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World Ag Outlook: High commodity prices triggering production response for corn and wheat;  soybean outlook remains positive--USDA
Ag land rents follow ag land prices—Columbus Telegram
Corn price trends: December 2012 futures have declined to $5.15 from a high of $6.73 in August 2011. Weakness reflects a combination of large crop expectations and demand concerns—Univ. of Illinois
Leasing: 2012 Iowa cash rent survey reports rents averaged $252/acre, up nearly 18% from a year ago. Regionally, rents are highest in West Central Iowa, averaging $279/acre. Top reported state-wide rent is $560/acre in Bremer County.—Iowa State Univ.
Custom Farming Rates: Historical Iowa custom rate survey data—Iowa State Univ.
Arizona: City of Mesa negotiating $135 million multi-take-down sale of 11,000-plus acres of Pinal County farmland to upstart commodity exporter Farm Sources International—Arizona Republic
Florida: How conservation land acquisitions boost nearby property values, evidence from the Florida Forever Program—Univ. of Florida
Iowa: Historical costs of crop production—Iowa State Univ.
Iowa: Historical county-level land values—Iowa State Univ.
Iowa: March 2012 Iowa Land Trends and Values—Realtors Land Inst.
Minnesota: Median price for an acre of farmland was $3,443 last year, down 5% from a revised $3,620 in 2010—Univ. of Minnesota
Ohio: Cropland values in western Ohio expected to rise 7%-9% in 2012. Cash rents expected to increase 6%-11%—Ohio State Univ.
Farm Policy: Analysis of U.S. Senate Ag Committee version of new Farm Bill—Univ. of Illinois
Farm Bill pits South against Midwest—Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Farm Policy: Estimates of regional shifts in commodity program support for Illinois corn and soybean growers—Univ. of Illinois
Risk management in 2012, what does it really mean?—Iowa State Univ.
Research Corner: Commodity production costs and returns estimates for major field crops by production region and livestock enterprises since 1975—USDA
Public Markets: Germany's KTG Agrar (7KT.F) flags drive to boost 'undervalued' stock—agrimoney.com
Institutional Watch: LDS Church acquires 6,000 acres of farmland in northern Jackson County, MO—KSL.com
Institutional Watch: Harvard University endowment taking $17 million hit on US grazing-based dairy venture Cullen Agricultural Holding Corp.
Fund Watch: Aquila reveals ag ambitions with $125 million fund raise—Agrimoney.com
International: Drought in Argentina brings tough times for farm pools—DTN
First quarter 2012 UK farmland market review: Supply of land for sale increased, price inflation slowed to 0.9% for the quarter, vs. 2.3% gain for same period a year ago—Savills
Canada: The influence of market returns and govt. payments on Canadian farmland values—CATPRN
European Union: Institutional factors affecting farmland rental and sales markets—Factor Markets
International Watch: A/S Trigon Agri closes acquisition of largest dairy farm in Estonia
Farm media darling & mega farmer Rick Rosentreter's Illinois Family Farms in bankruptcy; $31 million in debts; landowners in a quandry.
Brazilian farming company SLC Agrícola negotiating with two Brazilian funds and one foreign fund in effort to raise $250 million for LandCo farmland investment unit; expects capital commitments in coming months—Mercator Research

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