Permanent Crops

The NZ$30bn fund's timber and agriculture portfolio manager Neil Woods is looking to commit an additional NZ$700m, and is initially targeting permanent crops.

Bidwells consultant Ian Monks says high quality land should hold its value, but less high quality farmland might become cheaper and more available.

The RDIF plans to make $4bn in co-investments to agriculture aby 2018, and will focus on businesses with local and export markets, its chief executive officer Kirill Dmitriev said earlier this week.

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

Rising demand signals rising prices, but unpredictable weather puts growers at risk, according to an investor and former coffee trader.

Halderman, an agri-focused general partner whose institutional clients include the New Mexico Education Retirement Board, has merged with Hageman Group-backed US Agriculture.

The disease has had a devastating effect on Florida's citrus growers, driving projected orange production in the state down by 27 percent this year.

The company had targeted speciality crops and turf, but is developing a biochar-based soil treatment aimed at large-scale grain producers.

The government funding comes on the heels of an $8 million commitment from a high net worth group.

The publicly traded REIT hopes to boost its share price, following an underperforming IPO.