The average value of agricultural cropland in the United States is $4,100 per acre, up 1.2 percent from the previous year. That’s according to the USDA 2019 Land Values report released this week. That value of cropland ties the 2015 record-high and represents a 55 percent increase in values over the last decade.
North Dakota cropland values average $1,740 per acre and $2,070 per acre in South Dakota. A higher value of $4,840 per acre is reported in Minnesota. The average cash rent rate is $70 per acre in North Dakota, $119 per acre in South Dakota and $164 per acre in Minnesota. The U.S. pasture value average is $1,400 per acre, up 2.2 percent from 2018.
