McLean County Farm Bureau

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• Middle East Ceasefire Fails to Ease U.S. Fertilizer Price Pressure on Farmers
  When the April 8 ceasefire was announced, oil prices dropped below $100 per barrel as crude markets priced out part of the war risk premium (see Reuters). However, U.S. nitrogen…
• Once Again Through the Payments Lens; Another Update from the Policy Design Lab
  This data presents a picture of farm policy since the major revisions enacted in the 2014 Farm Bill and before the troubling changes enacted last year in the Reconciliation Farm Bill. Such largesse for so few raises many difficult questions for farm policy, as do the persistent imbalances and disparities revealed by each slice of […]
• Illinois Farmland Turnover Rates: 2003–2025
  Illinois farmland turnover follows consistent patterns mirroring the broader Corn Belt, though at significantly lower levels than other real estate forms. Even through multiple economic cycles including commodity expansions, margin compression, financial market stress, and the recent inflation surge, the volume of land changing hands fluctuated within a narrow range relative to total supply. However, […]