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NCREIF: Drought sees Australian returns dip in Q1 as annualized returns remain strong
Capital appreciation returns continue to grow in permanent farmland thanks to the rising value of water entitlements – but dry conditions have hurt returns elsewhere.
Gladstone acquires Michigan blueberry properties for $7.8m
The NASDAQ-listed farmland REIT’s expansion comes as blueberry markets face reduced California production and growing competition from Mexico, Peru and Chile.
‘Against all odds’ that Australian winter crop will hit five-year average: Rabobank
The banks predicts dry conditions will lead to a below-average winter crop despite a slight year-on-year raise in area planted.
GrainCorp secures insurer deal to smooth out earnings volatility
The ASX-listed firm has signed a contract with White Rock Insurance in a similar arrangement to that proposed by Long-Term Asset Partners in its failed takeover bid for the company.
Visibility needed as ‘mixed’ sentiment hits east-coast Australian grains
The first wheat imports to Australia in years raise concerns about the sector – but there is still interest in cropping properties.
Equilibrium invests $82m to build Appalachia greenhouse
AppHarvest founder Jonathan Webb says previous investment from AOL co-founder Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund helped the company find partners in the Netherlands.
Mother Nature might get a vote on US/China ‘de-coupling’
Ag is at the center of a fierce dispute between the world’s two largest economies about the rules of global trade. Disease - and the disruption it brings - could highlight how global trade can be a force for good.
Over half of farmland on Tillable online rental platform is institutionally-owned – Exclusive
CEO Corbett Kull wants individual landowners to get the same thorough terms as institutions.
Western Australia ‘like California 30 years ago’
Alterra MD says he is seeing the ‘best opportunities’ for investment in WA, attracting interest from North American institutional investors.
PE’s role in the 21st-century hemp supply chain
Private investors are well-positioned to help revive industrial hemp in the US, but they will have to navigate a hopeful market carefully.
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