National farmland values increased 1.9 percent year-over-year. Comparatively, the Pacific Region, which includes California, Oregon, and Washington experienced a 3.4 percent increase in value from 2017.
2018 USDA NASS FARMLAND VALUES MOUNTAIN REGION
AGRICULTURAL CASH RENT TRENDS IN IDAHO, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON
Each year the USDA NASS releases cash rent amounts by land use for various states and regions across the country. In Idaho cash rents for all land types, irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland, and pasture, posted declines from 2016 to 2017. In Oregon and Washington, cropland rents increased year-over-year, but 2017 pasture rents decreased from the previous year.
2017 FARM LAND VALUES ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
Nationwide, farm real estate values average $3,080 per acre in 2017, up $70 an acre or 2.3 % from 2016. The Mountain region has the lowest farm real estate value at $1,130 per acre. The value of cropland in the same region increased 1.1% year-over-year to $1,780 and pasture land values rose 1.3% to $625 per acre in 2017.