Agriculture has done well in the benign post-crisis environment created by central banks. But is it equipped to survive shocks?
While rising US interest rates will put a cap on timber prices, a stronger link between forestry and energy markets will help bring stability, say David Brand and MaryKate Bullen of New Forests.
This year has shown how much farmers stand to lose from global warming. Thankfully, financial innovation could come to the rescue – and provide investment opportunities.
Various indicators suggest institutional interest in agri is on the rise. Yet, so far, the appetite of the asset class’s largest investors does not extend much beyond their borders.
Tree-nut and fish processing, Australian farmland and Uruguayan timber offer good opportunities amid rising institutional demand for agri, according to the firm's head of natural resources.
Hertz Real Estate Services president Douglas Hensley tells Agri Investor that a strong harvest and recent farmland market resilience have helped buoy sentiment among producers, echoing the findings of the latest Ag Economy Barometer from Purdue University and CME Group.
Agriculture will undergo drastic transformation once Britain leaves the EU, and investors will experience some highs and lows along the way.
Novel asset classes must start somewhere, and often they start with private equity-like structures. Agriculture is no exception: most managers offer closed-ended funds, or are seeking to raise one. Over the last couple of weeks, however, two firms went on the record about launching open-ended vehicles. Coincidence or something more? Yesterday, we reported that Milltrust […]
Could Mugabe’s departure herald an opening up of the country’s agriculture sector to private investors?
Canadian agriculture has so far escaped President Trump’s attempt to rewrite trade rules. Will it last?