Prices being paid for farmland across Illinois have seen a softening of from 2.0 percent to 4.1 percent according to the Midyear Land Values Snapshot Survey done by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.
Dealers looking for indicators of when the current boom in farm equipment sales may be softening should look at any signs that the value of farmland may be weakening. In terms of both accumulated cash and high levels of asset values, the current wealth of U.S. farmers may be unprecedented. This is showing up, not only in their high levels of purchasing capital equipment, but also in their acquisition of farmland.
Despite recent increases in foreign ownership of forest land, annual data compiled by USDA's Farm Service Agency reveal that, as of February 2009, only 1.7 percent of privately owned land in farms or forest—22.8 million acres—was owned by foreigners.
Thanks to the efforts of farm families and the Pennsylvania Agricultural Preservation Board, 1,425 additional acres on 16 farms in seven counties are preserved for future generations through the state's nationally recognized farmland preservation program.
Demand for U.S. farmland has jumped to a five-year high, spurred on by a profitable grain market and a boost in buyer interest from both farm operators and land investors. While demand rose sharply during the last quarter of 2010, the supply of available farmland fell to historically low levels.
U.S. farmland values continued to climb in the first quarter, with the price of cropland in the heart of the Great Plains rising 20% in the first quarter, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said Friday.
High commodity prices and lack of good farmland for sale have kept prices paid for Illinois farmland on its continued upward trek, according to the report issued at the 2011 Illinois Farmland Values Conference held here today.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
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