Borrowing hits a record high, bankruptcies rise: Is the risk of U.S. farm debt underestimated?

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09/10/2026
Zhitong Finance APP has learned that U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said the amount of money American farmers have borrowed to keep their operations running has reached a record high, but the rise in nontraditional credit and supplier credit has created a gap in the federal government's current ability to measure and track farm debt.