Farm debt by sales class shows higher leverage shares
Farm findings indicate operators with annual sales of 40 000 dollars or more held 55 percent of total farm debt as of January 1 up from 53 percent. Smaller farms under 40 000 dollars accounted for 11 percent and 9 percent respectively with cash grain farms at 40 percent of leveraged debt. The Corn Belt leads with 26 percent of leverage, followed by the Lake States at 18 percent and Northern Plains at 54 percent overall in regional debt shares.
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Farm debt down as assets shrink under land value drop
A USDA ERS report shows farm debt likely at 195 to 202 billion as of Jan 1. Assets fell to 755 to 805 billion with land values down 12 percent, eroding equity by about 75 billion from 1984 and nearly 200 billion since 1982. The debt to asset ratio sits at 25 to 27 cents per dollar, highest since 1939 records.
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