Effect of Variable Interest Rate Loans on the Agricultural Sector

William McD. Herr, George A. Shumaker, Lyle Solverson, Thomas J. Dougherty and Staurt Langrehr

No 279276, 1981 Annual Meeting, July 26-29, Clemson, South Carolina from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Variable interest rates shift the risk of interest rate changes from the lender to the borrower. Various agribusiness firms and the agricultural sector were analysed to determine whether variable rates contribute significantly to fluctuations in net cash income. Results indicate that variable rates increase the instability of net cash flows for major mid-west farm types and but not for farmer owner cooperatives.

Keywords: Agricultural; Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
Date: 1981-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.279276

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