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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2005: Q4...    |              8.0              8.0                    n.a.             7.3

2006: Q1...    |              8.3              8.3                    n.a.             7.5
      Q2...    |              8.7              8.8                    n.a.             7.9
      Q3...    |              8.7              8.7                    n.a.             7.8
      Q4...    |              8.7              8.7                    n.a.             7.7

2007: Q1...    |              8.6              8.6                    n.a.             7.7
      Q2...    |              8.6              8.7                    n.a.             7.7
      Q3...    |              8.4              8.4                    n.a.             7.5
      Q4...    |              7.9              7.8                    n.a.             7.1
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                Eleventh (Dallas) Federal Reserve District (LA*, NM*, TX)
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2005: Q4...    |              8.9              8.9                     8.7             8.1

2006: Q1...    |              9.0              9.2                     8.8             8.2
      Q2...    |              9.4              9.6                     9.2             8.1
      Q3...    |              9.6              9.7                     9.4             8.5
      Q4...    |              9.5              9.6                     9.3             8.7

2007: Q1...    |              9.4              9.7                     9.3             8.6
      Q2...    |              9.4              9.5                     9.1             8.5
      Q3...    |              9.4              9.6                     9.2             8.5
      Q4...    |              8.9              9.1                     8.7             7.9
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             Fifth (Richmond) Federal Reserve District (MD, NC, SC, VA, WV*) 
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2005: Q4...    |              8.6              8.4                     8.4             8.0

2006: Q1...    |              8.9              9.1                     8.7             8.4
      Q2...    |              9.0              9.2                     8.8             8.8
      Q3...    |              9.3              9.2                     8.8             8.6
      Q4...    |              9.3              9.3                     8.9             8.4

2007: Q1...    |              9.1              9.0                     8.6             8.3
      Q2...    |              8.9              8.9                     8.7             8.5
      Q3...    |              8.7              8.6                     8.2             8.2
      Q4...    |              8.2              7.9                     7.6             7.5
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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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2005: Q4...    |             n.a.              8.5                     8.4             7.9

2006: Q1...    |             n.a.              8.8                     8.7             8.1
      Q2...    |             n.a.              9.1                     9.0             8.4
      Q3...    |             n.a.              9.2                     9.1             8.5
      Q4...    |             n.a.              9.2                     9.0             8.4

2007: Q1...    |             n.a.              9.1                     9.0             8.4
      Q2...    |             n.a.              9.1                     8.9             8.3
      Q3...    |             n.a.              9.1                     8.8             8.3
      Q4...    |             n.a.              8.6                     8.4             7.9
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         Ninth (Minneapolis) Federal Reserve District (MI*, MN, MT, ND, SD, WI*)
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2005: Q4...    |             n.a.              8.3                     8.3             7.8

2006: Q1...    |             n.a.              8.4                     8.5             7.9
      Q2...    |             n.a.              8.9                     8.9             8.4
      Q3...    |             n.a.              9.1                     9.1             8.5
      Q4...    |             n.a.              9.0                     9.0             8.3

2007: Q1...    |             n.a.              9.0                     8.9             8.3
      Q2...    |             n.a.              9.0                     8.8             8.3
      Q3...    |             n.a.              8.8                     8.7             8.2
      Q4...    |             n.a.              8.3                     8.2             7.7
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  Twelfth (San Francisco) Federal Reserve District (AL, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA) 
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2005: Q4...    |             n.a.              9.0                     8.8             8.3

2006: Q1...    |             n.a.              9.0                     8.7             8.2
      Q2...    |             n.a.              9.2                     8.9             8.4
      Q3...    |             n.a.              9.1                     9.0             8.4
      Q4...    |             n.a.              9.0                     9.1             8.3

2007: Q1...    |             n.a.              8.9                     8.8             8.3
      Q2...    |             n.a.              8.9                     8.8             8.4
      Q3...    |             n.a.              8.7                     8.6             8.0
      Q4...    |             n.a.              8.0                     8.2             7.8
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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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