Farms.com Home   News

USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for December 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for December 2020, which are effective December 1-December 31, 2020.
 
The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for December is 0.125%, same as in November.
 
The interest rate for crop year commodity loans less than one year disbursed during December is 1.125%, same as in November.
 
Interest rates for Farm Storage Facility Loans approved for December are as follows:
  • 0.250% with three-year loan terms, up from 0.125 in November;
  • 0.375% with five-year loan terms, up from 0.250 in November;
  • 0.625% with seven-year loan terms, up from 0.500 in November;
  • 0.875% with 10-year loan terms, up from 0.750 in November; and
  • 1.000% with 12-year loan terms, up from 0.875 in November.
  • The interest rate for 15-year Sugar Storage Facility Loans for December is 1.125%, up from 1.000% in November.
The loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency help stabilize the incomes of America’s farmers and ranchers.
Source : usda.gov

Trending Video

Sweetener Effects on Gut Health - Dr. Kwangwook Kim

Video: Sweetener Effects on Gut Health - Dr. Kwangwook Kim



In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Kwangwook Kim, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, discusses the use of non-nutritive sweeteners in nursery pig diets. He explains how sucralose and neotame influence feed intake, gut health, metabolism, and the frequency of diarrhea compared to antibiotics. The conversation highlights mechanisms beyond palatability, including hormone signaling and nutrient transport. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Receptors responsible for sweet taste are present not only in the mouth but also along the intestinal tract.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Kwangwook Kim / kwangwook-kim is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, specializing in swine nutrition and feed additives under disease challenge models. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from the University of California, Davis, where he focused on intestinal health and metabolic responses in pigs. His research evaluates alternatives to antibiotics, targeting gut health and performance in nursery pigs.