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Farm Income and Costs: Farm Sector Income Forecast

Balance sheet of the U.S. farming sector, 2004- 2008F
Financial measures
2004
2005
2006
2007P
2008F
Change
in 2008
02/12/08
$ million
%
Farm assets 1,584,842 1,769,339 1,979,087 2,222,619 2,514,132 13.1
 Real estate 1,307,597 1,484,989 1,682,381 1,912,194 2,196,346 14.9
 Livestock and poultry 79,420 81,097 80,747 80,649 80,607 (0.1)
 Machinery and motor vehicles 1/ 102,190 105,006 113,144 116,538 119,246 2.3
 Crops stored 2/ 24,435 24,291 22,699 27,407 27,610 0.7
 Purchased inputs 5,700 6,491 6,460 7,019 7,483 6.6
 Financial assets 65,500 67,465 73,656 78,812 82,839 5.1
Total farm debt 3/ 182,965 193,230 207,325 219,912 227,949 3.7
 Real estate 96,872 101,518 109,038 117,497 120,781 2.8
  Farm Credit System 37,723 40,125 43,851      
  Farm Service Agency 2,222 2,050 2,260      
  Commercial banks 35,233 36,939 40,521      
  Life insurance companies 10,912 11,019 11,019      
  Individuals and others 10,782 11,384 11,388      
 Nonreal estate 86,093 91,712 98,287 102,415 107,168 4.6
  Farm Credit System 21,896 24,218 27,905      
  Farm Service Agency 3,242 3,015 2,758      
  Commercial banks 45,830 48,523 51,671      
  Individuals and others 15,125 15,956 15,953      
Farm equity 1,401,877 1,576,109 1,771,762 2,002,707 2,286,183 14.2
Selected ratios:
Percent
 Debt-to-equity 13.1 12.3 11.7 11.0 10.0  
 Debt-to-asset 11.5 10.9 10.5 9.9 9.1  
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: February 12, 2008