The Farm Credit Administration has released its annual report on the performance of the young, beginning and small farmers in its portfolio. For the entire farm credit system, the dollar volume of outstanding loans increased 6.3 percent. For the young, beginning and small farmers, volume increased from 3.3 to 4.6 percent. The number of loans made in 2019 increased nearly five percent for the entire system. The number of loans for young farmers rose nearly six percent. For small farmers, that number increased seven percent and eight percent for beginning farmers.
