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Agriculture loan growth slows in Q1'18

Total agriculture loans at U.S. banks and thrifts grew 2.9% year over year in the first quarter, the slowest annual growth since the first quarter of 2017. Farm loans jumped 4.8% year over year to $101.28 billion as of March 31, while agricultural production loans increased only 0.5% to $75.62 billion.

John Deere Capital Corp. remained the largest agriculture lender among banks and thrifts with $14.28 billion in agricultural production loans as of March 31. Of the top 20 agriculture lenders, only 11 reported positive growth in the first quarter of 2018.

Omaha, Neb.-based First National of Nebraska Inc. posted an 11.2% increase in total agriculture loans year over year, the largest increase among the top 20 lenders. BB&T Corp. posted the largest decrease at 11.4%.

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