The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported in their latest AgLetter that Midwest land values suffered a third consecutive annual decrease. Granted, the 2016 decrease was only 1% overall, much smaller than the previous two years. 2015 and 2014 both has 3% decreases for both years.
Record harvests of corn and soybeans were produced in 2016 for the five states that make up the Chicago district. According to USDA corn yields increased 11% and soybeans 8.7% from 2015 levels. National corn production for 2016 established a new record of 15.1 billion bushels, up 11% from 2015. U.S. soybean output for 2016 set a record of 4.3 billion bushels, up 9.7 % from the previous year.
The AgLetter is a quarterly newsletter produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and provides in depth reporting and information for the agricultural credit market.
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