@article{Koenig:336502,
      recid = {336502},
      author = {Koenig, Steven R},
      title = {Agricultural loan portfolios remain healthy},
      journal = {Journal of Agricultural Lending},
      address = {1999},
      year = {1999},
      abstract = {Agricultural loan portfolios remain healthy, despite 2  years of low farm commodity prices. Most farm lenders  continue to report strong profitability and good loan  quality. The spillover of lower commodity prices onto farm  loan portfolios has been mitigated by a large federal  safety net. Even without any further federal assistance,  USDA forecasted in September 1999 that direct federal  payments to farmers could hit $15.5 billion in 1999, 2nd  only to the 1987 record. As long as federal transfers to  farmers remain high, the effect of low commodity prices on  the performance of agricultural loans will likely remain  subdued.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/336502},
}