C.4. Average Fixed Interest Rates on Farm Loans
Percent
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                    Feeder cattle  Other operating  Intermediate non-real-  Long-term real
Quarter                 loans          loans 1           estate loans        estate loans
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           Seventh (Chicago) Federal Reserve District (IL*, IN*, IA, MI*, WI*)
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2007: Q4...    |              7.9              7.8                    n.a.             7.1

2008: Q1...    |              6.9              6.7                    n.a.             6.4
      Q2...    |              6.8              7.1                    n.a.             6.5
      Q3...    |              6.8              6.7                    n.a.             6.6
      Q4...    |              6.3              6.2                    n.a.             6.2

2009: Q1...    |              6.3              6.2                    n.a.             6.1
      Q2...    |              6.4              6.2                    n.a.             6.2
      Q3...    |              6.4              6.2                    n.a.             6.1
      Q4...    |              6.4              6.2                    n.a.             6.1
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                Eleventh (Dallas) Federal Reserve District (LA*, NM*, TX)
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2007: Q4...    |              8.9              9.1                     8.7             7.9

2008: Q1...    |              7.8              8.0                     7.7             7.2
      Q2...    |              7.5              7.8                     7.6             7.2
      Q3...    |              7.4              7.6                     7.5             6.9
      Q4...    |              6.9              6.9                     7.2             6.8

2009: Q1...    |              6.9              7.2                     7.2             6.8
      Q2...    |              7.0              7.0                     7.0             6.7
      Q3...    |              6.9              7.2                     7.2             6.9
      Q4...    |              6.9              7.0                     7.0             6.8
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             Fifth (Richmond) Federal Reserve District (MD, NC, SC, VA, WV*) 
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2007: Q4...    |              8.2              7.9                     7.6             7.5

2008: Q1...    |             n.a.             n.a.                    n.a.            n.a.
      Q2...    |              7.2              7.1                     7.2             7.2
      Q3...    |              6.9              6.7                     6.9             7.1
      Q4...    |              6.8              6.5                     6.6             6.9

2009: Q1...    |              6.9              6.7                     6.9             7.1
      Q2...    |              6.9              6.6                     6.6             6.9
      Q3...    |              6.7              6.4                     6.7             7.1
      Q4...    |             n.a.             n.a.                    n.a.            n.a.
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C.4. Average Fixed Interest Rates on Farm Loans (continued)
Percent
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                    Feeder cattle  Other operating  Intermediate non-real-  Long-term real
Quarter                 loans          loans 1           estate loans        estate loans
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       Tenth (Kansas City) Federal Reserve District (CO, KS, MO*, NE, NM*, OK, WY)
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2007: Q4...    |             n.a.              8.6                     8.4             7.9

2008: Q1...    |             n.a.              7.5                     7.4             7.0
      Q2...    |             n.a.              7.4                     7.3             7.0
      Q3...    |             n.a.              7.4                     7.3             7.0
      Q4...    |             n.a.              7.0                     7.1             6.8

2009: Q1...    |             n.a.              6.9                     7.0             6.6
      Q2...    |             n.a.              6.9                     7.0             6.6
      Q3...    |             n.a.              7.0                     7.0             6.7
      Q4...    |             n.a.              6.9                     7.0             6.7
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         Ninth (Minneapolis) Federal Reserve District (MI*, MN, MT, ND, SD, WI*)
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2007: Q4...    |             n.a.              8.3                     8.2             7.7

2008: Q1...    |             n.a.              7.2                     7.1             6.8
      Q2...    |             n.a.              6.9                     7.0             6.8
      Q3...    |             n.a.              7.0                     7.1             6.8
      Q4...    |             n.a.              6.7                     6.8             6.6

2009: Q1...    |             n.a.              6.4                     6.6             6.5
      Q2...    |             n.a.              6.4                     6.6             6.5
      Q3...    |             n.a.              6.4                     6.6             6.5
      Q4...    |             n.a.              6.4                     6.6             6.5
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  Twelfth (San Francisco) Federal Reserve District (AL, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA) 
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2007: Q4...    |             n.a.              8.0                     8.2             7.8

2008: Q1...    |             n.a.              7.2                     7.4             7.2
      Q2...    |             n.a.              7.3                     7.4             7.2
      Q3...    |             n.a.              7.1                     7.6             7.4
      Q4...    |             n.a.              6.7                     7.0             6.8

2009: Q1...    |             n.a.              6.4                     6.8             6.9
      Q2...    |             n.a.              6.5                     7.2             7.2
      Q3...    |             n.a.              6.7                     7.2             7.1
      Q4...    |             n.a.              6.9                     7.2             7.0
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   1. Loans used primarily to finance such items as current crop production expenses and
the care and feeding of livestock(including poultry).
   * State falls only partly within the indicated Reserve District.
   n.a. Not available.
   Source. Federal Reserve Bank quarterly surveys of agricultural credit conditions at
commercial banks.

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