Institutional Investors

The New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s Mark Canavan wants to increase the pension’s commitment to Blue Road Capital after first approving the fund in December. A previous commitment to New Zealand dairy fund Southern Pastures was cancelled.

The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board has reacted to the Saskatchewan government's ban on purchases by institutional investors during a review of the province's farmland ownership regulations.

The public pension fund will vote on the commitment on April 28 adding to a growing real return portfolio.

Farmland and agribusiness investment manager Teays River is set for $500m of new commitments after MainePERS approved a $200m commitment and Washington State Investment Board is set to vote on a further $300m later this week.

Southern Pastures, the New Zealand dairy fund, has closed on $300 million after getting commitments from 100% institutional investors.

The pension is making the allocation as part of its real assets direct and co-investment programme.

Australian sheep meat and cereals investment manager Growth Farms has held a first close of its first fund on A$35 million.

Paraguay's reputation as an investment destination has suffered in recent years but its openness to foreign investment and incentives on offer are making it increasingly appealing to investors, argues Lennart Stahr of Southern Connections Agro Consulting and Management.

The US pension fund has invested in three funds since August including US Farming Realty Trust III, Paine & Partners Fund IV and ACM Permanent Crops fund.

Happy Birthday to us! Tuesday marked Agri Investor’s one-year anniversary. And what a year it has been.