National Ag News
K.C. Fed: Crop prices give slight boost to weak farm economy
Aug 9, 2019, 12:36 PM
by
Ann Gregson
A survey of ag bankers in the Federal Reserve’s Tenth District—the Kansas City District—shows that while farm income remained weak in the second quarter, the pace of decline slowed somewhat.
The report says an increase in crop prices and the 2019 Market Facilitation Program announcement may have led to less pessimistic expectations about farm income in coming months. But it says severe weather and flooding could dampen the outlook for some farm borrowers in 2019.
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