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# Reports & publications

This is the page where you can find reports and publications about FCA and the Farm Credit System. For publications more than five years old, check out our report archives.

 

      -  								  FCA annual reports								  
FCA annual reports on the Farm Credit System provide information on the financial condition and performance of the System. Since Congress has mandated that FCA ensure that young, beginning, and small (YBS) farmers and ranchers have access to FCS lending, these reports also include YBS lending data.
- 2022 (PDF)
- 2021 (PDF)
- 2020 (PDF)
- 2019 (PDF)
- 2018 (PDF)
- 2017 (PDF)
- 2016 (PDF)
- 2015 (PDF)
 
      -  								  Reports on economy and Farm Credit System conditions								  
To help the agency thoroughly understand the risks facing farmers, ranchers, and the Farm Credit System, our economists and policy analysts continually monitor conditions in the U.S. farm economy, the nation’s general economy, and the global economy. They also monitor the performance and condition of System institutions.

This list below highlights reports prepared by our economists and policy analysts over the past few years.

FCS major financial indicators (updated quarterly)
2024- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF)  September 12, 2024
- 2023 Annual Report on the Farm Credit System’s Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Mission Performance (PDF)  August 8, 2024
- Update on the Farm Credit System Funding Conditions (PDF)  July 11, 2024
- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , June 13, 2024
- Report on 2022 Census of Agriculture (PDF) , May 9, 2024
- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , April 11, 2024
2023- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , December 14, 2023
- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , September 14, 2023
- 2022 Annual Report on the Farm Credit System’s Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Mission Performance (PDF)  August 10, 2023
- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , June 8, 2023
- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , April 13, 2023
2022- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , December 8, 2022
- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , September 8, 2022
- 2021 Annual Report on the Farm Credit System’s Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Mission Performance (PDF)  August 11, 2022
- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , June 9, 2022
- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , April 14, 2022
- Funding Update for the Farm Credit System (PDF) , March 10, 2022
- Higher Production Costs Facing Agriculture (PDF) , February 10, 2022
2021- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , Dec. 9 2021
- Quarterly Report on Farm Credit System Condition (PDF) , Sept. 9, 2021
- 2020 Results: FCA’s Annual Report on the Farm Credit System’s Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Mission Performance (PDF) , Aug. 12, 2021 
- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , June 10, 2021
- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , April 8, 2021
- Funding Conditions for the Farm Credit System (PDF) , March 11, 2021
2020- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , Dec. 10, 2020
- Funding Corporation Activites (PDF) , Nov. 19, 2020
- SOFR vs. LIBOR: Key Differences and Resulting Challenges for a LIBOR Transition (PDF) , Oct. 8, 2020
- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , Sept. 10, 2020
- 2019 Results: FCA’s Annual Report on the Farm Credit System’sYoung, Beginning, and Small Farmer Mission Performance (PDF) , Aug. 13, 2020
- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , June 11, 2020
- Debt Market Conditions Update and System Funding Status (PDF), May 14, 2020
- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , April 16, 2020
- FCS Funding Conditions: Update and Analysis (PDF), March 12, 2020
- Swap Margin Rule Update: LIBOR, Brexit, and Other Current Matters (PDF) , March 12, 2020
2019- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , Dec. 12, 2019
- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , Sept. 12, 2019
- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , June 13, 2019
- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , April 9, 2019
2018- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , Dec. 13, 2018
- Quarterly Report on Conditions in Agriculture and the Farm Credit System (PDF) , Sept. 13, 2018
- Major U.S. Agricultural Export Markets: China, Canada, and Mexico (PDF) , March 26, 2018
- Price Triggers for Farm Programs (PDF) , March 5, 2018
- Cost of Production Trends for Grain and Soybean Producers (PDF) , Feb. 8, 2018
2017- Economic Conditions Affecting the Farm Credit System (PDF) , Dec. 14, 2017
- Crop Insurance Covers Most Major Crops (PDF) , Sept. 28, 2017
- Why We Are Not Facing Another 1980s-Style Farm Sector Crisis (PDF) , Aug. 1, 2017
- Margin Protection: Insurance for Managing Crop Margin Risk (PDF) , July 19, 2017
 
      -  								  The director's role								  
The Director’s Role (PDF), which describes the responsibilities of FCS institution board members. Also available in Spanish (PDF).
 
      -  								  The role of Farm Credit System nominating committees								  
The Role of Farm Credit System Nominating Committees, a brochure describing the responsibilities of bank and association nominating committees in the director nomination process. Also available in Spanish (PDF).
 
      -  								  Resources for the Farm Credit System								  - Flood disaster protection
- Hurricane & disaster information
- Related services list  (FCA regulation 618, subpart A)
- Stress testing best practices as of August 23, 2010 (PDF)
- Criminal referrals
 
      -  								  FCA performance and accountability reports								  
This report provides detailed information about what we have done over each 12-month period and how well we have carried out our mission. This document meets the reporting requirements of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, and other statutes.

From fiscal years 1999 through 2002, this report also included information on the financial condition and performance of the Farm Credit System. In 2003, FCA began publishing information on the System’s condition and performance as a separate report titled the FCA Annual Report on the Farm Credit System.
- FY 2023 (PDF)
- FY 2022 (PDF)
- FY 2021 (PDF)
- FY 2020 (PDF)
- FY 2019 (PDF)
- FY 2018 (PDF)
- FY 2017 (PDF)
- FY 2016 (PDF)
 
      -  								  FCA sustainability plans								  
The Farm Credit Administration is committed to using its resources wisely and in a sustainable manner. Although FCA is a small, nonappropriated agency with fewer than 300 employees, we will do our part to reduce the federal government’s greenhouse gas emissions. We will also comply with applicable environmental and energy statutes, regulations, and executive orders and other federal initiatives.
- 2021 Sustainability Report and Implementation Plan (PDF)
- 2020 Sustainability Report and Implementation Plan (PDF)
- 2019 Sustainability Report and Implementation Plan (PDF)
- 2018 Executive Summary of FCA Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (PDF)
- 2016 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (PDF)
- 2015 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (PDF)
 
      -  								  Other reports								  - Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results, 2023 (PDF)
- FCA Information Resources Management Strategic Plan, FY 2023 – 2027 (PDF)
- FCA Fiscal Year 2025 Proposed Budget and Performance Plan (PDF)
- FCA Strategic Plan, FY 2022 – 2026 (PDF)
- FCA COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan (PDF) , March 9, 2022
- Semiannual Report on Office of Examination Operations (PDF) , June 9, 2022