Farmland returns are conceptually similar to stock returns. For a stock there may be a cash return, or dividend, and there may be appreciation in the stock’s value. Similarly, farmland has a cash return to the landowner in the form of a net return from leasing the land. Farmland also may increase in value. However, like a stock investment, farmland values also can decline. This paper examines historic cash returns, or net returns, to landlords leasing Illinois farmland using typical crop share leases.
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