The EU’s farmland sector has grown more concentrated in recent years. But only parts of the continent seem to have followed this trend, with emerging Eastern European powers challenging their Western peers, our interactive map shows.
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Treading water? Irrigated ag in Australia
Irrigation experienced a boom Down Under until the 1990s, then started to plateau. As one of the country’s largest irrigated farms goes up for sale, we look at the sector’s financial performance over the past decade.
Sea change: World aquaculture is a near-monopoly
Since the start of the millennium, farmed fish has grown from a quarter to nearly half of all aquatic animals produced. One region accounts for most of the boom, our interactive chart shows.
Buoyant or frothy? The long view on Australia’s water markets
Record entitlement prices Down Under come after wild swings over the last decade, as our interactive chart indicates. We analyze whether investors should take heart in the recent recovery.
Leveling the playing field: state support for South American producers
While farmer subsidies have decreased across OECD countries, South American governments have gone from taxing their agricultural sector to providing net levels of support. But the picture varies widely across the region.
Unyielding efforts: Africa still waiting for its green revolution
The boom in yields seen over the last 50 years in East Asia, fostered by policy reforms and technological advances, has largely eluded sub-Saharan countries.
The squeezed middle: US farmland values per state
Our interactive map shows inflation along the coasts and Great Lakes, as well as stagnation in the rest of the Midwest.
Saudi hay demand to drive US exports: Rabobank
The Dutch bank said that water conservation policies may drive Saudi companies to seek acquisitions, joint ventures and long-term supply contracts to meet demand for high-quality hay.
Real assets lead Q2 US public pension allocations
Atlanta-based research firm eVestment reports an 85% increase in real asset allocations over the past year.
NCREIF timber index shows slowing returns
The Q2 index reveals 0.70 percent returns that fell short of both the previous quarter and the same period of 2016.