As crop prices have risen, so have land cash rental rates across the Northeast, Michigan and Ohio, according to data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Ohio has the highest cash rental rate in the region this year, averaging $160 per acre. Michigan’s cash rental rate average is $138 per acre. The highest average cash rental rate in the Northeast is in Delaware at $114 per acre.

Pennsylvania’s average cash rental rate is $94 per acre, while New York state’s average cash rental rate is $69 per acre.

Maryland’s average cash rental rate is $111 per acre.

Average land cash rental rates decreased in Maine, New Jersey and Vermont.

The cash rental tool from NASS is a handy guide to helping landowners set cash rental rates. You can access the tool and do your own research at bit.ly/landratesNortheast. County-level cash rental rates will be published later this month.

You will need to specify “geographical regions” and “years.” In most cases, you will be able to get irrigated and nonirrigated cropland rental rates, as well as pastureland rental rates.

About 280,000 farms and ranches across the U.S. were contacted for the survey. They were asked about total acres operated and acres rented for cash in three land-use categories: irrigated cropland, nonirrigated cropland and permanent pasture.  

Here are the 2021 cash rental rates by average, as well as irrigated and nonirrigated cropland, in the Northeast, Ohio and Michigan:

Connecticut

Nonirrigated: $78 per acre, up from $60 per acre

Delaware

Average: $114 per acre, up from $112 per acre

Irrigated: $166 per acre, up from $151 per acre

Nonirrigated: $88 per acre, down from $94 per acre

Maine

Nonirrigated: $59 per acre, down from $62 per acre

Maryland

Average: $111 per acre, up from $107 per acre

Irrigated: $197 per acre, up from $194 per acre

Nonirrigated: $103 per acre, up from $98 per acre

Pastureland: $53 per acre, up from $48 per acre

Massachusetts

Average: $97 per acre, up from $82.5 per acre

Irrigated: $260 per acre, up from $210 per acre

Nonirrigated: $78 per acre, up from $68 per acre

Pastureland: $32 per acre, up from $28 per acre

Michigan

Average: $138 per acre, up from $128 per acre

Irrigated: $232 per acre, up from $215 per acre

Nonirrigated: $131 per acre, up from $121 per acre

Pastureland: $35 per acre, up from $28 per acre

New Hampshire

Average: $54.5 per acre, up from $49.5 per acre

Irrigated: $250 per acre (no data for 2021)

Nonirrigated: $49 per acre, up from $46 per acre

Pastureland: $27 per acre (no data for 2021)

New Jersey

Average: $76 per acre, down from $79 per acre

Irrigated: $128 per acre, down from $135 per acre

Nonirrigated: $66 per acre, up from $65 per acre

Pastureland: $46 per acre, up from $43 per acre

New York

Average: $69 per acre, up from $67.5 per acre

Irrigated: $145 per acre, down from $155 per acre

Nonirrigated: $68 per acre, up from $66 per acre

Pastureland: $25 per acre, down from $27 per acre

Ohio

Average: $160 per acre, up from $156 per acre

Irrigated: $199 per acre, up from $190 per acre

Nonirrigated: $160 per acre, up from $156 per acre

Pastureland: $26 per acre, no change

Pennsylvania

Average: $94 per acre, up from $92 per acre

Irrigated: $162 per acre, down from $165 per acre

Nonirrigated: $93 per acre, up from $91 per acre

Pastureland: $40 per acre, up from $21 per acre

Vermont

Average: $52.5 per acre, down from $53.5 per acre

Irrigated: $150 per acre

Nonirrigated: $52 per acre, down from $53 per acre

Pastureland: $26.5 per acre, down from $29 per acre