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The IPD UK Annual Forestry Index recorded an annual return of 10.7%, a decline on 2014 and 2015 levels.

The agricultural lender said that a certification supporting a price premium for produce from farms transitioning to organic production could help ease growing supply challenges.

In its quarterly agricultural outlook, Farmer Mac sounded a note of optimism on farmers’ net income and detailed recent conditions throughout in the US agricultural economy.

Aberdeen Asset Management head of real assets Jim Gasperoni highlighted permanent crops as an example of a real asset investment well-suited to current market conditions.

South Africa’s agricultural sector grew 5.5% in Q1 2017 and booked a record maize crop.

The acquisition by Atlanta-based Domain includes a $1bn timberland portfolio and ends the involvement of SEC-sanctioned Timbervest executives.

Harvard’s exit from its New Zealand dairy investments comes amidst personnel changes and a refinement of its approach to natural resources.

Despite having widely supported leaving the EU, British farmers are showing a loss of confidence in the sector’s future post-Brexit, an NFU survey finds.

The $402.5m deal includes more than 300,000 acres of timberland and a plywood and veneer manufacturing business in the South American nation.

The second vehicle from the Brazilian firm will target annual returns of up to 20% with investments in South American assets across the value chain.