The Tennessee branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released Tennessee Cash Rents, 2011-2012. As expected, non-irrigated cropland cash rent for the state was reported up 14.3% from 2011 with pasture rent up 5.3%. The highest non-irrigated cropland cash rent was reported in Obion County at $128.00 per acre or 18.5% increase followed by Macon County at $126.00 per acre or a 65.8% increase. A breakdown on the Crop Reporting Districts is below with the full report at this link –Cash Rents_Tennessee.
| Non –Irrigated Cropland Rent |
% Change |
Pastureland Rent |
% Change |
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| District |
2011 |
2012 |
|
2011 |
2012 |
|
| Delta – 10 |
$102.00 |
$113.00 |
10.8% |
$26.50 |
$28.50 |
7.6% |
| West Tennessee – 20 |
$88.00 |
$97.50 |
4.6% |
$22.00 |
$23.00 |
4.6% |
| Western Rim – 30 |
$80.50 |
$93.00 |
15.5% |
$19.00 |
$21.00 |
10.5% |
| Central Basin – 40 |
$54.50 |
$71.50 |
31.2% |
$17.50 |
$18.50 |
5.7% |
| Cumberland Plateau – 50 |
$63.00 |
$74.00 |
17.5% |
$21.50 |
$22.50 |
4.7% |
| East Tennessee – 60 |
$38.00 |
$44.00 |
15.8% |
$18.00 |
$18.50 |
2.8% |
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| State |
$77.00 |
$88.00 |
14.3% |
$19.00 |
$20.00 |
5.3% |
