A dramatic improvement in fourth quarter crop prices has resulted in the quickest turnaround in agricultural lending in more than a decade. That’s the finding from the latest Federal Reserve Bank’s ag credit study. Farm loan repayments increased for the first time since 2013. Loan demand is down. Farmland values and cash rents remain strong with the price of farm ground up nine percent in northern Illinois and up eight percent in North Dakota.
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