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Environmentalists have welcomed plans to make farmers' support contingent on green actions, but lost revenue may have unintended consequences.

The London-based firm has acquired Afriflora after three and half years of KKR ownership, bolstering a portfolio that includes two other horticultural companies.

Higher prices in the Southeast are set to contrast with the effects of booming inventories in the Gulf, with early birds already moving to exploit differences.

Speaking in the wake of Gladstone's purchase of a $6m almond orchard, MetLife agri finance boss Barry Bogseth said such cash injections could help mitigate adverse demographic trends in the countryside.

The Riverstone-backed wood pellets supplier has entered into its third joint venture with the life insurer as it looks to serve growing overseas demand.

Founder Nick Rohatyn and partner Eva Greger tell Agri Investor how the firm plans to bank on its experience in emerging markets to expand its agricultural and forestry footprint.

The pension will work with the fund manager to deploy capital across the country with a long-term view.

Agri’s potential for non-correlated cash generation and a push into sustainable investment mean the asset class could pass a tipping point next year, according to Insight’s Detlef Schoen.

The US ag market should reach a bottom next year provided the central bank-driven bubble doesn’t burst into a hard landing, according to MacroGain’s Jim Budzynski.

Amid an improving but more volatile economic outlook, valuations are rising in high-value markets. Next year will likely prove that agri is capable of both resilience and innovation, says Valoral’s Roberto Vitón.