Cash Rent Outlook:Farmers predict stable cash rent rates in 2015

摘要

Profit potential for grain farmers will be lower this year and next, compared to recent years. While all input costs have been on the rise the past few years, one of the most notable is land. How will that line item stack up in 2015?A November Farm Journal Pulse, a text message poll of farmers and ranchers, asked: How will your 2015 cash rent rates compare with 2014 rates? Slightly more than 60% of the 1,200 respondents expect cash rent rates to be comparable to this year, while 17%expect cash rents to be lower and 8% higher.