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Federal Agricultural Mortgage — Farmer Mac Webinar (January 2015)
9 slides from Federal Agricultural Mortgage's conference presentation, Jan 12, 2015
Slide 1: Economic Thunder & Lightning on the Horizon
Farmer Mac Webinar 1/12/15 ECONOMIC THUNDER & LIGHTNING ON THE HORIZON Dr. David M. Kohl Professor Emeritus, Agricultural and Applied Economics Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA (540) 961-2094 (Alicia Morris) | (540) 719-0752 (Angela Meadows) | sullylab@vt.edu Macro Clinic Video Blog: http://agstar.com/
Slide 2: Grain Industry "Margin Flipping" / Managing Thru the Cycles
Farmer Mac Webinar 1/12/15 Grain Industry- “Margin Flipping” easy money has been made top flight managers still earn profit high overhead/fixed cost structure game of chicken with land rents duration of cycle four strategic factors 3 Managing Thru the Cycles Cycle Duration Credit Issues
Slide 3: Livestock Industry "Margin Flipping" / Horticulture, Vegetable, & Retail
Farmer Mac Webinar 1/12/15 Livestock Industry “Margin Flipping” strategic resource changes over past decade 50 to 65 year olds will not return price, early cycle margins cost, late cycle margins young people migration mistakes made in the best of times duration of the cycle 5 Horticult
Slide 4: Global Economy Update / Global Economics: Europe
Farmer Mac Webinar 1/12/15 Global Economy Update Country Code Europe Red China Yellow Risk Ranking Russia Red • Geopolitical • Trade tensions Japan Red • Natural resource Middle East Red • Economic reform Argentina Red Brazil Red Portugal Red U.S. Green 7 Global Economics: Europe Germany & France
Slide 5: Global Economics: China / Other
Farmer Mac Webinar 1/12/15 Global Economics: China bifurcated economy natural resource issues water, land, air trade negotiations China exceeds U.S. in purchasing power parity shadow banking – wild card 9 Global Economics: Other Russia oil Mr. Putin Brazil slow economic growth
Slide 6: Global Economics: Japan / U.S. Economy Update
Farmer Mac Webinar 1/12/15 Global Economics: Japan third largest economy in the world demographic issues debt issues central bank stimulus deflation 11 U.S. Economy Update Indicator Code Employment Yellow/Red • Numbers • Wages • Participation Factory Utilization Green Housing Yellow Oil/In
Slide 7: Federal Reserve's Interest Rate Barometer / Analyzing Ag Credit
Farmer Mac Webinar 1/12/15 Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Barometer Indicator Possible Change Definite Change Current Status Unemployment 7.0% 6.5% 5.6% GDP Growth 2.0% 2.5% 5.0% Core Inflation 2.0% 2.5% 1.7% Headline Inflation 4.0% 5.0% 1.3% Watch List: • Dr. Yellen • Rail traffic • Overland truck
Slide 8: Perspectives for Working Through Turbulent Times / Burn Rate
Farmer Mac Webinar 1/12/15 Perspectives for Working Through Turbulent Times focus on efficiency first, growth second progress with mini victories use other resources know personality styles tag team challenging accounts spouse/partners document/paper trail time element variance or
Slide 9: Top Credit Questions From the Road
Farmer Mac Webinar 1/12/15 Top Credit Questions From the Road How do you manage an alpha dog/alpha pup credit in a financial tailspin? Which key financial metrics should lenders focus on? Which financial sensitivity shocks should a lender use? How often should lenders and borrowers communica
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