United States

Department of

Agriculture

National

Agricultural

Statistics

Service

Statistical

Bulletin

Number 993 

Agricultural Land Values

and Cash Rents 

Final Estimates 1999-2003

March 2004

Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents - Final Estimates 1999-2003 Agricultural Statistics Board

March 2004 1 NASS, USDA

Contents

Page

Land Value Estimating Program and Historic Revision Procedures ........................ 2

Summary: Farm Real Estate Values Sustain Upward Trend .............................. 3

Agricultural Land Values Tables

 Farm Real Estate: Average Value per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 1999-2003 ........... 4

 Cropland: Average Value per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 1999-2003 ................. 5

 

 Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland: Average Value per Acre, by State, 

 January 1, 1999-2003 ........................................................... 6 - 7

 Pasture: Average Value per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 1999-2003 .................. 8

Agricultural Land Values Maps and Charts 

 U.S. Average Farm Real Estate Value, Dollars per Acre, 1982 to 2003 ........................ 9

 Farm Real Estate Value, Dollars per Acre, by State, January 1, 2003 ......................... 9

 U.S. Average Cropland Value, Dollars per Acre, 1997 to 2003 ............................. 10

 Cropland Value, Dollars per Acre, by State, January 1, 2003 ............................... 10

 U.S. Average Pasture Value, Dollars per Acre, 1997 to 2003 .............................. 11

 Pasture Value, Dollars per Acre, by State, January 1, 2003 ................................ 11

 Average Cropland Value, by Region, 1999 to 2003 ...................................... 12

 Average Pasture Value, by Region, 1999 to 2003 ........................................ 12

Summary: Cropland Cash Rents Increase, Pasture Rents Mixed .......................... 13

Agricultural Land Cash Rents Tables

 Cropland Rented for Cash: Average Cash Rent per Acre, by Region and State, 

 1999-2003 ................................................................. 14 - 15

 Pasture Rented for Cash: Average Cash Rent per Acre, by Region and State, 

 1999-2003 ...................................................................... 16

Economic Regions ................................................................ 17

Statistical Bulletin Publication Schedule and other ASB Services .......................... 18
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Land Value Estimating Program and Historic Revision Procedures

Estimates of agricultural real estate values are published annually using a variety of survey indications

and check data. The agricultural census provides a benchmark for farm real estate values once every

5 years. After a census benchmark is established, the annual estimates for the current census year and

the 4 previous non-census years are reevaluated and revised, if necessary.

Annual estimates are originally established using a combination of indications from National

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) surveys and non-NASS check data. Within NASS, the June

Agricultural Survey (JAS) provides dual survey indications for cropland, pasture, and farm real estate

values. These indications include a per acre dollar value and a percent change indicator that measures

the change in value from the previous year. The Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS)

provides an additional indication of the per acre dollar value of farm real estate. Check data from

sources outside of NASS are provided by the Federal Reserve, county Farm Service Agency (FSA)

county offices, and State or University sponsored surveys.

Estimates are published at the State, Regional, and U.S. level for farm real estate, cropland, and pasture. 

Farm real estate is defined as all land and buildings (including operator dwelling) used for agricultural

production. The value per acre for farm real estate applies to an average size farm, with an average set

of buildings, and an average mixture of crop and pasture land.

 

Cropland values apply to all land from which crops were harvested or hay cut; land in orchards,

vineyards, nurseries, and greenhouses; idle land normally used to grow crops, such as CRP and summer

fallow; and any land that could have been used for growing crops without additional improvements. 

Pasture values apply to permanent pasture and rangeland, but excludes grazed land that may be used to

grow crops.
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Farm Real Estate Values Sustain Upward Trend

Nationally, farm real estate values, a measure of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged

$1,270 per acre as of January 1, 2003. This was 30 percent above the January 1, 1998 estimate of

$974 per acre established by the 1997 census. The National average farm real estate value has risen

every year since 1987, when values bottomed-out at $599 per acre following the 1980's farm financial

crisis.

Cropland and pasture values, which have been a part of the estimating program since 1997, each rose

24 percent from January 1, 1998. Nationally, cropland values averaged $1,660 per acre and pasture

values averaged $605 per acre on January 1, 2003, compared with $1,340 and $489 per acre,

respectively, in 1998. The value of other land and buildings, an unpublished residual component that

accounts for the difference between farm real estate and its cropland and pasture components, rose

sharply.

The increase in farm real estate, and its cropland and pasture components, was partially driven by low

interest rates and poor returns for alternative assets. The certainty of government programs, especially

for major agricultural commodities, provided additional strength and stability for land values in many

areas. The potential for nonagricultural uses also contributed to strong increases, but effects due to

development potential were mostly confined to areas near growing population centers. Income from the

marketing of crop and livestock commodities generally supported increasing land values. However,

income variability, partly caused by extended periods of adverse weather, contributed to uneven

appreciation of farm real estate values across States and regions.

From 1998 to 2003, the Lake region experienced the largest increase in farm real estate values, at

57 percent. For the same period, the smallest increase in farm real estate values was a drought-limited

low of 19 percent in the Northern Plains region. In the Appalachian and Southeast regions, where urban

and recreational influences are increasing, farm real estate values rose 38 and 34 percent, respectively. 

The highest farm real estate values are in the Northeast region, where urban influences drove the average

value to $3,200 per acre on January 1, 2003, a 40 percent increase from 1998. The Mountain region,

with its expanse of pasture and rangeland, has the lowest farm real estate value, at $523 per acre.
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Farm Real Estate: Average Value per Acre, by Region

and State, January 1, 1999-2003

Region and State 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars

Northeast:

 CT

 DE

 ME

 MD

 MA

 NH

 NJ

 NY

 PA

 RI

 VT

Lake States:

 MI

 MN

 WI

Corn Belt:

 IL

 IN

 IA

 MO

 OH

Northern Plains:

 KS

 NE

 ND

 SD

Appalachian:

 KY

 NC

 TN

 VA

 WV

Southeast:

 AL

 FL

 GA

 SC

Delta States:

 AR

 LA

 MS

Southern Plains:

 OK

 TX

Mountain:

 AZ 1

 CO

 ID

 MT

 NV 1

 NM 1

 UT 1

 WY

Pacific:

 CA

 OR

 WA

48 States 2

2,500

6,500

2,900

1,300

3,300

5,800

2,300

7,300

1,340

2,600

6,900

1,600

1,420

1,890

1,240

1,450

1,820

2,220

2,170

1,760

1,150

2,190

516

600

675

400

360

1,850

1,550

2,240

1,950

2,080

1,150

1,800

1,500

2,350

1,630

1,600

1,200

1,220

1,270

1,120

637

625

640

426

1,070

630

1,090

310

420

220

855

235

1,880

2,800

1,000

1,200

1,030

2,660

7,050

3,150

1,400

3,600

6,500

2,400

7,600

1,430

2,800

7,300

1,700

1,560

2,090

1,320

1,700

1,890

2,260

2,260

1,800

1,230

2,330

535

625

710

405

380

1,990

1,650

2,450

2,100

2,230

1,210

1,920

1,570

2,500

1,750

1,700

1,270

1,290

1,310

1,200

672

640

680

448

1,150

650

1,150

330

435

230

900

255

2,000

3,000

1,050

1,250

1,090

2,830

7,700

3,400

1,500

3,800

7,300

2,550

8,100

1,520

3,000

7,700

1,800

1,700

2,280

1,400

1,950

1,950

2,290

2,350

1,850

1,300

2,470

556

645

735

410

405

2,120

1,750

2,680

2,200

2,380

1,270

2,030

1,640

2,600

1,900

1,800

1,330

1,350

1,380

1,270

715

655

730

471

1,250

675

1,200

350

450

240

975

270

2,120

3,200

1,100

1,300

1,150

3,000

8,500

3,700

1,600

4,000

8,100

2,800

8,600

1,610

3,250

8,300

1,900

1,870

2,470

1,500

2,150

2,030

2,350

2,460

1,920

1,380

2,600

576

665

760

415

430

2,250

1,830

2,900

2,300

2,530

1,330

2,140

1,700

2,720

2,050

1,900

1,390

1,410

1,440

1,330

755

680

775

500

1,400

700

1,240

370

465

250

1,040

285

2,240

3,400

1,150

1,390

1,210

3,200

9,500

4,000

1,750

4,150

9,300

3,100

9,100

1,700

3,450

9,300

2,050

2,010

2,680

1,600

2,300

2,130

2,430

2,570

2,010

1,470

2,740

594

685

775

425

460

2,370

1,900

3,100

2,400

2,700

1,400

2,270

1,760

2,900

2,200

2,050

1,460

1,480

1,500

1,400

788

705

810

523

1,500

730

1,280

390

480

260

1,100

300

2,350

3,600

1,200

1,480

1,270

 1 Excludes American Indian Reservation Land. 2 Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
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Cropland: Average Value per Acre, by Region

and State, January 1, 1999-2003

Region and State 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars

Northeast:

 DE

 MD

 NJ

 NY

 PA

 Oth Sts 1

Lake States:

 MI

 MN

 WI

Corn Belt:

 IL

 IN

 IA

 MO

 OH

Northern Plains:

 KS

 NE

 ND

 SD

Appalachian:

 KY

 NC

 TN

 VA

 WV

Southeast:

 AL

 FL

 GA

 SC

Delta States:

 AR

 LA

 MS

Southern Plains:

 OK

 TX

Mountain:

 AZ 2

 CO

 ID

 MT

 NV 2

 NM 2

 UT 2

 WY

Pacific:

 CA

 OR

 WA

48 States 3

2,590

2,800

3,200

8,200

1,110

2,870

2,840

1,340

1,650

1,230

1,350

1,980

2,320

2,180

1,900

1,220

2,270

664

660

1,080

440

505

1,950

1,700

2,150

2,050

1,980

1,630

1,800

1,350

3,460

1,380

1,250

1,030

1,070

1,090

930

687

586

727

960

4,100

867

1,410

471

1,850

1,390

2,540

807

3,200

5,360

1,500

1,410

1,400

2,690

3,000

3,500

8,400

1,180

3,000

3,240

1,450

1,820

1,280

1,600

2,040

2,350

2,250

1,940

1,300

2,400

680

666

1,130

440

545

2,070

1,800

2,350

2,120

2,150

1,700

1,960

1,450

3,550

1,600

1,350

1,070

1,100

1,130

985

721

600

769

990

4,400

922

1,470

481

1,850

1,390

2,620

830

3,250

5,450

1,550

1,420

1,460

2,820

3,250

3,700

8,700

1,250

3,180

3,510

1,560

1,980

1,350

1,800

2,100

2,370

2,330

1,980

1,380

2,520

700

673

1,160

445

585

2,210

1,900

2,550

2,200

2,350

1,800

2,090

1,530

3,720

1,780

1,450

1,120

1,140

1,160

1,040

753

619

805

1,030

4,800

966

1,530

493

1,850

1,420

2,790

872

3,310

5,550

1,600

1,430

1,510

3,210

3,500

3,900

9,000

1,320

3,350

5,240

1,720

2,150

1,430

2,000

2,180

2,430

2,440

2,040

1,480

2,630

720

679

1,200

450

626

2,340

2,000

2,750

2,270

2,550

1,920

2,240

1,600

3,730

1,970

1,600

1,160

1,180

1,190

1,100

808

643

871

1,120

5,600

999

1,600

503

1,850

1,440

2,880

915

3,410

5,730

1,650

1,450

1,590

3,400

3,850

4,000

9,300

1,390

3,500

5,920

1,860

2,350

1,520

2,200

2,270

2,500

2,550

2,120

1,580

2,750

737

684

1,210

460

681

2,490

2,100

2,950

2,350

2,800

2,050

2,350

1,700

3,690

2,150

1,750

1,210

1,220

1,240

1,160

863

668

937

1,170

6,000

1,050

1,680

520

1,900

1,470

2,960

957

3,500

5,920

1,670

1,470

1,660

 1 Includes: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2 Excludes American Indian Reservation Land. 3 Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
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Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland: Average Value per Acre,

by State, January 1, 1999-2003 1 2

Region, State

and Land Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars

Corn Belt:

 MO All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

Northern Plains:

 KS All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 NE All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 SD All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

Southeast:

 FL All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 GA All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

Delta States:

 AR All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 LA All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 MS All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

Southern Plains:

 OK All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 TX All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

Mountain:

 AZ All Cropland

 Irrigated

 CO All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

1,220

1,820

1,180

660

1,020

625

1,080

1,530

840

505

790

500

3,460

4,120

2,080

1,380

1,500

1,350

1,070

1,180

970

1,090

960

1,130

930

1,070

890

586

800

575

727

830

700

4,100

4,100

867

1,700

420

1,300

1,930

1,260

666

1,040

630

1,130

1,580

890

545

825

540

3,550

4,220

2,150

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,100

1,220

1,000

1,130

990

1,170

985

1,110

950

600

800

590

769

880

740

4,400

4,400

922

1,800

450

1,380

2,000

1,340

673

1,060

635

1,160

1,600

930

585

875

580

3,720

4,280

2,530

1,780

1,700

1,800

1,140

1,260

1,030

1,160

1,020

1,200

1,040

1,150

1,010

619

800

610

805

900

780

4,800

4,800

966

1,870

480

1,480

2,070

1,440

679

1,080

640

1,200

1,630

980

626

950

620

3,730

4,330

2,460

1,970

1,800

2,000

1,180

1,310

1,070

1,190

1,050

1,230

1,100

1,190

1,080

643

805

635

871

950

850

5,600

5,600

999

1,910

510

1,580

2,150

1,540

684

1,080

645

1,210

1,650

980

681

1,000

675

3,690

4,180

2,670

2,150

1,900

2,200

1,220

1,350

1,100

1,240

1,070

1,280

1,160

1,230

1,140

668

820

660

937

1,000

920

6,000

6,000

1,050

2,000

540

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Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Cropland: Average Value per Acre,

by State, 1999-2003 1 2 (continued)

Region, State

and Land Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars

 ID All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 MT All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 NV All Cropland

 Irrigated

 NM All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 UT All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 WY All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

Pacific:

 CA All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 OR All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 WA All Cropland

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

1,410

1,820

700

471

1,360

345

1,850

1,850

1,390

2,500

255

2,540

3,000

700

807

975

245

5,360

5,700

1,800

1,500

2,050

1,050

1,410

3,300

850

1,470

1,900

720

481

1,410

350

1,850

1,850

1,390

2,500

255

2,620

3,100

700

830

1,000

260

5,450

5,800

1,850

1,550

2,100

1,100

1,420

3,250

875

1,530

1,980

740

493

1,470

355

1,850

1,850

1,420

2,550

260

2,790

3,300

725

872

1,050

275

5,550

5,900

1,900

1,600

2,150

1,150

1,430

3,200

900

1,600

2,080

760

503

1,510

360

1,850

1,850

1,440

2,600

265

2,880

3,400

750

915

1,100

295

5,730

6,100

1,950

1,650

2,200

1,200

1,450

3,200

925

1,680

2,200

780

520

1,580

370

1,900

1,900

1,470

2,650

270

2,960

3,500

775

957

1,150

310

5,920

6,300

2,000

1,670

2,250

1,200

1,470

3,200

950

 1 Only States with significant irrigated acreage appear in this table. 2 See page 17 for definition of Regions.
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Pasture: Average Value per Acre, by Region

and State, January 1, 1999-2003

Region and State 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars

Northeast:

 MD

 NJ

 NY

 PA

 Oth Sts 1

Lake States:

 MI

 MN

 WI

Corn Belt:

 IL

 IN

 IA

 MO

 OH

Northern Plains:

 KS

 NE

 ND

 SD

Appalachian:

 KY

 NC

 TN

 VA

 WV

Southeast:

 AL

 FL

 GA

 SC

Delta States:

 AR

 LA

 MS

Southern Plains:

 OK

 TX

Mountain:

 AZ 2

 CO

 ID

 MT

 NV 2

 NM 2

 UT 2

 WY

Pacific:

 CA

 OR

 WA

48 States 3

1,860

3,400

9,000

560

1,740

2,630

599

990

425

670

868

980

1,340

680

770

1,480

222

370

220

150

180

1,670

1,350

2,270

1,950

1,850

920

1,520

1,150

1,600

1,900

1,430

1,010

960

1,200

930

524

405

550

238

340

350

700

210

235

155

400

175

759

1,100

410

540

509

1,890

3,400

9,200

600

1,750

3,000

707

1,150

475

825

927

1,000

1,400

700

840

1,600

230

380

230

155

190

1,740

1,380

2,450

2,050

1,900

980

1,640

1,200

1,750

2,050

1,530

1,060

1,020

1,220

990

538

415

565

247

360

370

700

225

240

150

420

190

797

1,200

420

490

531

1,940

3,450

9,500

640

1,750

3,230

802

1,300

525

950

990

1,010

1,470

730

910

1,750

241

390

240

160

200

1,820

1,410

2,640

2,150

2,000

1,060

1,760

1,250

1,850

2,280

1,630

1,100

1,070

1,240

1,050

556

425

585

257

400

390

700

240

245

150

450

200

849

1,300

430

500

557

2,090

3,500

9,700

680

1,800

3,590

889

1,450

575

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,560

760

980

1,860

249

400

245

165

210

1,910

1,440

2,830

2,250

2,100

1,120

1,870

1,300

1,950

2,500

1,750

1,170

1,150

1,270

1,130

571

435

600

273

450

410

700

255

250

155

475

210

901

1,400

440

510

577

2,190

3,650

10,000

720

1,850

3,880

953

1,600

625

1,100

1,120

1,060

1,660

800

1,050

1,950

258

410

255

170

220

2,000

1,460

3,010

2,350

2,250

1,200

2,010

1,350

2,100

2,750

1,900

1,230

1,210

1,310

1,200

590

450

620

285

470

430

700

270

255

160

500

220

952

1,500

450

520

605

 1 Includes: CT, DE, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2 Excludes American Indian Reservation Land. 3 Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
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Cropland Cash Rents Increase, Pasture Rents Mixed 

Nationally, cash rents paid to landlords for cropland and pasture rose 10 percent and 2 percent,

respectively, from 1998 to 2003. Cropland cash rents paid in 2003 advanced to $73.00 per acre,

compared with $66.50 per acre in 1998. Pasture cash rents averaged $9.00 per acre in 2003, compared

with $8.80 per acre in 1998.

Cropland cash rents increased in all regions from 1998 to 2003, but increases were uneven. The largest

increase was in the Delta region, where cropland rents rose an average of 14 percent, from $57.00 per

acre in 1998 to $65.00 per acre in 2003. Other double-digit increases occurred in the Appalachian

region, at 13 percent, and the Corn Belt and Southern Plains, at 10 percent each. Cropland rents

increased just 1 percent in the Mountain region, 5 percent in the Northeast, and 7 percent in the Lake and

Southeast regions. In 2003, the highest cropland rental rates, at $180.00 per acre, were in the Pacific

region, where a larger portion of the acreage is irrigated. Cropland rent averaged $110.00 per acre in the

Corn Belt.

From 1998 to 2003, pasture cash rents fell in 4 regions and rose in 6 regions. Cash rents were 26 percent

lower in the Northeast region and 15 percent lower in the Mountain region. Pasture cash rents increased

16 percent in the Southeast and Southern Plains.
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Cropland Rented for Cash: Average Cash Rent per Acre,

by Region and State, 1999-2003 1 2

Region, State

and Land Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars

Northeast:

 DE

 MD

 NJ

 NY

 PA

Lake States:

 MI

 MN

 WI

Corn Belt:

 IL

 IN

 IA

 MO

 Non-Irrigated

 OH

Northern Plains:

 KS

 Irrigated

 Non-irrigated

 NE

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 ND

 SD

 Non-Irrigated

Appalachian:

 KY

 NC

 TN

 VA

 WV

Southeast:

 AL

 FL

 Non-Irrigated

 GA

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 SC

Delta States:

 AR

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 LA

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 MS

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

40.00

56.00

54.20

53.10

31.00

41.00

69.00

60.00

75.60

62.00

101.00

111.00

99.00

112.00

59.00

73.70

44.50

36.00

66.00

35.00

86.90

115.00

64.50

35.50

38.00

48.00

70.00

45.00

62.00

35.70

28.00

39.50

31.00

30.00

47.30

90.00

37.20

22.00

59.20

67.00

78.00

50.00

56.90

70.00

49.60

58.00

76.00

49.20

40.00

56.20

54.20

51.00

32.00

40.00

72.00

60.00

77.90

65.00

103.00

119.00

100.00

115.00

62.00

74.00

45.50

36.50

67.00

35.50

88.00

117.00

66.00

35.50

39.80

50.00

74.00

45.00

60.00

36.50

26.00

42.00

33.00

32.00

50.00

91.00

39.10

24.20

62.00

69.00

80.00

50.00

55.20

70.00

51.90

61.00

80.00

52.00

42.00

57.50

55.50

47.00

33.00

42.00

73.00

60.00

80.50

66.00

106.00

119.00

100.00

117.00

65.00

76.50

47.00

39.00

72.00

36.00

88.00

117.00

65.00

36.00

40.00

52.00

72.00

48.00

59.50

36.50

26.00

46.00

36.00

32.00

55.00

103.00

38.00

27.50

64.00

67.00

78.00

48.00

62.00

74.00

56.00

62.00

79.00

54.00

41.00

56.30

55.50

47.00

35.00

40.00

74.00

60.00

81.00

67.00

108.00

122.00

101.00

120.00

66.00

77.00

47.00

39.00

70.00

36.00

90.00

121.00

66.00

36.50

42.00

51.00

68.00

49.50

60.50

36.00

27.00

45.00

36.00

32.00

55.00

103.00

39.00

28.50

64.00

69.00

80.00

53.00

62.00

73.00

57.00

62.00

79.00

54.00

42.00

57.00

55.50

47.00

37.00

41.00

74.50

60.00

82.00

68.00

110.00

123.00

103.00

122.00

70.00

78.00

48.00

39.00

68.00

36.00

92.00

123.00

67.00

36.50

45.00

52.00

70.00

51.00

62.00

36.50

28.00

44.00

35.00

32.00

56.00

105.00

40.00

28.50

65.00

71.00

78.00

55.00

62.00

68.00

59.00

63.00

78.00

56.00

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Cropland Rented for Cash: Average Cash Rent per Acre,

by Region and State, 1999-2003 1 2 (continued)

Region, State

and Land Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars

Southern Plains:

 OK

 Non-Irrigated

 TX

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

Mountain:

 AZ

 Irrigated

 CO

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 ID

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 MT

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 UT

 Irrigated

Pacific:

 CA

 Irrigated

 OR

 Irrigated

 Non-Irrigated

 WA

 Irrigated

48 States

25.00

27.00

24.00

49.00

18.00

63.00

140.00

58.00

95.00

18.00

94.00

115.00

45.00

25.00

54.00

18.00

57.00

176.00

260.00

85.00

105.00

66.00

153.00

67.50

27.00

26.00

27.00

53.00

21.00

59.00

135.00

55.00

90.00

18.00

98.00

120.00

44.00

23.80

49.70

17.30

57.00

180.00

300.00

90.00

120.00

67.00

160.00

70.00

27.80

27.00

27.00

53.00

21.00

61.00

135.00

65.00

100.00

22.00

95.00

115.00

48.00

24.50

46.00

18.00

58.00

185.00

310.00

90.00

110.00

70.00

165.00

71.00

27.60

27.00

27.00

53.00

21.00

60.00

135.00

65.00

95.00

22.50

96.00

116.00

50.00

24.00

47.00

18.50

60.00

180.00

310.00

95.00

115.00

67.50

170.00

71.60

28.00

27.50

27.30

55.00

21.00

60.50

135.00

60.00

93.00

23.00

97.00

116.00

51.00

24.00

48.00

18.50

61.00

180.00

300.00

98.00

120.00

65.00

175.00

73.00

 1 Unless otherwise specified as irrigated or non-irrigated, data are for all cropland. 2 See page 17 for definition of Regions.
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Pasture Rented for Cash: Average Cash Rent per Acre,

by Region and State, 1999-2003 1

Region and State 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars

Northeast:

 PA

Lake States:

 MN

 WI

Corn Belt:

 IL

 IA

 MO

Northern Plains:

 KS

 NE

 ND

 SD

Appalachian:

 NC

 TN

 VA

Southeast:

 AL

 FL

 GA

Delta States:

 LA

 MS

Southern Plains:

 OK

 TX

Mountain:

 CO

 MT

 NM

 UT

 WY

Pacific:

 CA

48 States

27.00

36.00

27.60

17.00

38.00

25.00

31.00

31.00

18.50

10.80

13.30

10.90

9.30

10.20

17.20

21.00

16.40

15.50

16.00

15.00

14.00

20.80

13.90

15.50

13.50

7.30

8.30

6.90

4.10

4.80

5.10

1.70

12.00

4.00

12.00

10.00

8.90

24.00

32.00

24.00

18.00

38.00

24.50

33.00

29.00

20.00

11.20

12.80

11.30

9.50

11.00

18.00

21.00

18.00

16.00

17.20

17.00

15.00

22.00

13.80

14.00

14.00

6.30

7.80

6.00

3.80

5.20

4.80

1.70

11.00

3.50

11.00

9.00

8.50

23.00

32.00

22.00

19.00

36.00

26.50

33.00

30.00

22.50

11.40

12.60

11.30

9.80

11.00

19.00

22.00

18.00

16.50

17.40

18.00

15.00

23.00

15.50

16.00

16.00

7.50

8.30

7.20

3.80

4.80

4.50

1.60

13.00

3.50

13.00

11.00

9.20

22.00

28.00

23.00

19.00

36.00

27.00

32.00

30.50

23.00

11.10

12.60

11.20

9.70

10.90

18.00

21.50

17.00

16.00

18.00

18.00

16.00

23.00

16.20

16.00

17.00

7.70

8.50

7.40

3.50

4.00

4.70

1.60

10.00

3.80

13.00

11.00

9.20

23.00

25.00

23.50

19.00

36.00

27.00

32.50

31.00

23.50

11.20

12.60

11.50

9.80

11.00

18.00

22.00

17.50

16.50

18.50

18.00

17.00

23.00

16.00

15.00

16.00

8.00

8.50

7.80

3.40

3.50

4.50

1.60

9.00

3.50

12.50

10.60

9.00

 1 See page 17 for definition of Regions.
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Regions:

Northeast: ................ CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT.

Lake States: .............. MI, MN, WI.

Corn Belt: ................ IL, IN, IA, MO, OH.

Northern Plains: ........... KS, NE, ND, SD.

Appalachian: ............. KY, NC, TN, VA, WV.

Southeast: ................ AL, FL, GA, SC.

Delta States: .............. AR, LA, MS.

Southern Plains: ........... OK, TX.

Mountain: ................ AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY.

Pacific: ................. CA, OR, WA.
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Statistical Bulletin Publication Schedule and other ASB Services

Statistical Bulletins: The National Agricultural Statistics Service will issue a series of twenty bulletins

containing final estimates for agricultural data series based on the review of the 2002 Census of

Agriculture and other information. The product number, bulletin title, and tentative release dates are as

follows.

NASS-SB993 Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents-Final Estimates 1999-2003 03/12/04

NASS-SB989 Cattle - Final Estimates 1999-2003 04/30/04

NASS-SB980 Chickens and Eggs - Final Estimates 1998-2002 04/29/04

NASS-SB997 Citrus Fruits - Final Estimates 1997-2002 08/20/04

NASS-SB999 Crop Values - Final Estimates 1997-2002 10/15/04

NASS-SB991 Farms and Land in Farms - Final Estimates 1998-2002 02/27/04

NASS-SB982 Field Crops - Final Estimates 1997-2002 03/17/04

NASS-SB986 Hogs and Pigs - Final Estimates 1998-2002 03/22/04

NASS-SB992 Honey - Final Estimates 1998-2002 04/29/04

NASS-SB1002 Livestock Operations - Final Estimates 1998-2002 04/30/04

NASS-SB995 Meat Animals, PDI - Final Estimates 1998-2002 05/21/04

NASS-SB988 Milk Cows and Production - Final Estimates 1998-2002 04/30/04

NASS-SB996 Milk Disposition and Income - Final Estimates 1998-2002 05/21/04

NASS-SB985 Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts - Final Estimates 1997-2002 05/21/04

NASS-SB998 Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes - Final Estimates 1997-2002 08/20/04

NASS-SB994 Poultry Production and Value - Final Estimates 1998-2002 04/29/04

NASS-SB984 Rice Stocks - Final Estimates 1998-03 03/17/04

NASS-SB990 Sheep and Goats - Final Estimates 1999-2003 04/30/04

NASS-SB983 Stocks of Grains, Oilseeds, and Hay - Final Estimates 1998-2003 03/17/04

NASS-SB981 Turkeys - Final Estimates 1998-2002 04/29/04

NASS-SB987 Vegetables - Final Estimates 1997-2002 05/28/04

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