Arkansas net farm income is projected to decline 8 percent to $2.91 billion in 2025, however, there are some signs that 2026 might see higher soybean and corn prices and the promise of ad hoc assistance, economists said.
The Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, or RaFF, working with agricultural economists from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said in its “Fall 2025 Farm Income Outlook for Arkansas” that the state’s 2025 net farm income is expected to drop when compared to 2024 levels.
In 2025:
- Total cash receipts would decline $0.39 billion, or 3 percent,
- Crop receipts would decline $0.62 billion or 13 percent.
Additionally, a $0.21 billion, or 18 percent, decrease in farm-related receipts would be partially offset by the $0.43 billion, or 5 percent, increase in livestock receipts…