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Tag Archives farmland prices

Ontario land values rise by double digits – again
Grey, Essex, Elgin see rates climb well over 30 per cent
Southwestern Ontario farmland values continued to soar in 2022, with some of the most significant increases occurring in what were, at one time, historically undervalued counties. According to the latest […] Read more

As crop yields climb in Grey and Bruce counties, so do land prices
Southwestern Ontario buyers flock north, but land values are rising quickly
Two years of strong growing conditions have increased yields in Grey County so they are now similar to those in northern Huron County. Why it matters: When the value of […] Read more

Home Grown marks one-year anniversary
OFA's campaign champions the protection of agricultural land
The Home Grown campaign underscores one unalienable truth – you cannot farm without farmland, said Peggy Brekveld. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s (OFA) advocacy and awareness campaign is now one […] Read more

Ontario tops farmland value increases at 22.2 per cent
Strong commodities and tight land supply contributors to the gain
Ontario’s farmland values increased exponentially in the last year across all regions, according to the 2021 Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Farmland Values report. Ontario reported the sharpest increase at 22.2 […] Read more

Producers drive land value market, realtors say
Non-farm investors tend to purchase farm land when crop margins are thin and farmers can’t pay a premium
Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers cause farmland prices to rise but non-farmer investors stop land values from falling too much, say two real estate professionals based in the U.S. Midwest. “Farmers […] Read more

Ontario farmland values continue to jump
Nationally, the 2019 increase tied for the lowest in 10 years
Ontario led Canada’s major agriculture producing provinces in farm land value increases in 2019 according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) annual summary of land sales across the country. The Maritime […] Read more

Ontario farmland price increase drops to lowest level since 1999
Across the country, farmland values rose but not as much as in other recent years
Farmland in Canada continues to get more expensive, but commodity prices and less demand for land from some sectors means land value increases in 2018 have slowed compared to the […] Read more

Ontario farmland price increases outpace national gains
Good crops, good prices and a strong supply management sector is fuelling demand
The average value of Ontario farmland increased 9.4 per cent in 2017, slightly ahead of the national gain of 8.4 per cent the latest price report from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) […] Read more

Southern Ontario farmland price jumps
The threat of interest rate increases hasn’t dampened the price southern Ontario farmers are paying for land. The annual Valco study of land values showed an increase in value for […] Read more

Southern Ontario median farmland price jumps in 2017
The threat of interest rate increases hasn’t dampened the prices southern Ontario farmers are paying for land. The annual Valco study of land values showed an increase in value of […] Read more