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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) The value of cropland has topped $3,000 an acre in five counties in southeast South Dakota.

Topping the list is Minnehaha County, where nonirrigated farmland is valued at an averAge of $3,862 an acre.

The report from the Agricultural Statistics Service is based on producer surveys taken this year.

Other top five counties are Lincoln at $3,593 an acre, Moody at $3,221, Union at $3,138, and Lake at $3,074.

The highest rental rates for cropland were $133 an acre in Moody County, $130 in Lincoln, and $125 in Union.

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