Profit levels from crop farming across the Midwest will likely be highly variable in 2025, depending on final crop yields, grain marketing decisions, and crop expenses. There were very few opportunities to market corn and soybeans at profitable prices during 2025, and sugar beet producers had one of their worst profit years in decades. Added government farm program payments provided some additional farm income in 2025; however, this did not offset the negative profit margins that many crop farmers have faced. Diversified farm operations that include livestock enterprises, especially beef cattle, have been able to better withstand the financial challenges in crop production.

According to economic analysis from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) for corn production in 2025, the aver

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