# Farm debt is set to hit a record $605 billion this year

> USDA projects U.S. farm-sector debt will reach a record $605 billion in 2026, rising faster than the value of farm assets and equity. In a Purdue survey, just over half of farmers cited high input costs as their biggest concern, while farmer sentiment declined from 135 points in August to 123 in September.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-09T06:19:07.770Z
- Category: report · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88883-farm-debt-is-set-to-hit-a-record-605-billion-this-year
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising operating costs and debt can weaken farmers’ capacity to finance inputs and may influence future planting and production decisions. The report does not identify a direct price effect for a specific feed commodity.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-13 | [U.S. soybean yields expected to set a new record this fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12953-u-s-soybean-yields-expected-to-set-a-new-record-this-fall.md) | -2.0% | — |
| CORN | 2022-02-08 | [U.S. Ag Exports Top a Record $177 Billion in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42670-u-s-ag-exports-top-a-record-177-billion-in-2021.md) | +1.9% | +14.4% |
| CORN | 2019-08-01 | [Brazil to have record-setting year for corn production thanks to rotational farming and other advances](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57423-brazil-to-have-record-setting-year-for-corn-production-thanks-to-rotational.md) | -3.0% | -7.6% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [Second crop of corn expected to hit new record of 68.2 million tonnes \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58427-second-crop-of-corn-expected-to-hit-new-record-of-68-2-million-tonnes-news.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2025-10-25 | [Corn, debt and doubt: A record harvest rattles Trump’s farm economy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22419-corn-debt-and-doubt-a-record-harvest-rattles-trump-s-farm-economy-reuters.md) | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2026-10-13 | [U.S. soybean yields expected to set a new record this fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12953-u-s-soybean-yields-expected-to-set-a-new-record-this-fall.md) | -2.4% | — |
| SOY | 2022-02-08 | [U.S. Ag Exports Top a Record $177 Billion in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42670-u-s-ag-exports-top-a-record-177-billion-in-2021.md) | -0.7% | +7.8% |
| SOY | 2025-08-15 | [Global soybean meal trade to set record for third straight year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23403-global-soybean-meal-trade-to-set-record-for-third-straight-year.md) | +2.6% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- wtae.com: https://www.wtae.com/article/farm-finances-worsen-in-2026-as-diesel-and-fertilizer-costs-squeeze-us-farmers/74217744

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