WINNIPEG — The farmland market in Saskatchewan may be tilting toward the buyer. It’s not there yet because sellers still have the upper hand, but real estate agents in the province say more land may soon come up for sale, thus tipping the scales in favour of buyers. As of August 2025, 265 farmland properties […] Read more
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FCC report helps put farmland rental rate picture into focus
Cash rental rates for farmland are something of a black box. No public reporting system exists, and since it’s a competitive market, most farmers would rather not divulge what they’re paying.
Farmland rental situation remains ‘dark market’
Rental rates could be important in 2025 as grain producers deal with lower grain prices and relatively high input costs
WINNIPEG — Nailing down the land rental rates in a particular part of the Prairies is not easy. The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta used to publish surveys on land leasing in the two provinces. The last time that happened was 2019, so rental rates in those publications are out of date and under-valued. For […] Read more
Rent-own picture changes
In 2021, buying farmland on the Prairies probably made more sense than renting. Interest rates were still low and the cost of financing a land purchase was manageable. Two years later, an argument could be made that renting now makes more sense in many parts of Canada. Data from Farm Credit Canada suggests that on […] Read more
