Illinois farmland prices are up an average of 18% from a year ago.

“Over the last 18 months, certain classifications of land have gone up 40-45% in value.”

Luke Worrell with the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers tells Brownfield a recent survey of their members showed 56% believe land prices have plateaued, but recent sales near his home in Jacksonville, “suggest that we are indeed still very strong, if not just a little bit higher.”

He says in the last 18 months cash rents have also jumped 25% and are projected to increase as much as $17 per acre in 2023.

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