Sarah Mock, Brent Gloy, and David Widmar are back to shine a spotlight on the world of ag lending. How does a farm loan work? Where, exactly, does the money that farmers borrow come from? Farmers, agribusiness leaders, farm policy wonks, and students are each sure to glean insights.
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Sarah Mock, Brent Gloy, and David Widmar are back to shine a spotlight on the world of ag lending. How does a farm loan work? Where, exactly, does the money…
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March 20, 2023
2023 Crop Insurance Prices
By Brent Gloy and David Widmar It’s March, so we’ve been thinking about the crop insurance prices and the acreage battle. At $5.91 and $13.76, spring 2023 crop insurance prices are some of the highest observed, but the situation has elements in play. Relative Prices Table 1 shows the spring…
From Russia invading Ukraine to China's appetite for corn imports and a string of below-trend yields, there have been several narratives around the jump in commodity prices since 2020. Running in the background of these developments has been tight ending stocks - a situation that will again be a factor…
As part of the Nothing Borrowed, Nothing Gained podcast season, several recent Weekly Insights articles have dug into trends in U.S. farm debt. Those articles have considered the overall debt situation, who lends to farmers, and the debt-to-asset ratio. This week we’re looking at the concentration of farm debt and…
By Brent Gloy and David Widmar It’s March, so we’ve been thinking about the crop insurance prices and the acreage battle. At $5.91 and $13.76, spring 2023 crop insurance prices are some of the highest observed, but the situation has elements in play. Relative Prices Table 1 shows the spring crop insurance prices since 2007.…
From Russia invading Ukraine to China's appetite for corn imports and a string of below-trend yields, there have been several narratives around the jump in commodity prices since 2020. Running in the background of these developments has been tight ending stocks - a situation that will again be a factor for the 2023 growing season.…
As part of the Nothing Borrowed, Nothing Gained podcast season, several recent Weekly Insights articles have dug into trends in U.S. farm debt. Those articles have considered the overall debt situation, who lends to farmers, and the debt-to-asset ratio. This week we’re looking at the concentration of farm debt and repayment capacity. Debt Concentration Figure…