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High farmland values got even higher in BC in the first half of 2021, according to Farm Credit Canada, rising nearly 9% as hobby farmers battled commercial growers for rural properties.
While the same trend was seen in Quebec and Ontario, where values rose 11.5% over the same period, the increase made the country’s most expensive farmland even more so. “This is a significant increase considering that British Columbia has the highest land value per acre in Canada,” FCC says.
The South Coast region led the country with an average value of $100,800 per acre, though FCC’s dataset included sales up to $156,300 per acre.
FCC says ongoing low interest rates will support land values, but the impact of this summer’s drought remains to be seen.
