Explore Kansas agriculture and learn what makes it unique.
Kansas has been known as “The Wheat State”, producing over 15% of the nation’s Wheat. As of 2018, Kansas ranked 7th in the United States in the sale of commodities and has a long history of agriculture dating back long before the state’s founding. Kansas has a staggering 45.7 million acres classified as farmland making up over 87% of the land area, the third most for any state in the nation. Aside from Wheat, Kansas is also a top producer of Corn, Soybeans, Sorghum, Beef, and Veal.
11.1%
8.7%
889.6%
11.14%
Average Annual Returns
Cumulative Returns of Farmland
Source: NCREIF
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8.7%
Standard Deviation of Returns
Year Over Year Change (%)
Source: NCREIF
| Year | Total Return | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.4% | -99.9% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | 30.4% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | 44.9% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | 62.2% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | 99.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | 123.6% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | 178.3% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | 252.9% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | 324.3% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | 410.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | 416.6% |
| 2016 | -3.6% | 397.7% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | 396.8% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | 425.2% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | 466.4% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | 463.1% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | 557.2% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | 733.5% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | 889.6% |