Future of 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 …
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 …