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INSIGHTS FROM AGRICULTURAL LENDERS
January 11th, 2019Top Farmer ConferenceBeck Agricultural Center
Dr. Brady [email protected]
AGRICULTURAL LENDER SURVEY• Survey expectations and past results from
national sample of agricultural lenders• Interest rates• Spread over cost of funds• Farm loan volume• Non-performing loans• Land values
• Lenders respond whether a particular measure will “go up”, “stay the same”, or “go down”
“THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A MIXED BAG.”
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“LENDERS IN GENERAL ARE GETTING AGGRESSIVE AGAIN, TAKING ON RISKIER LOANS THEN WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN IN THE PAST YEAR OR TWO. MARGINAL PRODUCERS WHO HAVE BEEN HEAVILY MONITORED OR "SQUEEZED" ARE HAVING OTHER LENDING OPPORTUNITIES OPEN UP TO THEM.”
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“CURRENTLY WE HAVE NO NON-PERFORMING FARM LOANS. EXCELLENT YIELDS IN 2018 AND MODERATE LEVELS OF FORWARD CONTRACTED CROP LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT MOST IF NOT ALL WILL PERFORM AFTER THIS SEASON. FUTURE RESULTS ARE LESS CLEAR AND CERTAINLY COULD CREATE ADDED STRESS WITH FARM LOANS.”
-FALL 2018 LENDER SURVEY
“OUR FARMERS HAD AN EXCELLENT HARVEST, EVEN THOUGH THE COMMODITY PRICES ARE DOWN, THE FARMERS ARE OPTIMISTIC AS THEY HAVE A LOT OF STORED UP INVENTORY TO SELL.”
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“GENERALLY, WE ARE IN A RISING RATE ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, CROP AND CATTLE PRICES REMAIN THE SAME. SAME CAN BE SAID ABOUT OUR POULTRY PRODUCERS. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RATES ACTUALLY INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS WILL DETERMINE THE REAL STRESS ON PRODUCERS AND LENDERS AS WELL.”
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DELINQUENCY RATES AT COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL BANKS
“I FULLY EXPECT TO SEE A RISE IN THE FARMLAND AUCTION PRICES COME THE FIRST PART OF DECEMBER WHEN THEY TYPICALLY OCCUR. LAST WEEK WE HAD A GOOD INDICATOR DUE TO A PRIVATE SALE AT A GOOD $1000 PER ACRE INCREASE OVER THE LAST YEARS PRICES.”
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Past 3 MonthsLand Value
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Long Term (2 to 5 years)Land Value
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SO WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN FOR THE FARMER?• As the banker put it….today’s agricultural economy is a
mixed bag.• Some farmers are still profitable and expanding
• Interest rates to continue increasing
• Worry about increasing non-performing loans persists• Despite little increase in past defaults.
• Lenders report stable land values• Long-run expectations are divided
Questions?Dr. Brady [email protected]