Farm credit worsens, bankruptcies increase

Samantha Ayoub American Farm Bureau Federation
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025

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Samantha Ayoub American Farm Bureau Federation

An indicator of farm financial health across the country, Chapter 12 bankruptcy provides farmers and ranchers with increased flexibility for paying off debt; it’s used when all other options have been exhausted. American Farm Bureau Federation’s Market Intel reports have long followed annual filings of Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies, through good and bad years for the farm economy.

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Samantha Ayoub is an associate economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Market Intel. Visit www.fb.org/market-intel for more information.