Outside influences such as investor interest, changes in U.S. trade policy, unexpected consequences from tax laws and potential changes in the next farm bill could also send farmland values south.
Friday is the day the USDA releases a mountain of grain reports all at one time because of a delay caused by the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
While Dale Durcholz does think there’s potential for a grain production number shift, he says the winter farmers and feed yards have faced is more likely to be the cause of a grain stocks shift lower.