Insights from Schrader President RD Schrader's 2025 annual farmland market presentation, analyzing current trends, data, and forces shaping farmland values across the Midwest and beyond.
Series started March 10, 2025
Indiana farmland values peaked in late 2023 and have entered a modest correction phase. Here is what the latest Purdue and Chicago Fed data tell us about where values stand today and what sellers should consider.
Appraisals establish a baseline, but competitive auction bidding consistently discovers what the market will actually pay for farmland — often significantly more. Recent Indiana auction results illustrate the premium.
Renewable energy buildout is creating a new class of non-agricultural bidders for farmland that will structurally support land values for decades. Here is what the data shows and what it means for landowners.
Productive farmland outperforms inert stores of value because it generates income while appreciating. Here is why the gold-to-farmland comparison favors ground — and what Iowa buyer data tells us about investor appetite.
Six upward forces and three downward pressures will determine where farmland values settle in 2025-2026. Here is a balanced analysis of the market outlook from Schrader's annual farmland market review.
China's pivot to Brazilian soybeans is a structural headwind for U.S. exports, but corn markets tell a different story. Here is how global trade dynamics are reshaping commodity prices and what it means for farmland values.
Cash rent as a percentage of land value has dropped from 8% in 1986 to roughly 2.2% today. If income alone does not justify the price, what are buyers actually paying for?
Despite headlines about institutional investors and foreign buyers, existing farmers still dominate the market at 70% of purchases. Iowa's 35-year buyer survey reveals who is really buying and what that means for sellers.
