Farms

Wall St Investors Buying Up Farmland

Wall St Investors Buying Up Farmland WASHINGTON – For farmers gearing up to harvest millions of acres of land this fall in the face of low commodity prices, the rows or corn, soybeans and other crops have long been viewed as key to their survival. But increasingly those same acres are drawing the attention of Wall Street investors looking to tap into those fields for profit. Investors have turned to farmland as part of a sweeping push into physical assets — everything from lumber, hotels and apartments to parking meters, bridges and highways. Farmland is becoming particularly attractive as the …

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Midwest Farmland Values Improve

Midwest Farmland Values Improve according to Colvin & Co. LLP Farmland Forecast May Newsletter. Farmland values in the upper Midwest increased 100 basis points during the first quarter of 2015, after declining over the past six months. Farmland values from the first quarter of 2014 were unchanged due to the large decline in grain prices over the past year. Credit conditions continued to send mixed signals at a time when farmers are recovering from a decline in farm income. Read the entire article here.

Farmland Index Returns 2.08 Percent in the First Quarter

Farmland Index Returns 2.08 Percent in the First Quarter…Colvin & Co. LLP Farmland Forecast The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) Farmland Index posted 2.08% total returns for the first quarter of 2015, which include 1.26% appreciation and 0.82% income return. The Farmland in the United States includes both annual and permanent cropland, according to the NCREIF. Farmland Index: annual and permanent cropland returns Permanent cropland generated the strongest results with 3.64% of total returns during the first quarter, the highest recorded QI performance since 2006. Permanent cropland is used for cultivating crops for long periods. The crops …

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