USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) released the 2021 average farm real estate values. The average per acre value of land and buildings on farms across the U.S. was $3,380, up from $3,160 in 2019 and 2020. That is a record value and a 7 percent jump from last year, the biggest percentage increase since 2014. Excluding buildings and assets, crop land values increased 8 percent to $4,420. This is the second highest percentage increase since 2013, when crop land values rose 14 percent. This increase in crop land reflects all the factors that get capitalized into land values: higher crop prices, lower interest rates, and bigger government payments.
Crop Prices, using corn (the largest acreage crop) as a proxy. T...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices extended their rally today, supported by several developments, including escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and growing concerns about supply disruptions. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to remove 50 perc...
Key Takeaways: The agricultural trade surplus has become a sizable deficit: the balance swung from a $40.1 billion surplus in 2011 to a $40.7 billion deficit in 2025. Imports kept growing while exports lost momentum: between 2020 and 2025, agricultural imports increased 45 percent, compa...
USDA released its October Cattle on Feed report Friday, showing 11.4 million cattle in feedlots with capacity for 1,000 head or more, slightly below last year. September placements were the lowest for the month since records began in 1996, marking the third consecutive month of placements sett...
Total Red Meat & Poultry September 2026 total red meat and poultry stocks totaled 1.97 billion pounds, down 1.4 percent from August despite typically increasing 0.8 percent during the month, and were 1.5 percent below September 2025 levels. The decline pushed total inventories to a new five...
