,.49
.03
1,
67 ,
.23
,
2, 16
.88
9,
1,
.06

11. 95
9. 38
55.,09
9. 38
0. 35
,85
3.

.20
2,
2,
.90
37,.75
3,
.82
.02
2,
45,.13

0.
,56
.70
1.
18.
.99
0.
.41
0.
.66
74..45

0. 75
,89
0.
32. 68
0.
,33
1. 98
62. 17
,

0,
,04
.02
0,
.83
32 ,
1 .90
,
37,.52
30,.72

0,
,65
12,,43
52,,50
,73
1,

7,
.91
46,.79

4,
.95
79,.21

5,
,15
81.
,76

7,
.08
48,.07

.33
1,
32,.66

21..19
25.,65

26,.53
66 .47

16,.42
82,. 10

9 . 37
0 .46

-

9 .48

9.31
0.34

15,.27

TABLE I.H.6
SURVEY OF TERMS OF BANK LENDING MADE DURING AUGUST 3-7, 1998
Loans to farmers
Risk Rating
All

Minimal

Low

Moderate

Acceptable

Special

85,840
6,947
10. 88
5. 79
3. 00

10,580
1,462
18. 09
12. 83
4. 00

1,889
188
5 .98
2 .88
5 .00

Not Rated

Not Reported

OTHER B A N K S 7
1
2
3
4
5

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

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

(months) 2

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

377,048
26,449
18,
.03
14,
,04
.20
2,

55,660
3,561
.06
24 ,
17,,91
1,
.00

134,672
8,233
19 .45
15 .50
2 .00

16,726
554
9,
,51
9,
,50

71,681
5,505
21.43
19.64
9 . 54
0.21

9 .40
0 . 26

9 .48
0 . 14

9. 78
0.
,29

10. 22
0. 19
,

10 . 88
1 .47

10,. 13
0,
.98

10 .46
8 .87

10 .24
8 . 68

10 . 24
8 .76

10,,64
,27
9.

11,.02
,49
9,

11 .85
10 .51

10 .52
10 . 52

10.26
8.54

9 .87
10 .23
9 .79
9 .58
8 .85
8 .43

9 .58
9 .49
9 .27
9 .76
8 .59
8 . 84

9 .95

,97
9,
10,.48
10,.28
10,.33
9,
.94
7 . 77
,

,76
8,
11,.78
10,.27
10,.38
8,
.68

10 . 14

10 .49
10 .00
9 .92
9 . 67
2 . 02
9 .03

10.12
10.30
9.50
9.38
9.16
10.42

38,.79
40,.50
7,
.29

51 . 48
54 . 62
54 .77

50 . 10
91 . 64
0 .73

25.12
3.92

9 .60
0 . 10

-

9 .81
9 .05
8 . 63
10 .36

-

10 .95
-

-

34 .82
54 .03
17 .49
2 .00

60 .76
52 .66
18 .44
10 .84

35 .81
67 . 30
24 . 10
1 .11 '

41 . 68
52,.56
21 .52

11 .56
7 .63
46 .46
16 .38
11 .52
39 .58

41 .91
2 .00
48 .37
4 . 19
2 .72
1 .06

3 .14
7 .42
54 .49
14 .88
19 .49
3 .85

1 . 14
11,.18
42 .06
19,.08
.18
6,
45 .13

13 .95
14 . 18
44 .34
22 .29
3 .82
74 .45

17 .47
74 .74

2 .06
95 . 19

29 . 14
68 .24

11 .47
72 . 99

6 .40
92 .07

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.21
.03
.20
.04
. 61
.17

8 .21
24 .90
4 .87
119 .93

43.98

30 .72

15.27

4 .86
95 . 14

4 .89
86 .69

19.59
67.27

645
126
91
31
527
62

-

-

Footnotes are at the end of table I.H




19

cn

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)

bv USDA Farm Production Region
NE
Proportion of farm loans
outstanding. June 1998
Sample Coverage.
Aug. 1998 survey

C5

LS

SE

AP

NP

2 .7

12 . 3

26. 0

17 . 5

7 .9

11 . 8

3 .2

11 . 3

13 . 4

17 . 9

28. 6

29. 5

20. 1

14. 5

40.

DL

SP

MN

PA

4. 4

4. 6

9. 5

5. 9

9. 1

8. 8

6. 8

6. 6

22. 8

72 . 6

35. 8

20. 4

29. 8

32 . 1

115 . 9

(%)

Avg. Loan Size.
Aug.
1998 survev

f S1000)

1

Enter est Rats: Durins Sample Week
Weighted Average :

Su r v#a v flatp :
Nov. 1992

7 .9
(. 28)

9. 2
(. 18)

8. 3
(. 25)

7 .9
(. 56)

( .
1 38)

5.5

7 .3
(. 39)

8. 4
(. 13)

8. 2
(. 5 0 )

7 .6
(. 4 7 )

6. 9
(. 33)

Feb. 1993

7 .8
(. 2 7 )

9. 0
(. 2 8 )

8. 0
(. 2 7 )

8. 0
(. 4 7 )

5. 6
(. 9 0 )

8. 3
(. 22)

7 .8
(. 41)

7 .8
(. 6 1 )

7 .5
(. 41)

6. 5
(. 44)

1993

8. 1
(. 2 4 )

8. 7
(. 21)

8. 1
(. 27)

7. 9
(. 3 2 )

5 .2
(. 5 7 )

8. 4
(. 29)

7 .8
(. 4 3 )

8. 3
(. 4 8 )

7 .7
(. 5 2 )

6 ..8
(. 26)

Aug. 1993

8. 2
(. 35)

7 5
( . 69)

8. 2
(. 18)

8. 0
(. 3 3 )

5.7
(. 9 4 )

7 .3
(. 37)

7 .0
(. 7 4 )

7 .7
(. 62)

7.1
(. 34)

7.
,2
(.
,39)

Nov. 1993

8. 3
(. 28)

8. 1
(. 19)

7. 8
(. 22)

7 .4
(. 5 0 )

5. 3
(1. 7 3 )

6 .3
(. 0 7 )

8. 2
(. 12)

7 .8
(. 5 7 )

7.1
(. 3 6 )

6 .,7
(.
.49)

Feb. 1994

7. 7
(. 3 2 )

8. 6
(. 2 5 )

7 9
(. 22)

7 .5
(. 3 9 )

5. 2
(1. 0 9 )

7 .3
(. 0 9 )

7 .7
(. 3 3 )

7 .6
(. 43)

7 .3
(. 6 9 )

6 ..9
(.
.31)

1994

8. 7
(. 28)

9 0
( 26)

8. 0
(. 17)

8., 1
(. 2 3 )

6. 1
(• 7 9 )

8. 2
(. 29)

7 .8
(. 6 0 )

8. 4
(. 3 6 )

7 .5
(. 34)

7.
.2
(. 2 6 )
,

Aug. 1994

9. 1
( 19)

8 6
( 41)

8. 3
( 40)

8.
.6
(. 19)
.

6. 5
(. 8 3 )

8. 6
(. 11)

7 .6
(. 72)

8. 6
(. 3 7 )
,

7 .,6
(. 35)

7.
.5
(.
.25)

Nov. 1994

10 2
(. 38)

9 7
(.
.18)

8 9
(. 18)
.

8.
.5
(. 3 9 )
.

7 .. 1
(. 3 9 )

8. 5
(. 3 7 )

8. 8
(. 6 8 )
,

9.
.0
(. 17)

8. 0
(. 43)

8.
,5
(.
.20)

Feb. 1995

11. 7
(. 65)

10.. 7
(. 14)
.

1 0 . .0
(. 1 4 )
.

9 . ,9
( . . 16)

8 .,6
(. 7 9 )
.

(1.7 9 )

7 .2

10.,4 .
(. 3 4 )
.

10 .
,4
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.

9.,4
(.
.50)

9..4
( .. 2 5 )

1995

9. 0
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.

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10.
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.29)

9 ..3
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.

9.
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( . .42)

8.. 5
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.93)

10 .2
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10. 7
,
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.

10., 1
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.18)

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.23)

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.

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.

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( . .39)

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( . 12)

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10 .5
( .23)

8 .7
( .34)

9 .4
(.05)

9 .4
(. 3 8 )

10 . 1
(. 5 7 )

8 .8
( .31)

May

May

May

May

1996

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1996

Nov., 1996

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10.
(. 2 5 )
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8,
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(,
.87)
10 . 1
(. 2 1 )

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8 .8
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9 .5
(. 2 6 )

9 .5
(.12)

9. 3
(. 2 2 )

8 .0
(. 5 1 )

9..9
(. 3 2 )
.

9 .5
( .35)

1997

9 .4
( .43)

10 . 1
( .17)

9 .2
( .22)

9 .5
( .27)

8 .3
(. 6 2 )

9,.9
(.. 6 6 )

10 .2
(. 2 9 )

10. 1
.
(.24)

May

Aug . 1997

9 .3
( .47)

9 .8
( . 18)

9 .6
( .14)

9 .9
( .08)

8 .5
(. 2 6 )

Nov,.

1997

9 .2
( .41)

9 .5
(.17)

9 .3
(. 1 0 )

9 .8
( .08)

7. 5
( .60)

9 .8
(.11)

Feb .

1998

9 .3
(. 5 1 )

9 .0
(. 2 7 )

9 .4
(. 1 7 )

9 .8
( .09)

7. 3
( .77)

10 . 0
(.48)

10 .3
( .13)

9 .8
(. 3 0 )

9 .6
(. 4 3 )

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)

8 .5
9 .6
9 .5
9.5
9 .7
8 .8
9. 5
9. 5
9 .5
10 .2
( ,23)
( ,47)
( ,25)
(,19)
( ,12)
( ,17)
( ,29)
( ,29)
( , 17)
( .21)
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.
Aug .

1998

Standard errors are in parentheses below each estimate.

Standard errors are calculated

replications of a bootstrap procedure (resampling of banks) in each region.



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SECTION

II:

SELECTED

STATISTICS

F R O M 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

Estimated
Estimated
Estimated
Estimated
Estimated

Agricultural
II.F
II.G
II.H
II.I

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

banks:

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 r a t i o of n o n p e r f o r m i n g l o a n s
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 r e t u r n to e q u i t y
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

S O U R C E S OF

!!

24
25
26
27
28

to t o t a l

loans

29
30
31
32

DATA:

T h e d a t a in t a b l e s II.A t h r o u g h II.H a r e p r e p a r e d u s i n g data 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 and
i n c o m e for c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s .
D e l i n q u e n c i e s and 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 l o a n s for the n a t i o n as a
w h o l e (table I I . B and t a b l e I I . C ) a r e e s t i m a t e d from r e p o r t s of b a n k s that h o l d m o r e t h a n 90 p e r c e n t of t o t a l
n o n - r e a l - e s t a t e farm loans.
T h e i n c o m p l e t e c o v e r a g e a r i s e s b e c a u s e b a n k s w i t h l e s s t h a n $ 3 0 0 m i l l i o n in
assets have been excused from some reporting requirements.
First, these smaller banks report delinquencies
and c h a r g e - o f f s of " a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s " a c c o r d i n g to the p a r t i c u l a r b a n k ' s own d e f i n i t i o n , w h i c h m a y i n c l u d e
l o a n s that a r e s e c u r e d by f a r m real e s t a t e .
F u r t h e r m o r e , s m a l l b a n k s that h o l d l e s s t h a n 5 p e r c e n t of t o t a l
l o a n s as f a r m p r o d u c t i o n l o a n s a r e n o t r e q u i r e d to report any i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g d e l i n q u e n c i e s or c h a r g e o f f s of " a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s . "
In c o n s t r u c t i n g t h e d a t a p r e s e n t e d in t h e t a b l e s , b a n k s that a r e not r e q u i r e d
to r e p o r t t h e s e d a t a are a s s u m e d to h a v e t h e s a m e d e l i n q u e n c y r a t e s as t h o s e that do r e p o r t .
In 1991, b a n k s
b e g a n to r e p o r t d e l i n q u e n c i e s of l o a n s that a r e s e c u r e d by farm real e s t a t e .
T h e s e d a t a , w h i c h are s h o w n in
t a b l e s I I . D and I I . E , are r e p o r t e d by all b a n k s , r e g a r d l e s s of the s i z e of t h e i n s t i t u t i o n or t h e r e l a t i v e
a m o u n t s of f a r m l o a n s that t h e y h o l d .
B e c a u s e " a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s " and l o a n s s e c u r e d by f a r m real e s t a t e m a y
o v e r l a p for s o m e s m a l l b a n k s , it is u n c l e a r w h e t h e r it is p r o p e r to add t h e d a t a in t a b l e I I . B to i t s
c o u n t e r p a r t in t a b l e I I . D to o b t a i n t o t a l a g r i c u l t u r a l d e l i n q u e n c i e s .
A s i m i l a r c a v e a t a p p l i e s to the d a t a
c o n c e r n i n g c h a r g e - o f f s in t a b l e s I I . C and I I . E .
E x a m i n a t i o n of t o t a l l e n d i n g at b a n k s that h a v e a h i g h e x p o s u r e to a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s p r o v i d e s an a l t e r n a t i v e
p e r s p e c t i v e on t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l l e n d i n g s i t u a t i o n .
A g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s in t a b l e I I . D t h r o u g h t a b l e II.I are
t h o s e that h a v e a p r o p o r t i o n of f a r m l o a n s (real e s t a t e p l u s n o n r e a l e s t a t e ) to t o t a l l o a n s that is g r e a t e r
than the u n w e i g h t e d a v e r a g e at all b a n k s .
T h e e s t i m a t e of t h i s a v e r a g e w a s 15.8 p e r c e n t in J u n e of 1998.
I n f o r m a t i o n on f a i l e d b a n k s (table I I . I ) is o b t a i n e d from n e w s r e l e a s e s of the F e d e r a l D e p o s i t I n s u r a n c e
C o r p o r a t i o n , w i t h a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s b r o k e n out in our t a b u l a t i o n a c c o r d i n g to the d e f i n i t i o n s t a t e d in the
previous paragraph.




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•

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#

#

#

#

•

•

•

SECTION

Recent

II:

(continued 1

Developments:

Loans outstanding:
D u r i n g the first q u a r t e r of 1998, the 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 f a r m
real e s t a t e and o t h e r f a r m l o a n s , c o n t i n u e d to s u r g e r e l a t i v e to t h e c o m p a r a b l e p e r i o d of t h e p r e c e e d i n g
year.
I n d e e d , at t h e end of J u n e 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 8.6 p e r c e n t , a rate of
i n c r e a s e w e l l a b o v e the a v e r a g e i n c r e a s e over the last d e c a d e .
H o w e v e r , the e s t i m a t e d v o l u m e of l o a n s from
the S T B L w a s far b e l o w the r e a d i n g s o v e r the past few y e a r s , s u g g e s t i n g that f a r m b a n k s and f a r m b o r r o w e r s
m a y h a v e b e g u n to r e d u c e t h e i r l e v e r a g e over the l a t t e r part of the s u m m e 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 d o l l a r v o l u m e of d e l i n q u e n t f a r m n o n - real - e s t a t e l o a n s in
J u n e 1998 w a s up a t o u c h , w i t h the i n c r e a s e in d e l i n q u e n c i e s c o m i n g in l o a n s t h a t w e r e p a s t due from 1 to 3
m o n t h s , h i n t i n g t h a t s o m e f a r m e r s m a y be b e g i n n i n g to h a v e d i f f i c u l t i e s m e e t i n g t h e i r p a y m e n t s .
However,
net c h a r g e o f f s of f a r m non- real - e s t a t e l o a n s t h r o u g h m i d y e a r w e r e q u i t e low.
F u r t h e r m o r e , 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 l e s s t h a n 2 p e r c e n t of t o t a l l o a n s - the best r e a d i n g for t h i s m e a s u r e of f i n a n c i a l h e a l t h s i n c e 1 9 9 5 .
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 rate 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 the f i r s t
h a l f of 1998 w a s 0.6 p e r c e n t , a s h a d e b e l o w the r e a d i n g for the f i r s t h a l f of 1997 b u t in l i n e w i t h
o b s e r v a t i o n s since 1992.
T h e c a p i t a l r a t i o for a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s r e m a i n e d at 11.1 p e r c e n t at the c l o s e of
the s e c o n d q u a r t e r , l e a v i n g a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s a s u b s t a n t i a l c u s h i o n to w e a t h e r a n y p r o b l e m s that m i g h t
a r i s e in t h e f a r m s e c t o r .
T h e ratio 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 s u r g e d to 71.3 p e r c e n t at
the end of J u n e 1 9 9 8 .
A g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s in all d i s t r i c t s h a v e s e e n t h e s e r a t i o s m o v e up s u b s t a n t i a l l y in
recent y e a r s , w i t h o n l y the D a l l a s d i s t r i c t h a v i n g a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s w i t h a f a i r l y l o w a v e r a g e r a t i o of
l o a n s to d e p o s i t 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 :
L a t e in S e p t e m b e r , as t h i s i s s u e w e n t to p r e s s , o n e a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k had
f a i l e d in 1998.
G i v e n the 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
recent f i n a n c i a l p r o b l e m s in the farm 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 as
well.




23

FARM DEBT OUTSTANDING AT COMMERCIAL BANKS, END OF QUARTER

LOAN VOLUME,
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

TOTAL
LOANS

REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

PERCENT CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS QUARTER

NONREAL
ESTATE
LOANS

TOTAL
LOANS

REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

NONREAL
ESTATE
LOANS

1989 04...

1

47 .4

16 .6

30.8

1

-1 .2

0.
,9

-2,
-2

1990 01. ..
02...
03...
04...

|
|
j
|

46 .1
49 .0
50 .5
50 .1

16
17
17
17

.8
.1
.3
.2

29.3
31.9
33.2
32.9

1
j
j
1

-2 .8
6 .4
3 .1
-o .8

0.
,7
2.
,2
1,
,1
-0,
,6

1991 Ql. . .
02...
03...
Q4. . .

|
1
1
1

49 .5
52 .6
53 9
53 0

17
18
18
18

.5
.1
.3
.4

32.0
34.5
35.6
34.6

1
j
j
j

"I .3
6 .2
2 .5
-1 .6

1992 oi...
02...
03...
04...

1
|
1
|

51 .9
55 .1
56 .2
54 .5

18
19
19
19

.9
.5
.9
.9

33.0
35.6
36.2
34.7

1
j
j
1

1993 Ql. . .
02...
03...
04...

1
|
j
|

52 .8
56 .0
58 .0
57 .7

20
20
20
20

.0
.6
.8
.9

32.8
35.4
37.1
36.8

1

1994 Ql. . .
02...
03...
Q4. . .

|
|
j
j

56 .8
61 .1
63 .0
61 .3

21,.2
21 .9
22 .4
22 .6

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

|
j
|

59 .9
63 .5
65,
.3
63 .7

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

|
|
|
|

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




PERCENT CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS YEAR

TOTAL
LOANS

REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

NONREAL
ESTATE
LOANS

* .9

8,
,0

3.3

|

-4,
,7
8.
,7
4,
,1
-0.
,9

4 .3
4 .3
5 .3
5 .7

5.
,9
5,
,1
5,
,0
3,
,5

3.4
3.9
5.5
6.9

1

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

,8
-2,
,7
7,
3,
,1
-2,
,7

7 .4
7 .2
6 .6
5 .7

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

9.1
8.1
7.1
5.1

-2 .1
6 .2
1 .9
-2 .9

,7
2,
3,
,3
1,
.9
-0,
,2

.6
-4,
,8
7,
,9
1,
-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

j

-3 .2
6 .0
3 .5
-0 .5

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

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

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

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

-0.5
-0.6
2.4
6.2

35.5
39.2
40.6
38.7

1
j
j
j

-1 .5
7 .6
3 .1
-2 .7

,8
1,
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
,5
7,
8.
.2

8.3
10.7
9.3
5.2

|

22,.9
23 .6
23,.8
23,.9

36.9
40.0
41.5
39.8

1

-2 .3
6 .1
2 .9
-2 .5

,6
1,
2,
,7
1,
,1
,4
0,

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

5 .4
4 .0
3 .7
3 .9

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

3.9
2.0
2.3
2.8

|
j
j
j

61 .7
65 .7
66 .6
65 .5

24,.0
24,.7
24,.9
25 .0

37.7
41.0
41.6
40.5

1
j
j

-3 .1
6 .5
1 .3
-1 .6

0,
,5
2,
,7
1,
,1
0,
,3

-5,
»3
8,
,9
.5
1,
,
-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

1
j
j
j

|
|
j
|

63 .8
69 .0
71 .1
71 .3

25,.4
26 .2
27 .0
27 .1

38.4
42.8
44.2
44.2

|
j
1
j

-2.6
8 .2
3 .0
0 .3

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

-5,
.1
,5
11,
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

1
j
j

|
j

70 .1
75 .0

27 .6
28 .5

42.4
46.5

1
j

-1 .7
7 .1

1,
.8
3.
.2

-3,
.9
.6
9.

9 .8
8 .6

9,
,0
8,
.8

10.4
8.5

|
j

j
j

I
1

j
j
|

j
1
j
j
|
j
j
|

TABLE

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

BILLIONS OF

AS

DOLLARS

PERCENTAGE OF

OUTSTANDING

TOTAL

TOTAL

PAST DUE
90 D A Y S
ACCRUING

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

1
1
1

1

.1
1.0
1.1
1.
1 .0
.8
0,
.8
0.
.8
o,
1 .0
0,
.9

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

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

31

0.9

03.
Q4.

0.8
0.8

Ql.

1.3
1.2
1.0

1996

02.
03.
04.
1997

Ql.
02.

03,
04.
1998

1.0
1.3
1.0
0.9
0.9

year

of

TOTAL

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

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

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

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

0.9
0.7
0.9

1.3

1.2

0.4
0.3
0.3

TOTAL

|
|
|

|
1

0.5
0.5
0.4

0.1
0.1
0.1

0.7

0.6

0.2

1.8

0.5
0.3
0.5

0.7

0.2

1.2

0.6

0.2
0.1

0.4
0.4

NONACCRUAL

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

quarter

0.4
0.3
0.4

0.5

PAST DUE
90 D A Y S
ACCRUING

indicated

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

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

1995 02.

of

PAST DUE
30 T O 89
DAYS
ACCRUING

2.3
1.9
2.1

NONACCRUAL

December

PRODUCTION

NONPERFORMING

NONPERFORMING
PAST DUE
30 T O 89
DAYS
ACCRUING

FARM

2.4

0.8
1.2

1.1
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.3

1 .1
1.1
1.0
1.0

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1

Ql,

0.2

02.

0.2

0.4
0.4

D a t a a r e e s t i m a t e s of t h e n a t i o n a l t o t a l s for f a r m n o n - r e a l - e s t a t e l o a n s .
A f t e r 1984, e s t i m a t e s are b a s e d on r e p o r t s from
b a n k s t h a t h o l d m o r e t h a n 90 p e r c e n t of s u c h l o a n s .
E a r l i e r , o n l y l a r g e b a n k s t h a t h e l d a b o u t o n e - f o u r t h of s u c h l o a n s
r e p o r t e d n o n a c c r u a l a n d r e n e g o t i a t e d f a r m l o a n s ; for o t h e r b a n k s , e s t i m a t e s of d e l i n q u e n t fa'rm l o a n s a r e b a s e d o n a s t u d y of
delin
 q u e n t t o t a l l o a n s at t h e s e b a n k s .



TABLE II.C
ESTIMATED NET CHARGE-OFFS OF NON-REAL-ESTATE FARM LOANS
INSURED COMMERCIAL BANKS*

199 1

|

105

12

25

36

32

|

0 . 3 2

0 . 0 4

0 . 0 8

0 . 1 0

0 . 0 9

1992

I

82

14

20

29

18

j

0 . 2 4

0 . 0 4

0 . 0 6

0 . 0 8

0 . 0 5

1993

|

54

7

16

5

26

j

0 . 1 5

0 . 0 2

0 . 0 5

0 . 0 1

0 . 0 7

1994

j

69

10

1 1

15

33

j

0 . 1 9

0 . 0 3

0 . 0 3

0 . 0 4

0 . 0 8

1995

|

5 1

- 2

14

13

25

|

0 . 1 3

- 0 . 0 0

0 . 0 4

0 . 0 3

0 . 0 6

1996

j

95

16

27

24

30

j

0 . 2 4

0 . 0 4

0 . 0 7

0 . 0 6

0 . 0 7

1997

j

93

6

19

19

50

j

0 . 2 3

0 . 0 1

0 . 0 5

0 . 0 5

0 . 1 1

* *

4

15

* *

* *

* *

0 . 0 1

0 . 0 4

* *

* *

199 8

* 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

NONPERFORMING

TOTAL

PAST DUE
30 TO 89
DAYS
ACCRUING

TOTAL

PAST DUE
90 DAYS
ACCRUING

NONACCRUAL

PAST DUE
30 TO 89
DAYS
ACCRUING

TOTAL

2.1
1.8
1.5
2.1
1.5
1.3

0.8
0.7
0.7
1.0
0.7
0.6

1.3
1.1
0.8
1.0
0.8
0.7

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.2

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2

TOTAL

PAST DUE
90 DAYS
ACCRUING

NONACCRUAL

December 31 of year indicated
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
199 7

|
j
|
|
j

0.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.4

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

|
|
|
|
j
j

1.0
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.6
.0.5

End of quarter

1995 Ql.
02.
03.
04.
1996 Ql.
02.

03.
04.

0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

1.9
1.5
1.4
1.5

0.9
0.6
0.5
0.7

1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2

0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

2.1
1.7
1.5
1.5

1.0
0.7
0.5
0.7

1.0
1.0
1.0
0.8

1997 Ql.
02.
03.
04.

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

1.0
0.6
0.5
0.6

1998 Ql.

0.1
0.1

1.1
0.6

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6

02.

0.3
0.4

All commercial banks began to report these data in 1991.




27

28

TABLE

II.E
NET CHARGE-OFFS OF REAL ESTATE FARM LOANS
INSURED COMMERCIAL BANKS*

ESTIMATED AMOUNT
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ANNUAL
TOTAL

1993

|

6

199 4

j

- 1

199 5

|

3

199 6

|

1

199 7

j

4

Q1

199 8

* All

* *

commercial




banks

began

0
-

- 0
-

2
1

3

|

0 . 0 3

0 . 0 0 2

0 . 0 0 3

0 . 0 0 8

0 . 0 1 5

1

j

- 0 . 0 0

- 0 . 0 0 4

- 0 . 0 0 4

0 . 0 0 2

0 . 0 0 3

2

j

0 . 0 1

- 0 . 0 0 1

- 0 . 0 0 1

0 . 0 0 6

0 . 0 0 7

j

0 . 0 1

- 0 . 0 0 4

- 0 . 0 0 3

0 . 0 0 3

0 . 0 0 9

|

0 . 0 1

- 0 . 0 0 4

- 0 . 0 0 1

0 . 0 0 5

0 . 0 1 3

* *

- 0 . 0 0 6

- 0 . 0 0 2

* *

* *

0

- 0

1

1

-

- 2

to r e p o r t

2
1

0

1

2
1

- 1

Q1

Q4

1
1

ANNUAL
TOTAL

Q3

Q2

-

CHARGE-OFFS AS A PERCENTAGE
OF SUCH LOANS OUTSTANDING

4

* *

these data

* *

in

1991.

Q2

Q3

Q4

TABLE

II.F
DISTRIBUTION

OF A G R I C U L T U R A L B A N K S BY T H E

NONPERFORMING

TOTAL

UNDER
2.0

SHARE OF THEIR

LOANS AS A

2.0
TO
4.9

-Percentage distribution,
100..0
100,.0
100..0
100..0
100..0
100..0

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

100..0
1 0 0 .0
0 .0

65.,8
69..6
70..8
76..2
80,.6
85,,5
83,.7
81,.8
84 .4
- Percentage

1995

PERCENTAGE OF T O T A L
1010
TO
14.9

5.0
TO
9.9

December

31 of y e a r

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

distribution,

end

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

NONPERFORMING*

LOANS
15.0
TO
19.9

20.0
AND
OVER

indicated0.,2
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

quarter

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

83 .
,0
83 .
,7

.3
14 .
13 ,
.8

.3
2 .
2 . 1
,

0. 3
0.,3

0. 0
0. 1

0. 1
0. 1

|
|

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

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

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

3
3
3
2

,
.5
.
.9
,
. 1
.3
,

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

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

1
1
1
1

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

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

I
|
|
|

100,.0
100,.0
1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0

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

16
15
15
13

.8
.8
.2
.0

3
3
2
2

.7
.2
.7
.4

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

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

1
1
1
1

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

oi...
02...

I
|

1 0 0 .0
1 0 0 .0

80 .6
81 .0

16 .4
15 .7

2 .8
2 .9

0 .1
0 .3

0,.1
0,.1

03...
Q4 . . .

|

Ql. . .
Q2...

I
|

03...
04...
1997

1998

1996

25,.1
.7
22 ,
.3
22 ,
18 ,
.9
15,.9
12 .3
13 .8
15 .5
13 .0

LOANS THAT ARE

|

1
1
1
1

0,. 1
0 .0

* N o n p e r f o r m i n g l o a n s a r e l o a n s in n o n a c c r u a l s t a t u s o r p a s t d u e 90 d a y s o r m o r e .
R e n e g o t i a t e d or r e s t r u c t u r e d
in c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e m o d i f i e d t e r m s a r e n o t i n c l u d e d .
A g r i c u l t u r a l 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
section

loans

II.




29

30

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
25
TO AND
24 OVER

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

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

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

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

,8
0.
0.
,7
,7
0.
1,
.0
1,
.1
1,
.1
1,
.1
1,
,1
1,
.2

0,
.6
.4
0,
0,
.4
0,
.4
0,
.2
0,
.2
0,
.2
0,
.3
0,
.2

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

10.
,1
9. 9
,
10.
,1
10. 4
.
10.
.8
10, 7
.
11,
.1
10, 9
.
.0
11,

9,
,0
9.
.0
.2
9.
.5
9,
10,
.0
9 .9
10 .5
10 .6
10 .7

•percentage distribution
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

|
j
|
|
|
|
|
|

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

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

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

.0
29,
33,
.4
32,
,2
25,
.5
.8
27,
31,
.3
36,
.8
33,
.5
34,
.3

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

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

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

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

I
1
|
j
|
j
|
j

QUARTERLY
•YEAR TO DATE

1995 Q3.. .
Q4. . .
1996 Ql. . .
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
04...

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

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

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

1998 Ql...
02...

100,
.0
100,
.0

8, 9
.
11, 3

100. 0
100.
,0
• *
**

**
**

**

**

**

9. 3
.
,
11. 6

0.9
1.
,2

0. 9
,
1.
,1

0.1
0.2

0.2
0.3

11, 3
.
11,
,1

10. 5
10. 5

3,
.1
6,
,2
9 .2
11,
.5

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

0.3
,6
0.
0. 9
,
1.
.2

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

0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 .0
6 .1

3,
.2
6 .1

0.
.3
0,
.6

0,
.3
0,
.6

0,0
0.1

0.
.1
0,
,1

11.1
11 .1

10,
,7
10,
.9

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




TABLE II.H

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

DECEMBER 31

U.S.

ST. LOUIS

CHICAGO

ATLANTA

CLEVELAND

KANSAS
CITY

MINNEAPOLIS

DALLAS

SAN
FRANCISCO

MINIMUM
FARM LOAN
RATIO

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

1992 .
1993 ,
1994 ,
1995,
1996
1997

3854
3723
3550
3482
3347
3207

0. 555
0. 582
0. 625
0 .641
0. 658
0. 687

75
67
56
60
55
54

0. 643
0. 660
0. 707
0. 717
0. 775
0. 770

131
130
125
135
126
122

0. 607
0. 618
0. 646
0. 647
0. 682
0. 706

948
912
860
841
814
784

0. 574
0. 600
0. 643
0. 658
0. 681
0 . 721

456
432
402
393
384
360

0. 563
0. 590
0. 629
0. 654
0. 666
0. 699

694
669
658
637
619
584

0. 579
0. 615
0. 674
0. 681
0. 698
,727
0.

1092
1063
1014
981
944
904

0. 533
0. 566
0 . 618
0. 634
0. 649
0 . ,679

384
378
366
359
331
325

0. 422
0. 442
0. 474
0. 499
0. 492
0. 528

61
58
53
55
55
53

0. 708
0. 733
0. 747
0. 7 4 1
0. 734
0. 660

1 6 . 72
17 . 04
1 6 . 99
1 5 . 79
1 5 . 41
15 . 40

1995 0 3 . . .
04...

3617
3482

,
0, 668
0, 641
,

64
60

,736
0.
,717
0,

150
135

0 . 680
0 . 647

868
841

0. 685
0. 658

432
393

0. 692
0.
,654

652
637

0 ,717
,
,
0, 6 8 1

1007
981

0 ,,647
0 .634

368
359

0.
,525
0.
,499

56
55

0, 763
0 .741

17 ,
.27
15 .79

1996 o i . . .
02...
03...
04...

3471
3461
3400
3347

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

58
57
58
55

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

143
151
140
126

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

828
829
814
814

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

394
402
406
384

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

632
630
623
619

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

978
964
952
944

0
0
0
0

.629
.651
.662
.649

357
349
331
331

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

57
54
54
55

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

15
15
15
15

.46
. 94
. 84
.41

1997 o i . . .
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

.706
0,
.714
0,
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
15
15
15

.02
. 57
. 64
. 40

1998 01...
02...

3176
3164

0 .689
0 .713

53
50

0 .782
0 .792

118
118

0 .719
0 .731

762
757

0 .726
0 .746

355
360

0 .691
0 .726

583
579

0 .731
0 .769

906
904

0 .681
0 .699

325
322

0 . 527
0 . 536

53
53

0 . 667
0 .701

15 . 28
15 .76

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




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

31




TABLE

II.I

FAILURES OF A G R I C U L T U R A L BANKS*

NUMBER OF FAILURES

Q1

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

Q2

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

69
36
22
17
8
7
5
0
0
2
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:

FEDERAL R E S E R V E BANK QUARTERLY

S U R V E Y S OF

FARM CREDIT CONDITIONS

AND

FARM LAND VALUES

TABLES:

Page,
1
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 ratio, 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 r e a l e s t a t e v a l u e s and loan v o l u m e

III.A
III.B
III.C
III.D
III.E

S O U R C E S OF

35
37
39
41
43

DATA:

D a t a 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 .
These surveys are
c o n d u c t e d at the end of e a c h q u a r t e r by five 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 in 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 the 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 of b a n k s c o v e r e d .
M o s t of the d i f f e r e n c e s in w o r d i n g are r e f l e c t e d in the use 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 t w o 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 that 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 .
Many questions were
B e g i n n i n g in 1994, the 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 its s u r v e y c o n s i d e r a b l y .
c h a n g e d and it w a s not 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 the c a t e g o r i e s t h a t 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 , we h a v e tried to fit the d a t a f r o m the r e v i s e d s u r v e y i n t o the
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 the f i r s t q u a r t e r , w h i l e t h o s e that 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 the d a t a o c c u r r e d , we 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 the 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
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 u n d e r g o n e
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
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
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

loans
The

of

sample

F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k of 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, the 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 all 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 the 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 the c o r e of the 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 only 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.
As o u t l i n e d a b o v e , the 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 the 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 .




34
Section

III:

(continued)

Federal 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
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 farm l o a n s a r e 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 hold 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 1 9 8 9 .
T h e r e s u l t s for t h e 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
responses

from

about

200

the

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 .

RF.CRNT

DEVELOPMENTS

u
1998, and f u n d s s e e m e d to r e m a i n a d e q u a t e .
n iuusLdnuai
d i s t r i c t s u r v e y s r e p o r t e d c o n t i n u e d d e t e r i o r a t i o n in rates of r e p a y m e n t , and t h e
some w o r s e n i n g in the s e c o n d q u a r t e r as w e l l .
T h e r e a l s o w a s an a p p a r e n t p i c k u p
and e x t e n s i o n s of l o a n s in all t h e d i s t r i c t s t h a t r e p o r t .
Finally, there seemed
r e q u i r e m e n t s at a g r i c u l t u r a l b a n k s in all d i s t r i c t s e x c e p t the D a l l a s d i s t r i c t .

u
o t h e r d i s t r i c t s b e g a n to s h o w
in the i n c i d e n c e of r e n e w a l s
to b e a p i c k u p in c o l l a t e r a l

In g e n e r a l , b a n k e r s in t h e C h i c a g o , D a l l a s , and R i c h m o n d d i s t r i c t s seem a b i t l e s s o p t i m i s t i c a b o u t t h e n e a r t e r m d e m a n d for f a r m l o a n s t h a n t h e y w e r e at at a s i m i l a r point in 1997.
T h i s e x p e c t a t i o n of l o w e r v o l u m e s of
l o a n s c a r r i e s a c r o s s l i v e s t o c k , c r o p , and e q u i p m e n t l o a n s .
While these i n d i c a t o r s are quite noisy from
q u a r t e r to q u a r t e r , s u g g e s t i n g that o n e s h o u l d n ' t read too m u c h i n t o the l a t e s t o b s e r v a t i o n , w e n o w h a v e
s e v e r a l p e s s i m i s t i c r e a d i n g s in h a n d , and the p e r v a s i v e g l o o m a m o n g a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c e r s s u g g e s t s that
i n v e s t m e n t and l e n d i n g in t h e s e c t o r m i g h t s a g in c o m i n g q u a r t e r s .
In all the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e d i s t r i c t s t h a t r e p o r t , the ratio of l o a n s to d e p o s i t s h a s b e e n q u i t e h i g h by
h i s t o r i c a l s t a n d a r d s for t h e past s e v e r a l y e a r s .
N e v e r t h e l e s s , m o s t b a n k e r s s e e m m o r e or l e s s c o m f o r t a b l e
w i t h the u p w a r d m o v e m e n t in the l e v e l of l o a n s r e l a t i v e to d e p o s i t s - - f e w r e p o r t e i t h e r t h a t t h e r a t i o is
h i g h e r t h a n d e s i r e d or t h a t t h e y h a v e a d j u s t e d t h e i r l o a n g r o w t h by, for e x a m p l e , r e f u s i n g a l o a n b e c a u s e of a
lack of f u n d s or r e f e r r i n g a f a r m l o a n to a n o t h e r l e n d e r .
Reported
that are

r a t e s of
reported

W h i l e the
district

interest
in t h e s e

on f a r m l o a n s w e r e m o s t l y u n c h a n g e d in the s e c o n d q u a r t e r
s u r v e y s h a v e r e m a i n e d a b o u t flat s i n c e e a r l y 1 9 9 6 .

1998,

and

the

rates

year - o v e r - y e a r rate of i n c r e a s e in t h e p r i c e for a g r i c u l t u r a l land w a s 8 p e r c e n t in t h e C h i c a g o
land v a l u e s w e r e u n c h a n g e d f r o m the p r e v i o u s q u a r t e r .
F u r t h e r m o r e , b a n k e r s e x p e c t a t i o n s for t h e

r e f l e c t i n g s o m e m o r e n e g a t i v e a s s e s s m e n t of the
s h a r p d e c l i n e s in p r i c e s for f a r m c o m m o d i t i e s .




of

l o n g e r - run p r o s p e c t s

for

farm

profitability

in

light

of

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)

LOWER
III.A1

SAME

1
|
I

17
17
I*

49
45
50

34
38
36

1997 Ql.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

.
.
.
.

I
|
1
1

io
8
11
14

46
50
47
52

1998 Ql...
Q2. . .

|
1

8
15

49
44

III.A2

1996 Q2. . .
Q3...
04...
1997 Ql...
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4. . .
1998 Ql...
02...

1
I
1
III.A3

LOWER

HIGHER

SAME

HIGHER

66
74
58

LOWER

(

SAME

LOWER

HIGHER

19

66
72
77
68

19
11
8
14

27
31

64
65

9
4

1

13

9

24
24
19

1

24

62
68
69
69

24
14
14
20

1
1
1
1

15
17
15

|

14
17
17
11

|
|

12
13

64
71

24
16

1
|

11
11

1

44
42
42
34

1

42
42

7

HIGHER

62
69
61

16
8
21

|
j
1

1
1
o

89
92
90

10
7
10

|
1
1
1
1

14
13
io
14

69
69
77
72

17
18
13
14

1
j
1
I

o
1
0
1

92
89
92
90

8
10
8
9

1
1

8
3

64
64

29
33

1
I

1
1

89
86

11
14

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

15
14
11

54
60
64

30
26
26

64
57
61
60

28
34
33
34

5
7

69
63

25
30

|
j
1

38
22
15

58
65
66

4
13
20

19
14
12
13

1
j
|
|

io
10
7
13

69
76
75
76

|
1
|
1

20
15

|
j

15
25

76
72

9
3

6
11
14

57
67
70

37
23
16

|
j
j

1
0
1

78
84
87

22
16
13

16
13
15
9

74
78
79
79

10
9
7
12

1
j
j
I

o
1
1
0

88
89
91
92

12
10
8
8

1
I
1

6
4

79
74

15
22

1
j

0
50

91
0

9
50

0

1
0

61
65
73

39
34
27

o
1
0
o

74
79
88
82

26
20
12
18

86
82

13
18

21
14
18
12

16
16
12

66
67
71

19
16
17

9
19
21
16

|
1
|
1
|
1

72
67
67
72

12
16

68
69

~

1
1
|
1

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

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

|
1
1

26
24
21

42
44
50

32
32
28

1
1
1

7
8
7

77
75
74

16
16
19

|
|
j

59
44
31

39
47
53

2
9
17

1
1
1

2
8
io

38
48
51

60
44
40

1
j
|

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

I
1
1
1

17
18
15
16

55
54
57
58

28
29
28
26

1
1
1
1

4
4
3
3

76
69
80
74

21
27
17
24

|
|
j

29
13
16
21

56
71
67
60

16
16
17
19

1
1
1
1

14
16
14
15

59
66
71
64

27
17
15
21

1
j
|
1

1998 Ql...
Q2. . .

1
1

14
24

62
47

24
29

1
1

3
5

76
72

21
24

1
|

16
28

71
64

13
8

1
1

14
io

69
64

16
27

1
j




SAME

23
23
19

21
19
18

65
65
71

1

8
9
6
6

I|
|
|
1

SAME

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

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

LOWER

HIGHER

COLLATERAL REQUIRED

RENEWALS OR EXTENSIONS

LOAN REPAYMENT RATE

FUND AVAILABILITY

DEMAND FOR LOANS

2

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)

LOWER
III.A4

SAME

LOWER

HIGHER

SAME

12
18
13

65
61
67

1

io
23
23
15

67
57
65
58

23
20
12
27

1
1

13
15

59
66

28
19

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

1

1998 Ql. .
Q2. .

1

1
1
1

15
15
17

54
68
64

31
31
19

|
|
1

|
1
1
1
1

46
33
31
24

47
59
61
58

7
8
8
18

1
1
j
1

io
5
1
12

57
63
72
70

33
32
18
18

1
1
j
1

1
|

35
44

54
52

11
4

1
1

4
3

64
61

32
36

1
j

1
j
j

3
12
3

71
67
85

26
22
12

1
j
j

77
77
73
70

15
11
12
18

I

4
9
2
5

77
68
76
60

19
23
22
35

1
1

1

9
11
15
13

j

1
j

8
13

73
73

20
13

1
1

o

73
71

28
23

1
j

1

1998 Ql. . .
02...




SAME

HIGHER

1
1
o

75
81
85

24
18
15

o

75
80
81
82

25
20
18
18

2

77
70

23
28

0

1
o
0

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

17
12
14

1997 Ql. . .
02...
03...
Q4...

LOWER

HIGHER

14
12
21

71
77
76

j

SAME

48
69
45

12
12
10

1

LOWER

HIGHER,

37
19
34

23
21
20

1

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

SAME

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

1996 Q2. .
Q3. .
04..

III.A5

LOWER

HIGHER

COLLATERAL REQUIRED

RENEWALS OR EXTENSIONS

LOAN REPAYMENT RATE

FUND AVAILABILITY

DEMAND FOR LOANS

1
j

6

17
17
5

78
72
78

5
12
17

|
j
j

3
13
32

76
68
56

21
18
12

1
j
j

o
0
2

83
85
93

17
15
5

o
2

18

88
93
88
78

13
5
5
5

1
1
j
j

13
16
10
13

81
80
85
70

6
5
5
18

1
j
1
1

o
2
o
o

94
91
83
85

6
7
17
15

1°
16

88
77

3
6

1
j

8

80
74

13
19

1
1

3

85
81

13
19

7

6

o

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# .

.

•

e

#

e

e

#

•

•

#

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
Ill Bl

FEEDER CATTLE
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

DAIRY
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

CROP STORAGE
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

OPERATING
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

FARM MACHINERY
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

HIGHER

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

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

|
|
1

17
17
12

54
55
48

29
28
40

|
|
|

62
38
27

36
52
59

2
10
15

|
1
|

25
18
22

67
72
69

8
10
9

|
|
|

33
16
15

57
50
58

10
34
27

|
j
j

12
21
8

47
50
39

41
29
53

|
|
j

14
10
12

48
39
42

38
51
46

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

|
|
|
1

8
12
10
9

52
55
61
54

40
33
28
37

|
|
|
|

28
22
23
24

63
64
65
69

9
13
12
8

1
I
|
|

20
22
24
24

69
69
69
69

10
9
7
7

|
|
|
|

19
17
10
12

69
65
59
62

13
18
31
26

|
j
|
j

8
7
9
5

42
52
59
49

50
41
32
46

|
j
j
j

9
22
12
11

47
53
52
53

45
25
36
36

1998 Ql. . .
02...

|
1

11
14

51
59

38
26

|
|

33
38

61
59

6
3

|
|

22
24

67
68

11
8

|
|

13
12

64
64

23
24

|
|

7
7

43
51

50
42

|
j

17
33

56
56

27
11

|

56
63
76

14
13
5

|
|
j

22
18
16

42
49
55

36
33
30

|
j
j

42
25
22

50
55
63

8
20
15

III B2

ELEVENTH (DALLAS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (LA*, NM*, TX)
31
20
22

67
74
73

2
7
5

|

30
24
20

j

23
19
17
24

71
76
81
72

6
5
2
4

|
j
j
j

19
9
13
18

74
74
67
68

7
17
21
14

|
|
|
j

17
15
12
11

54
59
66
57

29
25
22
32

|
j
|
j

16
12
16
17

63
63
63
67

21
26
21
16

1
j

17
22

71
78

7
0

|
j

17
10

78
76

6
14

|
j

15
25

64
51

21
24

|
j

21
34

59
57

20
10

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

|
|
1

40
19
18

44
58
54

17
23
27

|
j
|

57
31
24

36
51
56

7
18
20

I

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

|
|
|
1

16
15
14
14

58
62
68
62

26
22
18
25

|
j
j
j

15
14
15
14

57
63
62
69

28
23
24
17

1

1998 Ql...
02...

|
1

16
30

63
50

20
19

|
|

25
36

68
56

7
8

j

III . B3 FIFTH (RICHMOND) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT (MD, NC, SC, VA, WV*)
24
21
19

71
71
75

6
8
6

|
j
j

18
13
18

68
72
67

14
15
14

7
10
8

58
66
70

35
24
22

17
14
7

60
66
65

22
20
28

j

21
17
19
20

79
80
81
70

0
3
0
10

|
j
|
j

13
15
20
17

82
76
60
79

5
9
20
3

6
5
20
8

63
80
61
66

31
16
20
26

10
5
29
18

65
75
54
66

25
20
17
16

|
|

9
15

87
80

4
5

|
|

13
17

81
70

6
13

8
10

74
77

18
13

18
29

70
58

13
13

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

|
|
1

11
11
7

73
71
81

16
18
12

35
29
23

63
62
75

3
10
3

1

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

|

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

75
79

17
4

20
27

76
68

4
5

1998 Ql. . .
02...

|
|
1

|
1

j

I




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)
FEEDER LIVESTOCK
LOWER SAME
III.B4

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

1

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

1

1998 01. ..
02...

1
1




|

1

LOWER SAME

HIGHER

FARM REAL ESTATE
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

OTHER OPERATING
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

FARM MACHINERY
LOWER SAME

HIGHER

HIGHER

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

|

16
17
19

68
73
74

17
10
7

|
|
|

28
30
30

56
56
60

16
14
10

1
1
1

15
17
10
7

|
|
j
|

12
12
18
18

77
79
73
75

11
9
10
7

1
|
|
|

21
28
28
24

58
61
58
60

21
11
14
16

1
1
1
1

4
68

|
|

18
13

72
80

9
7

|
|

26
25

56
58

18
17

1
1

60
51
28

35
41
58

6
8
15

29
32
28
31

56
52
62
63

38

58
18

14

OTHER INTERMEDIATE

1

9
16
14

4
6
7
7

8
8

26

58
54
57

18
22
17

|
j
1
j

22
18
25
24

68
75
58
63

10
7
17
14

|
|

22
36

63
58

15
7

56
65
72

35
19
14

1
1
j

57
64
67
74

39
30
27
19

65
65

27
27

24
24

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e

.

e

#

#

e

e

#

•

•

#

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

LOWER
AT
THAN
DESIRED
DESIRED LEVEL

32
33
35

14
17
17

j

|
|

51
47
43
44

32
32
34
36

17
21
23
21

|
j
j
j

I
|

43
43

39
34

18
22

|
j

66
68
68

1

1997 01.
02.
03.
04.

1
1
1
1

68
70
70
71

1

1
1

69
73

01. .

02. .

III ,C2

|

1
1
1

62
64
63

1

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

1
1
1
1

62
65
66
66

1
|

1998 01..
02. .

1
1

66
68

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***

***

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***

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1
1
1
I

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WW*
***

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***

* **

** *

***

I
1

***

***

***

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***

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***

***

8
12
10

78
78
83

14
10
8

|

|

j

65
70
71

30
34
33
31

1
j
j
|

1
2
1
1

89
89
72
69

|
|
|
j

82
82
82
78

11
8
6
7

86
87
87
88

4
5
7
6

1
j
j
j

69
73
75
73

8
9
6
9

83
82
87
83

9
9
7
8

26
30

1
j

1
2

70
66

|
j

78
78

7
0

89
0

4
100

1
j

70
73

8
100

82
0

10
0

11
8
12

78
82
78

12
9
10

l
I

***

7
10
10

73
75
75

19
16
14

13
12
14
9

83
85
78
84

4
3
8
7

12
12
21
12

74
81
72
80

14
7
6
8

18
9

75
84

8
7

17
9

69
80

14
11

1

78
72
55
51

8
9
8
7

1
1

53
52

8
8

j

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

1

49
52
54
50

***

49
52

* **




***

***

5
5
4

1997

1

***

***

86
83
86

* **

1

***

***

9
12
10

* **

1998 01. .
02. .

** *

79
83
82

***

1

***

|
j
j

|

***

1

NONE

COMPARED WITH
A YEAR EARLIER
LOWER SAME
HIGHER

79
84
89

26
32
30

51
52
49

1

COMPARED WITH
A YEAR EARLIER
HIGHER
LOWER SAME

4
3
2

9
9
10

1
1
1

01. .

|

76
72
74

1996 02. .
03. .
04. .

02. .
03. .
04. .

NONE

NONBANK AGENCIES

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

1996 02. .
03. .
04. .

III ,C3

CORRESPONDENT BANKS

***

54
50
48

1
1
1

1998

HIGHER
THAN
DESIRED

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

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

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

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

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO IS

* **

1
I

***

1

***

I

***

* **

1
I

I

***

I
1

1
2
2

***

1
2
1
1

***

0
4

***
***

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

l
l

I

***

l
l

I

***

1

***

39

40
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

LOWER
AT
DESIRED
THAN
DESIRED LEVEL

HIGHER
THAN
DESIRED

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

CORRESPONDENT BANKS

NONBANK AGENCIES

COMPARED WITH
NORMAL NUMBER
LOWER SAME HIGHER

NONE

NONE

COMPARED WITH
NORMAL NUMBER
LOWER SAME
HIGHER

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

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

1
1
1

71
73
69

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

1
1
1
1

73
74
72
72

1
|
|
1
|
|
1

1998 Ql. . .
02...

1
1

73
74

|
1
|
j

III .C5

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

LOAN/DEPOSIT RATIO IS

* **
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www

www
WW*
www

I
I
I

7
7
7

WW *
WW*
WW*

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www
www
www

www
www
www

1
j
J
I

10
11
12
13

www
www
www
www

WW*
www

www

1
|

7
12

***
WW*

***

***

***
WW*
WW*

35+
33
38

57
64
56

8
3
6

1
1
|

1
1
1
1

35
31
35
35

63
60
59
61

2
9
6
4

I

www

1
1
1

***
***

1
1

34
29

62
66

4
5

1
1

51
59
54

16
9
6

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www
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52
55
58
52

18
13
10
12

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1
1
1

58
62

14
11

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

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

1
1
1

73
73
71

45
31
39

40
56
50

15
13
11

I
I
I

0
0
0

71
75
82

|
|
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89
88
91

2
2
0

9
11
7

0
0
2

1
j
j

80
80
79

4
4
0

13
14
21

4
2
0

1997 Ql. . •
02...
03...
04...

1
1
1
1

72
74
72
73

36
39
45
41

50
49
53
51

14
12
3
8

I
j

77
82
80
73

|
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j

85
91
85
87

5
0
0
0

10
9
15
13

0
0
0
0

|
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0
2
2
0

j

83
86
78
74

3
0
0
0

10
14
23
15

5
0
0
10

1998 Ql...
Q2...

1
1

72
73

46
48

41
48

14
3

|
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0
0

78
81

|
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92
93

0
0

8
7

0
0

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83
100

3
0

8
0

6
0

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agencies. The column that has been added combines responses that formerly would have been reported as either "none" or "low".




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

FEEDER
CATTLE
LOANS
III.D1

1
j

1997 Q l . . .
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4. . .

1
j

1998 Q l . . .
Q2. . .

1

1

1
j

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LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

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,7
9.
9 ,7
.6
9,

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

*
*
*
*

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

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9,
.5

9,.5
9,,5

*
*

8,
,4
8.
,5

www
www

www
www

www
www

(KANSAS CITY) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT

(CO, KS, M O * ,

9

1996 Q 2 . . .
Q3. . .
Q4. . .

INTERMEDIATE-TERM
NONREAL ESTATE LOANS

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1
1

III.D2

SHORT-TERM
NONREAL ESTATE LOANS

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

1997 Q l . . .
Q2. . .
Q3. . .
Q4. . .

1

LONG-TERM
REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

*
*
*

.7
.7
.6

9

1

INTERMEDIATE
NONREAL
ESTATE

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

1
1
1

1998 Ql.. .
Q2. . .

SHORTTERM
NONREAL
ESTATE

SAME

LONG-TERM
REAL ESTATE LOANS

HIGHER

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER

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

1996 Q 2 . . .
Q3. . .
Q4. . .

1

OTHER
OPERATING
LOANS

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

9
9

9

TENTH

.9
9,
.9
9 , 8

10,.0
10,,0
10,,0

* *
* *
* *

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

10,.0
10,.1
10,.1
10,.0

*
*
*
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,8
9 .8

9,
.9
9,
.9

9

9

*
*
*
*

* *
* *

NE, N M * ,

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www
www

I
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www
www

www
www

www
www

www
www
www

www
www
www

www
www
www

I

www
www
www

www
www
www

www
www
www

www
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www
www

www
www
www
www

www
www
www
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www
www
www
www

www
www
www
www

www
www
www
www

www
www

www
www

www
www

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www

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www

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9,
,9
9,
,9
9,
.9

9.4
9.4
9.3

www
www
www

www
www
www

www
www
www

I

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

9.4
9.5
9.4
9.3

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www
www
www

www
www
www
www

www
www
www
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9,
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9 .8

9.2
9.2

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

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

FEEDER
CATTLE
LOANS
III.D3

OTHER
OPERATING
LOANS

SHORTTERM
NONREAL
ESTATE

INTERMEDIATE
NONREAL
ESTATE

LOWER

SAME

LOWER

HIGHER

|
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10,
10.
,0
10,
,0

* *
* *
* *

10.0
10.0
10.0

,3
9,
,4
9,
,4
9,

|
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|

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03...
04...

|
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10,
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10,
.0
.8
9,
10,
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*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

10.0
10.1
9.7
10.0

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

|
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***
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1998 Ql...
02...

|
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9,
.9
9,
.9

* *
* *

9.8
9.8

9,
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.7
9,

1
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10.5
10.5
10.5

10.6
10.6
10.6

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10.4
10.5
10.4

10.1
10.0
9.9

|
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www

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

|
j
j
j

10.5
10.6
10.5
10.5

10.6
10.7
10.6
10.6

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10.4
10.5
10.4
10.4

10.1
10.0
9.7
9.7

|
j
j
j

www
www
www
www

www
www
www
www

J
j
1

1998 Ql. . .
02. . .

|
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10.5
10.4

10.5
10.5

* *
***

10.4
10.2

9.7
9.6

|
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www

www

www

1997 Ql..
Q2.
03.
04.
1998 Ql..

02..




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www

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www

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j

1

***
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***

***
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***

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www
www
www
www

1996 Q2. .
Q3. .
04.,

LOWER

HIGHER

HIGHER

|

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

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

III.D5

SAME

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

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

III.D4

LONG-TERM
REAL ESTATE LOANS

INTERMEDIATE-TERM
NONREAL ESTATE LOANS

SHORT-TERM
NONREAL ESTATE LOANS

LONG-TERM
REAL
ESTATE
LOANS

***

***

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

9.9
9.8
10.0

9.8
9.8
9.8

10.0

9.5
9.4
9.5

9.9
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

9.7
9.6

9.4
9.3

9.2
9.2

10,

9,

9.7
9.7

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www

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www

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j

www

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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
III.El

DRYLAND

IRRIGATED

TREND EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT QUARTER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
A YEAR EARLIER

PERCENTAGE CHANGE
DURING QUARTER
RANCHLAND

ALL

DRYLAND

IRRIGATED

RANCHLAND

DOWN

STABLE

LOWER

UP

SAME

HIGHER

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

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www
WWW
WWW

|
|
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1
1
6

42
35
61

57
64
33

1
|
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11
9
16

63
58
59

26
33
25

1

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WWW

|
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2
1
2
2

***
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www
www

***
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www
www

www
www
www
WWW

|
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j
j

9
8
7
10

WWW
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www
***
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***

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www
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|
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j
j

2
8
2
2

64
64
60
62

34
27
38
36

1
1
I
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11
20
12
11

61
63
62
62

29
17
26
27

|
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2
0

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WWW

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www

www
WWW

|
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10
3

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WW*

www
***

www
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|
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10
17

76
67

15
16

1
1

17
25

57
61

26
14

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

|
|
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1997 Ql..•
Q2 . . .
Q3. . .
Q4...

|

1998 Ql...
02...

III.E2

H

WW*

www

12

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1Q

WW*

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

1996 Q2. . .
03...
Q4. . .

1
j
j

3
3
-15

**
**
**

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

|
j
j

16
3
12
5

1998 Ql...
Q2. . .

1
|

-1
3

III.E3

j
j
|

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www

www
www
www

WWW
WWW
www

|
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j

2
3
0

86
82
83

12
15
17

1
j
j

16
10
5

75
80
90

9
10
5

www
WW*
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WW*

www
www
WWW
www

www
WWW
WWW
WWW

|
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j
|

2
5
5
5

81
77
80
88

17
18
15
8

1
j
j
j

n

80
80
79
77

9
11
8
5

***
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***
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WW*
www

|
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3
10

74
81

23
10

1
j

16

20

70
67

14
13

www

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www

|

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1
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|

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4
13
41

**
**

www
www

|
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19
20

9
13
18

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

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

-0
2
1

-0
-1
1

-1
-o
4

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

1
-1
-0
2

3
0
0
1

1998 Ql...
Q2. . .

-1
-0

-2
-4

-1
3

www

1
|
1
I
1

1
I
1

www

-3
-0
1

-5
-3
-2

-10
-13
2

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j

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38
24
17

52
62
69

3
3
1
2

-2
2
-3
4




-1
11
-13

1
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3
3
5
5

1
4
1
1

|
j
j

|
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15
12
10
15

65
72
77
69

-0
1

-0
-4

3
3

|
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|
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12
24

73
66

44
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CONDITIONS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
TABLE III.E (CONTINUED)
T R E N D S IN F A R M R E A L E S T A T E V A L U E S A N D L O A N V O L U M E
M A R K E T VALUE OF GOOD FARMLAND

PERCENTAGE CHANGE
DURING QUARTER

ALL

DRYLAND

IRRIGATED

RANCHLAND

TREND EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT QUARTER
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
A YEAR EARLIER

ALL

DRYLAND

IRRIGATED

RANCHLAND

DOWN

STABLE

III.E4

TENTH

(KANSAS CITY) FEDERAL R E S E R V E DISTRICT

(CO, KS, M O * , N E , N M * , OK, W Y )

III.E5

NINTH

(MINNEAPOLIS) FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT

(MI*, M N , MT, ND,

1996 Q2.
03.
Q4.
1997 Q l .
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
1998 Ql.
Q2.

1996 Q 2 . . .
Q3. . .
Q4. . .

5
4
5

4
3
5

2
3
4

|
|
|

1997 Q l . . .
Q2. . .
03...
Q4. . .

4
2
4
3

6
4
3
3

3
4
2
3

|
|
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02...

7
5

6
3

7
5

|
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UP

E X P E C T E D D E M A N D FOR
FARM REAL ESTATE LOANS
DURING THE NEXT QUARTER,
COMPARED WITH NORMAL
(PERCENTAGE OF BANKS)

LOWER

SAME

HIGHER