Crop farming lease prices?

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Rogue Hunter

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Just thinking about what prices crop farmers are paying to lease land...per acre? I imagine price/acre may vary with size of lease. And, not talking about leasing to hunt.
 
Depends on the crop being raised, type of soil and drainage on the farm, size and shape of tract, ease of accessibility for large machinery, and topography among other things.--around my area (northern Indiana)--if you're talking specialty crops like spearmint, peppermint, potatoes, tomatoes, edible beans or peas, etc. the cost and price structure of those crops are specific and much different from #2 yellow shell corn and soybeans. Here, corn with a 250 bu. yield average would ROUGHLY (depending on above factors) lease for $310-$350/acre. Bean ground would bring less. US corn acreage for 2025 is projected nationwide at roughly 95 million acres, and nationwide, yields are all over the board. Indiana's statewide average is about 156-160 bu./acre. LOTS of UNCERTAINTY surrounding yields and prices this early in the season; very little planting has been done; just now gearing up.
 
That is a really wide question. Going to depend greatly on location. Eastern edge will see the numbers listed above in some areas. Here is the 2024 SDSU survey. I won’t say it’s perfect but think it does a pretty good job of giving an accurate idea.

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$75-160 in the area of Kansas I'm in. Anything over that $100 mark and you better hope mother nature cooperates or the red pen comes out
 
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