Farm bankruptcies are soaring amid low crop prices, while Trump considers bailout of up to $14 billion

business • 10/4/2025

In the second quarter, there were 93 bankruptcy filings, up from 88 in the first quarter and nearly double the 47 at the end of 2024.

In the second quarter, there were 93 filings, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, up from 88 in the first quarter and nearly double the 47 at the end of 2024. That’s still well below the recent high of 169 in early 2020, and filings... [3470 chars]