At €6.4m, Kansas farm sale makes the international headlines

ONE of the biggest international farm sales of recent times was recently snapped up in Kansas, USA for the equivalent of €6.4 million, at current exchange rates.

An out-of-state bidder secured 5,892 acres for $8.9 million (€6.4m), or $1,511 (€1,086.44) per acre.

There was intense competition between large and small bidders, resulting in a total sale price of $9.56 million at the auction of 6,684 acres in Gray and Finney counties.