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Farmland Barometer - July 2011
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In the News
Agriculture is in the spot light these days. Take a quick look at what the general public is talking about and you get a good focus on our world!
- Corn and Soybean Digest - Are higher commodity prices the new normal?
- Landowner - Fed Bank worries over potential collapse in land values.
- The Economist - Sowing Bubbles - - regulators grow increasingly worried about steep cropland prices.
- The Main Street Economist - What are the risks in today's farmland market?
- The National Inflation Association - America's oil price inflation crisis is yet to come.
- Voice of America - Australia urged to protect key farmland from foreign buyers.
- Farmgate Blog - What happens to corn if ethanol subsidies disappear?
- New York Times - In battle over farm subsidies - - some farmers say no.
- Globe Gazette - Rising land prices are attracting increased sale listings.
Recent Sales - here are 10 sales that have occured since March 2011 across the central part of Illinois:
| Sale Date | County | Acres | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Macoupin | 78.00 | $10,075 |
| April 2011 | Ford | 74.04 | $10,000 |
| May 2011 | Champaign | 80.00 | $11,700 |
| May 2011 | Morgan | 102.27 | $10,800 |
| May 2011 | Macon | 818.99 | $10,073 |
| May 2011 | Piatt | 195.65 | $10,000 |
| May 2011 | Shelby | 73.13 | $10,150 |
| June 2011 | Christian | 81.30 | $10,300 |
| June 2011 | Douglas | 120.00 | $9,980 |
| July 2011 | DeWitt | 166.06 | $9,945 |
July 2011 Farmland Barometer
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