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Declining Liquidity in Iowa Farms: 2014–2017
Journal of ASFMRA
  • Alejandro Plastina, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Abstract

The goal of the present study is to describe the evolution of financial liquidity in Iowa farms for 2014–2017, using a unique panel of 220 mid-scale commercial farms. Farms with vulnerable liquidity ratings increased from 33.2 percent in December 2014 to 45.0 percent in December 2017. On average, farms lost $244 of working capital per acre over that period, but farms with vulnerable liquidity ratings in December 2017 lost almost 60 percent more than that, or $388. Average farm size, machinery investment per acre, farm net worth per acre, debt-to-asset ratio, and age of operator were not significantly different across liquidity-rating categories.

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This article is published as A. Plastina. Declining Liquidity in Iowa Farms: 2014–2017. Journal of ASFMRA (2019): 21-26. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Alejandro Plastina. "Declining Liquidity in Iowa Farms: 2014–2017" Journal of ASFMRA (2019) p. 21 - 26
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/alejandro-plastina/46/