Iowa's Field of Dreams

Real-Time Land Index Launched on DTN

Good-quality Iowa farmland has been selling for a 30-day running average of $7,694 per acre, a fall of 16% since its peak two years ago, according to the Peak Soil Iowa Farmland Index. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer chart)
Good-quality Iowa farmland has been selling for a 30-day running average of $7,694 per acre, a fall of 16% since its peak two years ago, according to the Peak Soil Iowa Farmland Index. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer chart)
Current Iowa land values are running about 16% below peak 2013 levels. That's according to a real-time index of the state's actual land sales that will be updated on a weekly basis for DTN readers.

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