July 2018 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
Even though the 2018 planting season wasn’t the smoothest in recent memory – with particular struggles in the northern tier of Iowa Counties – our current growing season is well underway, and crops are developing.
June 2018 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
The 2018 growing season is officially underway, and the farmland market across the State of Iowa remains stable.
May 2018 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
Coming into the new growing season, the farmland market across the State of Iowa remains stable to slightly stronger, depending on geography and farm specifics.
Impact of Chinese Retaliatory Proposed Tariffs
China’s Ministry of Trade announced a new 25 percent tariff on U.S. goods including corn, soybeans, beef, pork, ethanol, cars, and chemicals in response to ongoing threats from the Trump Administration to impose tariffs on Chinese products for intellectual property theft. At the same time, Brazil announced a 37 cent per bushel surcharge on soybean exports.
April 2018 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
The farmland market across the State of Iowa remains stable. As we enter springtime, upcoming field operations will mark the end of the traditional farmland “sales season”, which generally runs from September to March each year.
March 2018 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
The farmland market across the State of Iowa remains stable. From neighborhood to neighborhood, there are ranges in value for the same quality land.
February 2018 Wallace’s Farmer “MarketPlace Extra”
The farmland market across the State of Iowa remains stable. Value ranges exist for the same quality land in different neighborhoods, and can be affected by several potential factors including the recent volume of land sales, the influence of local livestock production and local growing season success (or lack thereof).
