Table A3. Interest Rates, 1995 - 2004 Crop Years
Crop Year
Interest Rate
---% per year---
1995
8.60
1996
9.13
1997
9.20
1998
8.60
1999
9.20
2000
10.00
2001
7.40
2002
6.70
2003
6.30
2004
6.80
Table A4. Harvest Price and CCC Loan Rate for Central Illinois, Corn and Soybeans, 1995 - 2004 Crop Years
Corn
Soybeans
CCC
CCC
Crop Year
Harvest Price
Loan Rate
Harvest Price
Loan Rate
---$ per bushel---
---$ per bushel---
1995
3.22
1.95
6.40
5.08
1996
2.81
1.95
6.95
5.13
1997
2.65
1.95
6.57
5.42
1998
1.91
1.95
5.14
5.42
1999
1.74
1.95
4.54
5.42
2000
1.64
1.95
4.56
5.41
2001
1.87
1.95
4.33
5.41
2002
2.43
2.06
5.28
5.16
2003
2.04
2.04
6.66
5.14
2004
1.82
2.01
5.02
5.14
2.21
1.98
5.54
5.27