C.2. Expected Farm Loan Volume for the Next Quarter, Compared with a Year Earlier
Percent
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                           Total            Feeder cattle            Dairy            Crop storage           Operating         Farm machinery
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Quarter             Lower  Same  Higher  Lower  Same  Higher  Lower  Same  Higher  Lower  Same  Higher  Lower  Same  Higher  Lower  Same  Higher
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                                      Seventh (Chicago) Federal Reserve District (IL*, IN*, IA, MI*, WI*)
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2003: Q4...    |       15    58      27     31    59      10     13    80       7     17    76       8     11    54      35     17    55      28
                                                                                                                                                
2004: Q1...    |       13    56      31     20    71      10     15    73      12     11    71      18     16    50      34     12    42      46
      Q2...    |       17    60      22     26    64      10     18    73       9     12    74      14     15    63      21     13    53      33
      Q3...    |       13    60      27     27    64       9     15    79       6     12    66      22     11    58      31     11    50      39
      Q4...    |        9    58      33     14    75      10     12    81       7     10    77      13     10    50      40      8    53      39
                                                                                                                                                
2005: Q1...    |        9    61      30     16    72      12     11    80       9     12    78       9      9    52      39     12    62      26
      Q2...    |       14    62      24     21    70       9     12    82       7     18    68      15      9    58      33     21    58      20
      Q3...    |       10    57      33     16    73      11      7    89       5     14    63      23      9    42      49     27    54      19
      Q4...    |       10    51      39     17    65      17     12    83       5     17    67      16      7    39      54     22    58      20
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                                           Eleventh (Dallas) Federal Reserve District (LA*, NM*, TX)
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2003: Q4...    |       18    68      13     22    62      16     17    80       3     14    84       2     10    76      13     15    74      11
                                                                                                                                                
2004: Q1...    |       11    70      19     13    75      12     11    83       6     11    86       3     11    72      17     10    76      14
      Q2...    |       16    68      16     27    60      13     15    81       4     11    85       4     15    70      16     15    69      16
      Q3...    |       16    61      23     23    61      16     11    84       4      7    83      10      9    64      27     12    73      15
      Q4...    |       12    71      17     13    72      15     11    89       0      9    84       7      7    74      19     11    73      16
                                                                                                                                                
2005: Q1...    |       12    69      19     19    66      15     16    80       4     11    84       5     11    68      22     14    69      17
      Q2...    |       15    69      15     15    74      12     13    80       2      8    82       5     10    72      18     11    78      10
      Q3...    |       12    67      21     17    68      15     12    81       1      7    83       5      8    70      21     16    68      17
      Q4...    |       12    73      15     17    64      19     12    79       4     13    76       6     12    69      19     12    72      16
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                                        Fifth (Richmond) Federal Reserve District (MD, NC, SC, VA, WV*)
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2003: Q4...    |       21    74       5     12    82       6     17    78       6     15    75      10     14    82       5      9    77      14
                                                                                                                                                
2004: Q1...    |       10    81      10     17    61      22     24    71       6     23    68       9     12    76      12     20    64      16
      Q2...    |        4    92       4      0    89      11      0    94       6      9    86       5      8    84       8     12    68      20
      Q3...    |       30    61       9     22    67      11     32    63       5     39    57       4     23    69       8     27    62      12
      Q4...    |       22    65      13     18    71      12     17    72      11     13    78       9     20    60      20     28    60      12
                                                                                                                                                
2005: Q1...    |       18    73       9     19    71      10     14    81       5      4    96       0     16    68      16     16    72      12
      Q2...    |       11    67      22      7    87       7     27    73       0     19    81       0     11    67      22     17    78       6
      Q3...    |       24    71       5      6    89       6     13    88       0     11    11       0      5    19      79      9    18      76
      Q4...    |       28    61      11     14    71      14     20    80       0     13    75      13     26    58      16     26    68       5
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   * State falls only partly within the indicated Reserve District.
   Source. Federal Reserve Bank quarterly surveys of agricultural credit conditions at commercial banks.

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