“We’re getting strong results. High interest rates and sub-$5 per bushel corn is not affecting land market conditions,” says Jim Rothermich from Iowa Appraisal.
According to USDA’s crop progress report, 81% of corn and 91% of soybeans have been harvested so far, which is still slightly behind where progress was this time last year, but about 5% ahead of the five-year average.
Six years ago, when Farm Journal launched the e-mail survey, there were more online marketplaces than grower portals hosted by ag retailers. Since then, more of the traditional ag retail channel has invested in their own digitization.
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