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Farm Credit East, ACA, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, announced its distribution of a record $117 million in cash patronage dividends to 12,250 farm, fishing and forestry business owners and operators across the Northeast. On average, eligible customers received a 1.25% reduction in their effective interest rate as a result of this patronage distribution. 

The Farm Credit System today reported combined net income of $7.3 billion for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared with $6.8 billion for the prior year. The System also reported combined net income of $1.8 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022, as compared with $1.6 billion for the fourth quarter of 2021.