Agriculture fund managers in Australia had a generally positive view of the recent Australian budget, despite the general dissatisfaction among other sectors in the country.
Values for 'good' farmland in the first quarter of 2014 were down in the Corn Belt region, according to the Chicago Fed’s latest agricultural letter.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development invested €871m into the agribusiness sector in 2013, including €60m in commitments to the southern and eastern Mediterranean region.
India's agriculture sector is picking up pace and was worth $151bn in 2012, according to data compiled by the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF).
In 2013 some $7.2 billion of private capital was committed to African agriculture projects through Grow Africa, the partnership programme established by the World Economic Forum, NEPAD and the African Union to accelerate the transformation of African agriculture. This is twice the amount in 2012.
US crop land values slowed in growth between 2012 and 2013, increasing nearly 13 percent over the course of the year.
A new report by the African Development Bank sets out the role of agro-industry in food security and inclusive growth on the African continent.
Declining domestic production of beef in China is good news for fund managers focusing on the beef sector in countries such as Australia.
Precision agriculture technology companies are growing in number. Focus Banking believes that at least one-third will be acquired in the next 12 months as the market consolidates.
This is the highest yearly increase since the agriculture lender started monitoring land values in 1985, according to Farm Credit Canada (FCC), the agriculture lender.