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Survey suggests Missouri’s farmland market may be cooling

Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — After years of record-breaking farmland prices in Missouri, is stabilization on the horizon? Data from the latest Missouri Farmland Values Opinion Survey hints at slower growth in Show-Me State farmland values.

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