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Current cash prices are near or below break-even levels for most producers under average yield scenarios. FBA government payments will provide additional working capital for

Farm Bridge Assistance Program (FBA) – On December 8, the USDA announced a new round of ad hoc economic assistance, by making $12 billion available

While the final quarter of 2025 did not have as much volume as the final quarter of the last few years, high quality farmland continued

Corn and soybean prices remained under pressure throughout much of 2025, continuing the downward trend from the prior year. Soybeans experienced the most weakness as

As we look back on the 2025 growing season, producers across the Midwest reflect on a year marked by contrasts in weather and farm profitability.

Continued low commodity prices raise concerns with producers as they start making decisions for the 2026 crop year. Current cash prices are below break-even levels

Summit Agricultural Group tracks investment-grade farmland sales across several Midwestern States. Sales volume in the second quarter of 2025 fell about 60% from Q1, though

In central Iowa, the current cash corn price is $3.90 per bushel, and the current cash soybean price is $10.15. Small price improvements occurred in

Given the early start, most producers in the Midwest completed planting ahead of normal pace this year. After several years of extreme weather across the

President Trump signed The One Big Beautiful Bill into law on July 4th. It includes key agricultural provisions such as strengthening the farm safety net,