Agriculture and the Economy

The Kansas City Fed is a leader on topics related to the agricultural economy within the Federal Reserve System. Our work provides insights on agricultural and rural economies for our seven-state region of the Tenth Federal Reserve District and nationally.

Latest Updates

Ag Finance Update

Growth in Farm Lending Activity Eases

Non-real estate farm lending at commercial banks declined slightly in the second quarter.

Ag Finance Update | Agriculture | National Survey of Terms of Lending to Farmers
Ten Magazine

Fed Listens: Trends in the Agricultural Economy

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr joined the Kansas City Fed for a Fed Listens event discussing trends in the agricultural...

Agriculture | Omaha Branch | Jeff Schmid
Economic Bulletin

Some Segments of the Agricultural Economy Are Particularly Sensitive to Changes in the Foreign-Born

For years, many segments of the U.S. agriculture sector have relied on foreign-born and undocumented workers to meet labor...

Agriculture | Economic Bulletin | Labor and Demographics
Economic Bulletin

Is It Time to Add Food-at-Home Inflation to Measures of Core Inflation?

Since the mid-1970s, the Federal Reserve has used core inflation to examine trends in underlying inflation. Core inflation is...

Agriculture | Inflation | Monetary Policy
Ag Finance Update

Farm Debt Grows and Delinquencies Rise Modestly

Growth in farm debt at commercial agricultural banks remained elevated in the first quarter of 2025.

Ag Finance Update | Agriculture | Commercial Bank Call Report
Ag Finance Update

Gradual Deterioration in Agricultural Credit Conditions Continues

Agricultural credit conditions deteriorated in the first quarter of 2025 and farm real estate values softened in some regions, ...

Agriculture | Ag Finance Update | Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys
Ag Bulletin

First Quarter Ag Bulletin

Conditions in the U.S. farm economy were tenuous through the first quarter of 2025 despite slightly higher agricultural commodity

Agriculture | Ag Bulletin
Ag Credit Survey

Subdued Farm Economy Weighs on Land Values and Credit Conditions

Agricultural real estate values in the Kansas City Federal Reserve District declined slightly in the first quarter of 2025 and...

Agriculture | Ag Credit Survey
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