Chris Janiec
Houston-based EIV Capital’s $47m investment in AMP Americas will support plans to expand production of biogas using dairy waste as a feedstock.
Regulatory filings suggest the tie-up, focused on family-owned processing businesses, has raised nearly half of its $600m target.
The farmland REIT paid nearly $10m for the property, which is to be operated under a six-year lease to an Ohio-headquartered cabbage grower.
Analitus will compliment Global ID’s existing presence in the South American nation, where food safety has become a prominent national issue.
The $300m acquisition of San-Francisco-based Granular includes both a farm management software platform and AcreValue.com, which aggregates data relating to the US farmland market.
Consumer focus on weight loss will likely lead to a decrease in global consumption over the next 15 years, says Rabobank.
USDA’s latest Land Values survey shows cropland values have held steady over the past year, though insiders warn prices may fall further.
The deal with Mexican plastics company Mexichem marks an exit for Permira IV, which invested €800m in Netafim in 2011.
Crop Pro Insurance seeks to de-risk farmers' adoption of new technologies by covering products like drones, precision ag sensors and seed genetics.
GMO will remain an investor in funds run by the subsidiary, which manages $2.1bn of agricultural land.