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Iowa Land Prices Fall

Iowa Land Prices Fall

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A new survey shows a drop in farmland values in Iowa. Kyle Hansen is a land consultant with the Iowa Chapter of Realtors Land Institute…..
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Hansen says the drop in the price of corn and beans has impacted land values…..
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The most expensive high quality ground in northwest Iowa for example, dropped 268 dollars from 11-thousand-607 dollars in March to 11-thousand-339 dollars in this survey. The least expensive high quality cropland in south central Iowa dropped 474 dollars from seven-thousand-760 dollars in March, to seven-thousand-286 dollars in September.

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