Statistical Bulletin Number 993 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents Final Estimates 1999-2003 March 2004 Contents Page Land Value Estimating Program and Historic Revision Procedures. . . . . . . . 2 Summary: Farm Real Estate Values Sustain Upward Trend. . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Agricultural Land Values Tables Farm Real Estate: Average Value per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 1999-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Cropland: Average Value per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 1999-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland: Average Value per Acre, by State, January 1, 1999-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7 Pasture: Average Value per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 1999-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Agricultural Land Values Maps and Charts U.S. Average Farm Real Estate Value, Dollars per Acre, 1982 to 2003. . . . 9 Farm Real Estate Value, Dollars per Acre, by State, January 1, 2003. . . .9 U.S. Average Cropland Value, Dollars per Acre, 1997 to 2003 . . . . . . . 10 Cropland Value, Dollars per Acre, by State, January 1, 2003 . . . . . . . 10 U.S. Average Pasture Value, Dollars per Acre, 1997 to 2003 . . . . . . . .11 Pasture Value, Dollars per Acre, by State, January 1, 2003 . . . . . . . .11 Average Cropland Value, by Region, 1999 to 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Average Pasture Value, by Region, 1999 to 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Summary: Cropland Cash Rents Increase, Pasture Rents Mixed. . . . . . . . . 13 Agricultural Land Cash Rents Tables Cropland Rented for Cash: Average Cash Rent per Acre, by Region and State, 1999-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 Pasture Rented for Cash: Average Cash Rent per Acre, by Region and State, 1999-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Economic Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Statistical Bulletin Publication Schedule and other ASB Services . . . . . . 18 Land Value Estimating Program and Historic Revision Procedures Estimates of agricultural real estate values are published annually using a variety of survey indications and check data. The agricultural census provides a benchmark for farm real estate values once every 5 years. After a census benchmark is established, the annual estimates for the current census year and the 4 previous non-census years are reevaluated and revised, if necessary. Annual estimates are originally established using a combination of indications from National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) surveys and non-NASS check data. Within NASS, the June Agricultural Survey (JAS) provides dual survey indications for cropland, pasture, and farm real estate values. These indications include a per acre dollar value and a percent change indicator that measures the change in value from the previous year. The Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) provides an additional indication of the per acre dollar value of farm real estate. Check data from sources outside of NASS are provided by the Federal Reserve, county Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices, and State or University sponsored surveys. Estimates are published at the State, Regional, and U.S. level for farm real estate, cropland, and pasture. Farm real estate is defined as all land and buildings (including operator dwelling) used for agricultural production. The value per acre for farm real estate applies to an average size farm, with an average set of buildings, and an average mixture of crop and pasture land. Cropland values apply to all land from which crops were harvested or hay cut; land in orchards, vineyards, nurseries, and greenhouses; idle land normally used to grow crops, such as CRP and summer fallow; and any land that could have been used for growing crops without additional improvements. Pasture values apply to permanent pasture and rangeland, but excludes grazed land that may be used to grow crops. Farm Real Estate Values Sustain Upward Trend Nationally, farm real estate values, a measure of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $1,270 per acre as of January 1, 2003. This was 30 percent above the January 1, 1998 estimate of $974 per acre established by the 1997 census. The National average farm real estate value has risen every year since 1987, when values bottomed-out at $599 per acre following the 1980's farm financial crisis. Cropland and pasture values, which have been a part of the estimating program since 1997, each rose 24 percent from January 1, 1998. Nationally, cropland values averaged $1,660 per acre and pasture values averaged $605 per acre on January 1, 2003, compared with $1,340 and $489 per acre, respectively, in 1998. The value of other land and buildings, an unpublished residual component that accounts for the difference between farm real estate and its cropland and pasture components, rose sharply. The increase in farm real estate, and its cropland and pasture components, was partially driven by low interest rates and poor returns for alternative assets. The certainty of government programs, especially for major agricultural commodities, provided additional strength and stability for land values in many areas. The potential for nonagricultural uses also contributed to strong increases, but effects due to development potential were mostly confined to areas near growing population centers. Income from the marketing of crop and livestock commodities generally supported increasing land values. However, income variability, partly caused by extended periods of adverse weather, contributed to uneven appreciation of farm real estate values across States and regions. From 1998 to 2003, the Lake region experienced the largest increase in farm real estate values, at 57 percent. For the same period, the smallest increase in farm real estate values was a drought-limited low of 19 percent in the Northern Plains region. In the Appalachian and Southeast regions, where urban and recreational influences are increasing, farm real estate values rose 38 and 34 percent, respectively. The highest farm real estate values are in the Northeast region, where urban influences drove the average value to $3,200 per acre on January 1, 2003, a 40 percent increase from 1998. The Mountain region, with its expanse of pasture and rangeland, has the lowest farm real estate value, at $523 per acre. Farm Real Estate: Average Value per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 1999-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region and State : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : Northeast: : 2,500 2,660 2,830 3,000 3,200 CT : 6,500 7,050 7,700 8,500 9,500 DE : 2,900 3,150 3,400 3,700 4,000 ME : 1,300 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,750 MD : 3,300 3,600 3,800 4,000 4,150 MA : 5,800 6,500 7,300 8,100 9,300 NH : 2,300 2,400 2,550 2,800 3,100 NJ : 7,300 7,600 8,100 8,600 9,100 NY : 1,340 1,430 1,520 1,610 1,700 PA : 2,600 2,800 3,000 3,250 3,450 RI : 6,900 7,300 7,700 8,300 9,300 VT : 1,600 1,700 1,800 1,900 2,050 Lake States: : 1,420 1,560 1,700 1,870 2,010 MI : 1,890 2,090 2,280 2,470 2,680 MN : 1,240 1,320 1,400 1,500 1,600 WI : 1,450 1,700 1,950 2,150 2,300 Corn Belt: : 1,820 1,890 1,950 2,030 2,130 IL : 2,220 2,260 2,290 2,350 2,430 IN : 2,170 2,260 2,350 2,460 2,570 IA : 1,760 1,800 1,850 1,920 2,010 MO : 1,150 1,230 1,300 1,380 1,470 OH : 2,190 2,330 2,470 2,600 2,740 Northern Plains: : 516 535 556 576 594 KS : 600 625 645 665 685 NE : 675 710 735 760 775 ND : 400 405 410 415 425 SD : 360 380 405 430 460 Appalachian: : 1,850 1,990 2,120 2,250 2,370 KY : 1,550 1,650 1,750 1,830 1,900 NC : 2,240 2,450 2,680 2,900 3,100 TN : 1,950 2,100 2,200 2,300 2,400 VA : 2,080 2,230 2,380 2,530 2,700 WV : 1,150 1,210 1,270 1,330 1,400 Southeast: : 1,800 1,920 2,030 2,140 2,270 AL : 1,500 1,570 1,640 1,700 1,760 FL : 2,350 2,500 2,600 2,720 2,900 GA : 1,630 1,750 1,900 2,050 2,200 SC : 1,600 1,700 1,800 1,900 2,050 Delta States: : 1,200 1,270 1,330 1,390 1,460 AR : 1,220 1,290 1,350 1,410 1,480 LA : 1,270 1,310 1,380 1,440 1,500 MS : 1,120 1,200 1,270 1,330 1,400 Southern Plains: : 637 672 715 755 788 OK : 625 640 655 680 705 TX : 640 680 730 775 810 Mountain: : 426 448 471 500 523 AZ 1/ : 1,070 1,150 1,250 1,400 1,500 CO : 630 650 675 700 730 ID : 1,090 1,150 1,200 1,240 1,280 MT : 310 330 350 370 390 NV 1/ : 420 435 450 465 480 NM 1/ : 220 230 240 250 260 UT 1/ : 855 900 975 1,040 1,100 WY : 235 255 270 285 300 Pacific: : 1,880 2,000 2,120 2,240 2,350 CA : 2,800 3,000 3,200 3,400 3,600 OR : 1,000 1,050 1,100 1,150 1,200 WA : 1,200 1,250 1,300 1,390 1,480 : 48 States 2/ : 1,030 1,090 1,150 1,210 1,270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes American Indian Reservation Land. 2/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Cropland: Average Value per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 1999-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region and State : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : Northeast: : 2,590 2,690 2,820 3,210 3,400 DE : 2,800 3,000 3,250 3,500 3,850 MD : 3,200 3,500 3,700 3,900 4,000 NJ : 8,200 8,400 8,700 9,000 9,300 NY : 1,110 1,180 1,250 1,320 1,390 PA : 2,870 3,000 3,180 3,350 3,500 Oth Sts 1/ : 2,840 3,240 3,510 5,240 5,920 Lake States: : 1,340 1,450 1,560 1,720 1,860 MI : 1,650 1,820 1,980 2,150 2,350 MN : 1,230 1,280 1,350 1,430 1,520 WI : 1,350 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 Corn Belt: : 1,980 2,040 2,100 2,180 2,270 IL : 2,320 2,350 2,370 2,430 2,500 IN : 2,180 2,250 2,330 2,440 2,550 IA : 1,900 1,940 1,980 2,040 2,120 MO : 1,220 1,300 1,380 1,480 1,580 OH : 2,270 2,400 2,520 2,630 2,750 Northern Plains: : 664 680 700 720 737 KS : 660 666 673 679 684 NE : 1,080 1,130 1,160 1,200 1,210 ND : 440 440 445 450 460 SD : 505 545 585 626 681 Appalachian: : 1,950 2,070 2,210 2,340 2,490 KY : 1,700 1,800 1,900 2,000 2,100 NC : 2,150 2,350 2,550 2,750 2,950 TN : 2,050 2,120 2,200 2,270 2,350 VA : 1,980 2,150 2,350 2,550 2,800 WV : 1,630 1,700 1,800 1,920 2,050 Southeast: : 1,800 1,960 2,090 2,240 2,350 AL : 1,350 1,450 1,530 1,600 1,700 FL : 3,460 3,550 3,720 3,730 3,690 GA : 1,380 1,600 1,780 1,970 2,150 SC : 1,250 1,350 1,450 1,600 1,750 Delta States: : 1,030 1,070 1,120 1,160 1,210 AR : 1,070 1,100 1,140 1,180 1,220 LA : 1,090 1,130 1,160 1,190 1,240 MS : 930 985 1,040 1,100 1,160 Southern Plains: : 687 721 753 808 863 OK : 586 600 619 643 668 TX : 727 769 805 871 937 Mountain: : 960 990 1,030 1,120 1,170 AZ 2/ : 4,100 4,400 4,800 5,600 6,000 CO : 867 922 966 999 1,050 ID : 1,410 1,470 1,530 1,600 1,680 MT : 471 481 493 503 520 NV 2/ : 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,900 NM 2/ : 1,390 1,390 1,420 1,440 1,470 UT 2/ : 2,540 2,620 2,790 2,880 2,960 WY : 807 830 872 915 957 Pacific: : 3,200 3,250 3,310 3,410 3,500 CA : 5,360 5,450 5,550 5,730 5,920 OR : 1,500 1,550 1,600 1,650 1,670 WA : 1,410 1,420 1,430 1,450 1,470 : 48 States 3/ : 1,400 1,460 1,510 1,590 1,660 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Excludes American Indian Reservation Land. 3/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland: Average Value per Acre, by State, January 1, 1999-2003 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region, State : : : : : and Land Type : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : Corn Belt: : MO All Cropland : 1,220 1,300 1,380 1,480 1,580 Irrigated : 1,820 1,930 2,000 2,070 2,150 Non-Irrigated : 1,180 1,260 1,340 1,440 1,540 : Northern Plains: : KS All Cropland : 660 666 673 679 684 Irrigated : 1,020 1,040 1,060 1,080 1,080 Non-Irrigated : 625 630 635 640 645 : NE All Cropland : 1,080 1,130 1,160 1,200 1,210 Irrigated : 1,530 1,580 1,600 1,630 1,650 Non-Irrigated : 840 890 930 980 980 : SD All Cropland : 505 545 585 626 681 Irrigated : 790 825 875 950 1,000 Non-Irrigated : 500 540 580 620 675 : Southeast: : FL All Cropland : 3,460 3,550 3,720 3,730 3,690 Irrigated : 4,120 4,220 4,280 4,330 4,180 Non-Irrigated : 2,080 2,150 2,530 2,460 2,670 : GA All Cropland : 1,380 1,600 1,780 1,970 2,150 Irrigated : 1,500 1,600 1,700 1,800 1,900 Non-Irrigated : 1,350 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 : Delta States: : AR All Cropland : 1,070 1,100 1,140 1,180 1,220 Irrigated : 1,180 1,220 1,260 1,310 1,350 Non-Irrigated : 970 1,000 1,030 1,070 1,100 : LA All Cropland : 1,090 1,130 1,160 1,190 1,240 Irrigated : 960 990 1,020 1,050 1,070 Non-Irrigated : 1,130 1,170 1,200 1,230 1,280 : MS All Cropland : 930 985 1,040 1,100 1,160 Irrigated : 1,070 1,110 1,150 1,190 1,230 Non-Irrigated : 890 950 1,010 1,080 1,140 : Southern Plains: : OK All Cropland : 586 600 619 643 668 Irrigated : 800 800 800 805 820 Non-Irrigated : 575 590 610 635 660 : TX All Cropland : 727 769 805 871 937 Irrigated : 830 880 900 950 1,000 Non-Irrigated : 700 740 780 850 920 : Mountain: : AZ All Cropland : 4,100 4,400 4,800 5,600 6,000 Irrigated : 4,100 4,400 4,800 5,600 6,000 : CO All Cropland : 867 922 966 999 1,050 Irrigated : 1,700 1,800 1,870 1,910 2,000 Non-Irrigated : 420 450 480 510 540 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland: Average Value per Acre, by State, 1999-2003 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region, State : : : : : and Land Type : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : ID All Cropland : 1,410 1,470 1,530 1,600 1,680 Irrigated : 1,820 1,900 1,980 2,080 2,200 Non-Irrigated : 700 720 740 760 780 : MT All Cropland : 471 481 493 503 520 Irrigated : 1,360 1,410 1,470 1,510 1,580 Non-Irrigated : 345 350 355 360 370 : NV All Cropland : 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,900 Irrigated : 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,900 : NM All Cropland : 1,390 1,390 1,420 1,440 1,470 Irrigated : 2,500 2,500 2,550 2,600 2,650 Non-Irrigated : 255 255 260 265 270 : UT All Cropland : 2,540 2,620 2,790 2,880 2,960 Irrigated : 3,000 3,100 3,300 3,400 3,500 Non-Irrigated : 700 700 725 750 775 : WY All Cropland : 807 830 872 915 957 Irrigated : 975 1,000 1,050 1,100 1,150 Non-Irrigated : 245 260 275 295 310 : Pacific: : CA All Cropland : 5,360 5,450 5,550 5,730 5,920 Irrigated : 5,700 5,800 5,900 6,100 6,300 Non-Irrigated : 1,800 1,850 1,900 1,950 2,000 : OR All Cropland : 1,500 1,550 1,600 1,650 1,670 Irrigated : 2,050 2,100 2,150 2,200 2,250 Non-Irrigated : 1,050 1,100 1,150 1,200 1,200 : WA All Cropland : 1,410 1,420 1,430 1,450 1,470 Irrigated : 3,300 3,250 3,200 3,200 3,200 Non-Irrigated : 850 875 900 925 950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Only States with significant irrigated acreage appear in this table. 2/ See page 17 for definition of Regions. Pasture: Average Value per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 1999-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region and State : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : Northeast: : 1,860 1,890 1,940 2,090 2,190 MD : 3,400 3,400 3,450 3,500 3,650 NJ : 9,000 9,200 9,500 9,700 10,000 NY : 560 600 640 680 720 PA : 1,740 1,750 1,750 1,800 1,850 Oth Sts 1/ : 2,630 3,000 3,230 3,590 3,880 Lake States: : 599 707 802 889 953 MI : 990 1,150 1,300 1,450 1,600 MN : 425 475 525 575 625 WI : 670 825 950 1,050 1,100 Corn Belt: : 868 927 990 1,050 1,120 IL : 980 1,000 1,010 1,030 1,060 IN : 1,340 1,400 1,470 1,560 1,660 IA : 680 700 730 760 800 MO : 770 840 910 980 1,050 OH : 1,480 1,600 1,750 1,860 1,950 Northern Plains: : 222 230 241 249 258 KS : 370 380 390 400 410 NE : 220 230 240 245 255 ND : 150 155 160 165 170 SD : 180 190 200 210 220 Appalachian: : 1,670 1,740 1,820 1,910 2,000 KY : 1,350 1,380 1,410 1,440 1,460 NC : 2,270 2,450 2,640 2,830 3,010 TN : 1,950 2,050 2,150 2,250 2,350 VA : 1,850 1,900 2,000 2,100 2,250 WV : 920 980 1,060 1,120 1,200 Southeast: : 1,520 1,640 1,760 1,870 2,010 AL : 1,150 1,200 1,250 1,300 1,350 FL : 1,600 1,750 1,850 1,950 2,100 GA : 1,900 2,050 2,280 2,500 2,750 SC : 1,430 1,530 1,630 1,750 1,900 Delta States: : 1,010 1,060 1,100 1,170 1,230 AR : 960 1,020 1,070 1,150 1,210 LA : 1,200 1,220 1,240 1,270 1,310 MS : 930 990 1,050 1,130 1,200 Southern Plains: : 524 538 556 571 590 OK : 405 415 425 435 450 TX : 550 565 585 600 620 Mountain: : 238 247 257 273 285 AZ 2/ : 340 360 400 450 470 CO : 350 370 390 410 430 ID : 700 700 700 700 700 MT : 210 225 240 255 270 NV 2/ : 235 240 245 250 255 NM 2/ : 155 150 150 155 160 UT 2/ : 400 420 450 475 500 WY : 175 190 200 210 220 Pacific: : 759 797 849 901 952 CA : 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400 1,500 OR : 410 420 430 440 450 WA : 540 490 500 510 520 : 48 States 3/ : 509 531 557 577 605 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes: CT, DE, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Excludes American Indian Reservation Land. 3/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Cropland Cash Rents Increase, Pasture Rents Mixed Nationally, cash rents paid to landlords for cropland and pasture rose 10 percent and 2 percent, respectively, from 1998 to 2003. Cropland cash rents paid in 2003 advanced to $73.00 per acre, compared with $66.50 per acre in 1998. Pasture cash rents averaged $9.00 per acre in 2003, compared with $8.80 per acre in 1998. Cropland cash rents increased in all regions from 1998 to 2003, but increases were uneven. The largest increase was in the Delta region, where cropland rents rose an average of 14 percent, from $57.00 per acre in 1998 to $65.00 per acre in 2003. Other double-digit increases occurred in the Appalachian region, at 13 percent, and the Corn Belt and Southern Plains, at 10 percent each. Cropland rents increased just 1 percent in the Mountain region, 5 percent in the Northeast, and 7 percent in the Lake and Southeast regions. In 2003, the highest cropland rental rates, at $180.00 per acre, were in the Pacific region, where a larger portion of the acreage is irrigated. Cropland rent averaged $110.00 per acre in the Corn Belt. From 1998 to 2003, pasture cash rents fell in 4 regions and rose in 6 regions. Cash rents were 26 percent lower in the Northeast region and 15 percent lower in the Mountain region. Pasture cash rents increased 16 percent in the Southeast and Southern Plains. Cropland Rented for Cash: Average Cash Rent per Acre, by Region and State, 1999-2003 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region, State : : : : : and Land Type : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : Northeast: : 40.00 40.00 42.00 41.00 42.00 DE : 56.00 56.20 57.50 56.30 57.00 MD : 54.20 54.20 55.50 55.50 55.50 NJ : 53.10 51.00 47.00 47.00 47.00 NY : 31.00 32.00 33.00 35.00 37.00 PA : 41.00 40.00 42.00 40.00 41.00 : Lake States: : 69.00 72.00 73.00 74.00 74.50 MI : 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 MN : 75.60 77.90 80.50 81.00 82.00 WI : 62.00 65.00 66.00 67.00 68.00 : Corn Belt: : 101.00 103.00 106.00 108.00 110.00 IL : 111.00 119.00 119.00 122.00 123.00 IN : 99.00 100.00 100.00 101.00 103.00 IA : 112.00 115.00 117.00 120.00 122.00 MO : Non-Irrigated : 59.00 62.00 65.00 66.00 70.00 OH : 73.70 74.00 76.50 77.00 78.00 : Northern Plains: : 44.50 45.50 47.00 47.00 48.00 KS : 36.00 36.50 39.00 39.00 39.00 Irrigated : 66.00 67.00 72.00 70.00 68.00 Non-irrigated : 35.00 35.50 36.00 36.00 36.00 NE : 86.90 88.00 88.00 90.00 92.00 Irrigated : 115.00 117.00 117.00 121.00 123.00 Non-Irrigated : 64.50 66.00 65.00 66.00 67.00 ND : 35.50 35.50 36.00 36.50 36.50 SD : Non-Irrigated : 38.00 39.80 40.00 42.00 45.00 : Appalachian: : 48.00 50.00 52.00 51.00 52.00 KY : 70.00 74.00 72.00 68.00 70.00 NC : 45.00 45.00 48.00 49.50 51.00 TN : 62.00 60.00 59.50 60.50 62.00 VA : 35.70 36.50 36.50 36.00 36.50 WV : 28.00 26.00 26.00 27.00 28.00 : Southeast: : 39.50 42.00 46.00 45.00 44.00 AL : 31.00 33.00 36.00 36.00 35.00 FL : Non-Irrigated : 30.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 GA : 47.30 50.00 55.00 55.00 56.00 Irrigated : 90.00 91.00 103.00 103.00 105.00 Non-Irrigated : 37.20 39.10 38.00 39.00 40.00 SC : 22.00 24.20 27.50 28.50 28.50 : Delta States: : 59.20 62.00 64.00 64.00 65.00 AR : 67.00 69.00 67.00 69.00 71.00 Irrigated : 78.00 80.00 78.00 80.00 78.00 Non-Irrigated : 50.00 50.00 48.00 53.00 55.00 LA : 56.90 55.20 62.00 62.00 62.00 Irrigated : 70.00 70.00 74.00 73.00 68.00 Non-Irrigated : 49.60 51.90 56.00 57.00 59.00 MS : 58.00 61.00 62.00 62.00 63.00 Irrigated : 76.00 80.00 79.00 79.00 78.00 Non-Irrigated : 49.20 52.00 54.00 54.00 56.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Cropland Rented for Cash: Average Cash Rent per Acre, by Region and State, 1999-2003 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region, State : : : : : and Land Type : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : Southern Plains: : 25.00 27.00 27.80 27.60 28.00 OK : Non-Irrigated : 27.00 26.00 27.00 27.00 27.50 TX : 24.00 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.30 Irrigated : 49.00 53.00 53.00 53.00 55.00 Non-Irrigated : 18.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 : Mountain: : 63.00 59.00 61.00 60.00 60.50 AZ : Irrigated : 140.00 135.00 135.00 135.00 135.00 CO : 58.00 55.00 65.00 65.00 60.00 Irrigated : 95.00 90.00 100.00 95.00 93.00 Non-Irrigated : 18.00 18.00 22.00 22.50 23.00 ID : 94.00 98.00 95.00 96.00 97.00 Irrigated : 115.00 120.00 115.00 116.00 116.00 Non-Irrigated : 45.00 44.00 48.00 50.00 51.00 MT : 25.00 23.80 24.50 24.00 24.00 Irrigated : 54.00 49.70 46.00 47.00 48.00 Non-Irrigated : 18.00 17.30 18.00 18.50 18.50 UT : Irrigated : 57.00 57.00 58.00 60.00 61.00 : Pacific: : 176.00 180.00 185.00 180.00 180.00 CA : Irrigated : 260.00 300.00 310.00 310.00 300.00 OR : 85.00 90.00 90.00 95.00 98.00 Irrigated : 105.00 120.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 Non-Irrigated : 66.00 67.00 70.00 67.50 65.00 WA : Irrigated : 153.00 160.00 165.00 170.00 175.00 : 48 States : 67.50 70.00 71.00 71.60 73.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Unless otherwise specified as irrigated or non-irrigated, data are for all cropland. 2/ See page 17 for definition of Regions. Pasture Rented for Cash: Average Cash Rent per Acre, by Region and State, 1999-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region and State : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : Northeast: : 27.00 24.00 23.00 22.00 23.00 PA : 36.00 32.00 32.00 28.00 25.00 : Lake States: : 27.60 24.00 22.00 23.00 23.50 MN : 17.00 18.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 WI : 38.00 38.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 : Corn Belt: : 25.00 24.50 26.50 27.00 27.00 IL : 31.00 33.00 33.00 32.00 32.50 IA : 31.00 29.00 30.00 30.50 31.00 MO : 18.50 20.00 22.50 23.00 23.50 : Northern Plains: : 10.80 11.20 11.40 11.10 11.20 KS : 13.30 12.80 12.60 12.60 12.60 NE : 10.90 11.30 11.30 11.20 11.50 ND : 9.30 9.50 9.80 9.70 9.80 SD : 10.20 11.00 11.00 10.90 11.00 : Appalachian: : 17.20 18.00 19.00 18.00 18.00 NC : 21.00 21.00 22.00 21.50 22.00 TN : 16.40 18.00 18.00 17.00 17.50 VA : 15.50 16.00 16.50 16.00 16.50 : Southeast: : 16.00 17.20 17.40 18.00 18.50 AL : 15.00 17.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 FL : 14.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 GA : 20.80 22.00 23.00 23.00 23.00 : Delta States: : 13.90 13.80 15.50 16.20 16.00 LA : 15.50 14.00 16.00 16.00 15.00 MS : 13.50 14.00 16.00 17.00 16.00 : Southern Plains: : 7.30 6.30 7.50 7.70 8.00 OK : 8.30 7.80 8.30 8.50 8.50 TX : 6.90 6.00 7.20 7.40 7.80 : Mountain: : 4.10 3.80 3.80 3.50 3.40 CO : 4.80 5.20 4.80 4.00 3.50 MT : 5.10 4.80 4.50 4.70 4.50 NM : 1.70 1.70 1.60 1.60 1.60 UT : 12.00 11.00 13.00 10.00 9.00 WY : 4.00 3.50 3.50 3.80 3.50 : Pacific: : 12.00 11.00 13.00 13.00 12.50 CA : 10.00 9.00 11.00 11.00 10.60 : 48 States : 8.90 8.50 9.20 9.20 9.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ See page 17 for definition of Regions. 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