Crops

Farmers and agribusinesses continue to face drought-related losses in 2016, despite increased rainfall, according to a report from rural co-operative bank, CoBank.

The currently projected $9.7bn US agri-trade surplus is still far below the $25.7bn seen in 2015.

A dynamic hedging approach is a complex but innovative and flexible way to get good returns from an international farmland portfolio, argues Insight Investment's head of currency research.

The Chinese minerals business has bought a crayfish and wine producing farm in Australia's Kangaroo Island, as it seeks to diversify its assets.

A Monsanto-Bayer merger could be in the pipeline, and observers are considering how further consolidation could affect the entry of new players into the ag input world.

Asian demand dominates, and countries like Brazil are benefiting.

The USDA has made $130m available for competitive grants for peer-reviewed research in six agri sub-sectors.

The REIT's president Paul Pittman explains how it has kept revenues high against a backdrop of falling rents.

Prices paid to US agri producers remain well below 2015 numbers despite edging up slightly from February.

The firm is targeting investments in Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Brazil and Panama.