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With gross per-acre revenues for the 2014 corn and soybean crops down a forecast 19% and 23%, respectively, from the prior year’s crop, the slow inevitable correction in annual row-crop land values is underway. Institutional investment returns in U.S. annual … Continue reading

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Since corn and soybean prices took off in 2006, there has been much written about how landowners have hiked cash rents via open-bid lease offerings. Yet, recent research on crop input expenses suggests that farm machinery manufacturers and seed companies … Continue reading

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