{"id":798560,"date":"2026-08-02T03:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/798560\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T03:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:29:08","slug":"usda-california-had-highest-average-cropland-cash-rent-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/798560\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA: California Had Highest Average Cropland Cash Rent in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

6. Indiana, $232 an acre.<\/p>\n

7. Nebraska, $227 an acre.<\/p>\n

8. Idaho, $212 an acre.<\/p>\n

9. Minnesota, $206 an acre.<\/p>\n

10. Ohio, $188 an acre.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

Here are the top 10 states by highest average cash rents for irrigated cropland:<\/p>\n

1. California, $470 an acre.<\/p>\n

2. Hawaii, $437 an acre.<\/p>\n

3. Washington, $430 an acre.<\/p>\n

4. Arizona, $328 an acre.<\/p>\n

5. Massachusetts, $297 an acre.<\/p>\n

6. Idaho, $287 an acre.<\/p>\n

7. Iowa, $285 an acre.<\/p>\n

8. Nebraska, $283 an acre.<\/p>\n

9. Florida, $279 an acre.<\/p>\n

10. Indiana, $277 an acre.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

The full list of average cash rents is available here: https:\/\/quickstats.nass.usda.gov\/\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

USDA is scheduled to release county-level cash rent data at 2 p.m. CDT on Friday, Aug. 21.<\/p>\n

Todd Neeley can be reached at todd.neeley@dtn.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow him on social platform X @DTNeeley<\/p>\n

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