An examination of global agriculture reveals both encouraging signs of near-term opportunity and large uncertainties about the future, according to panelists at the Agri Investor Forum in Chicago on Wednesday.
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Chicago Forum: It’s the lack of volatility, stupid
Demand for organic food continues to vastly outstrip production growth. For growers and investors, the widening gap translates into big premiums for certified crops – and more stable prices, delegates heard at the Agri Investor Forum on Wednesday.
Investor appetite flows into Australia’s Riverina Region
Known as the country’s ‘food bowl’, the region’s capacity for year-round crop production as well as permanent plantings is a major draw for institutional investors – both domestic and foreign.
Conterra adds ex-Rabo lending exec in wake of $400m fund launch
Nick Stokes will work across the Iowa-based firm’s alternative lending platforms, the latest of which focuses on borrowers that do not meet traditional underwriting criteria.
First grain stocks fall in five years expected despite bumper harvest
Strong demand for maize in China and the US will eat into global reserves but it remains a mixed bag elsewhere. We sum up supply and demand across markets in a few charts.
AMERRA affiliate buys North Dakota grain elevator
The purchase of a 3,500-ton facility follows the acquisitions of two similar elevators in Canada and marks the start of Pipeline Foods’ efforts to assemble a supply chain for organic grains and oils.
Gladstone expands Colorado hay farm
The farmland REIT paid nearly $1m for a 1,280 acre add-on to the hay growing operations of an existing tenant.
Agriculture Capital flies past target to close Fund II on $548m
The vehicle will seek low-teen returns through investments in farmland and processing assets devoted to sustainable production of tree nuts, citrus and blueberries.
Chinese capital to help bring Israeli ‘digital farming’ overseas
The agriculture IoT start-up has raised fresh funds from Tencent and Syngenta Ventures, an existing investor.
Southern Ag’s Gundaline Station up for sale
The Australia-focused investment and farm management company’s decision to sell brings one of the country’s largest irrigated properties to market.