farmland value

The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index fell below growth-neutral for the sixth-consecutive month.  On a scale of one to 100, with 50 representing growth neutral, the Economic Confidence Index plummeted to its lowest level since 2020.  Almost ...

Farm Credit Canada has just released its mid-year National Farmland Values Report.  The report analyzes farmland purchases from January through June of this year.  Better known as FCC within the farming community, Farm Credit Canada is a federal government agency and the country’s largest agricultural lender for farm cropland, large machinery purchases, and commercial livestock operators. J.P. Ger

Early indications are suggesting that land auction activity will be good both before and after the harvest in 2022.  Farmers National Company says land sales typically slow during the spring and early summer.  However, the rate of late summer and fall auctions getting scheduled with Farmers National Company is picking up rapidly. The over...

The stronger land prices of late 2021 continued higher through the first half of 2022. After a calm period at the start of the year with prices steady, prices took another jump up as a result of the outbreak of war in Ukraine and ongoing inflation fears ...

U.S. farmland supply-and-demand is different than in recent years. As commodity prices rose this year and investor interest returned to the market, the supply of available farmland followed suit. Farmers National Company’s Randy Dickhut said over the past year, most of the Grain Belt saw increasing amounts of land getting sold. ...

The Federal Reserve Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions shows that farmland values rose in the third quarter of this year. The value of non-irrigated cropland rose by at least 12% in all of the participating Districts in the survey. The rapid increase was consistent in most states, with annual increases of more than 20% in some areas ...

The pace of land sales picked up this year for Farmers National Company. The company reports it is on track for a near-record or record sales year on several fronts. The higher land prices have spurred an increased number of landowners to sell, with some wanting to complete the sale before year-end due to uncertainty about potential tax law changes ...

The value of agricultural lands have increased nationwide this year. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer said when looking at year-over-year numbers, "You see you're at 7% for all of it and you're closer to 8% for the crop land." And close to 6% increase in pastureland value for from 2020, this reflects," Particularly commodities like corn, soybeans, hogs, and to a lesser extend, cattl

Who is purchasing U.S. farmland in 2021? Randy Dickhut Senior Vice President of Real Estate Operations at the Farmers National Company, said when looking at the numbers nationwide, a wide variety of farmers with operations of all sizes are purchasing the biggest percentage of farmland ...

Average sales prices for high-quality land in many states are at or near the peak prices last seen in January 2014. According to internal estimates from Farmers National Company, set to be released next month, land values have taken a sizable jump the past six months, and the new levels reflect that move ...