Farmland Rental Rates Up In Oregon & Idaho, Dip In Washington

Rates to rent farm land across the Pacific Northwest are mixed compared to 2021’s figures.

According to the latest numbers from NASS, cash rent expense for all cropland in Idaho is estimated at $194 per acre this year, up $14 per acre from 2021 numbers.  Irrigated cropland is estimated at $262 per acre, up $26 per acre from last year. Non-irrigated cropland rental expense is $65.50 per acre, up $2.50 per acre from last year. 

Oregon producers paid $182 per acre for all cropland, up $1 per acre from 2021.  Irrigated cropland is estimated at $261 per acre, up $16 per acre from 2021.  Non-irrigated cropland rental expense is $101.00 per acre, up $6 per acre from last year.

In Washington, all cropland rental expense is $217 per acre for 2022, down $5 per acre from the previous year.  Irrigated cropland is estimated at $430 per acre, up $35 per acre from 2021. Non-irrigated cropland rental expense is $76.50 per acre, up $1.50 per acre from last year.

Pasture cash rent expense was $12.50 per acre in Idaho for 2022, down $0.50 per acre from 2021. In Oregon, pasture cash rent was $11.50 per acre, up $0.50 per acre from the previous year. Washington producers paid $8.00 per acre for pasture rent, unchanged from last year.

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