How Sensitive is the Farm Sector’s Ability to Repay Debt to Rising Interest Rates?

Ryan Kuhns and Kevin Patrick

Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2018, vol. 33, issue 01

Abstract: Farm sector debt is nearing the historically high levels seen in the early 1980s, but today’s low interest rate environment has helped keep farmers’ interest payments relatively low. The farm sector currently appears prepared to handle the near-term expected interest rate increases, but several factors could increase financial stress.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.268963

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