Table 1

Survey-Weighted Mean Values of Samples

NationalMidwest
Variable201720162015201720162015
Rental rate ($/acre)124127126141142142
ARC payments ($/acre)71078139
Benchmark revenue ($/acre)602637635631667670
Actual revenue ($/acre)489485506531514524
Farmer revenue ($/acre)340344325375371355
Land owned (acres)421389492393383395
Land rented (acres)698662699644617617
Land farmed (acres)1,0961,0341,1671,011982984
Corn (acres planted)273274240309314272
Soybean (acres planted)276250243306277258
Sorghum (acres planted)14171991013
Wheat (acres planted)104116122798989
Observations6,4696,9606,2834,6394,7204,321
  • Source: Results are from ARMS, except for benchmark revenue ($/acre) and actual revenue ($/acre), which were constructed from Farm Service Agency program data.

  • Note: All values are the survey-weighted means. Midwest includes farms sampled from the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.