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Farm Income and Costs: Farm Sector Income Forecast

Balance sheet of the U.S. farming sector, 2005- 2009F
Financial measures
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009F
Change in 2009
08/27/09
$ million
%
Farm assets 1,779,376 1,923,596 2,055,276 2,005,473 1,935,594 (3.5)
Real estate 1,486,960 1,625,835 1,751,386 1,692,727 1,626,711 (3.9)
Livestock and poultry 81,097 80,747 80,649 80,607 79,966 (0.8)
Machinery and motor vehicles 1/ 113,071 114,200 114,706 115,785 112,332 (3.0)
Crops stored 2/ 24,291 22,699 22,703 27,610 26,777 (3.0)
Purchased inputs 6,491 6,460 7,019 7,167 7,260 1.3
Financial assets 67,465 73,656 78,812 81,577 82,548 1.2
Total farm debt 3/ 196,377 203,581 214,063 240,022 234,074 (2.5)
Real estate 104,768 108,048 112,682 130,654 130,659 0.0
Farm Credit System 41,173 43,448 46,793 56,121    
Farm Service Agency 2,453 2,374 2,281 2,147    
Commercial banks 37,904 40,149 41,884 48,823    
Life insurance companies 11,307 12,001 12,750 13,400    
Individuals and others 11,682 9,790 8,657 9,847    
Storage facility loans 250 285 316 316    
Nonreal estate 91,609 95,533 101,382 109,368 103,415 (5.4)
Farm Credit System 24,279 27,811 31,622 37,183    
Farm Service Agency 3,008 2,736 2,808 2,644    
Commercial banks 48,405 51,253 54,129 57,149    
Individuals and others 15,917 13,733 12,823 12,391    
Farm equity 1,582,999 1,720,015 1,841,212 1,765,451 1,701,520 (3.6)
Selected ratios:            
Debt-to-equity 12.4 11.8 11.6 13.6 13.8  
Debt-to-asset 11.0 10.6 10.4 12.0 12.1  
Note: F = forecast & P = preliminary. Numbers may not add due to rounding. Balance sheet is as of December 31.
1/ Includes only farm share of value for trucks and automobiles.
2/ Non-CCC crops held on farms plus value above loan rates for crops held under CCC.
3/ Includes CCC storage and drying facilities loans but excludes debt on operator dwellings and for nonfarm purposes.

See all forecast tables.

 

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Updated date: August 27, 2009