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Minnesota Farm Numbers Down 300 from 2017
Minnesota Ag Connection - 04/19/2019
The total number of farms in Minnesota in 2018 was 68,500, down 300 farms compared with a year ago, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Farms and Land in Farms 2018 Summary report. The largest decrease came from the
$1,000-$9,999 sales class which decreased by 200 farms.
Total land in farms in Minnesota in 2018 was 25.5 million acres, unchanged since last year. Farms in the $250,000-$499,999 sales class showed an increase of 100,000 acres while farms in the $1,000,000 and over sales class showed a decrease of 100,000
acres from 2017.
The average farm size in Minnesota in 2018 was 372 acres, up one acre from 2017. The average farm size in the $250,000-$499,999 sales class increased 17 acres and the average farm size in the $1,000,000 and over sales class increased 20 acres on
average in 2018.
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