Chris Janiec
Farmland’s resilience amid inflation and high interest rates has increased the interest among Canadian institutions, says vice-president of investments Daniel Bacon.
Senior consumer foods analyst Tom Bailey says baked goods, packaged fruits, bars and impulse ice creams are all among categories with potential for expansion.
Global agribusiness head Anup Jagwani says the developmental finance institutions’ relationships with Amundi, BTG Pactual and AMERRA demonstrate the flexibility that will mark an effort to double annual agribusiness exposure to $9bn by 2030.
Justin Lott says the introduction of the Federal government as a buyer and renegotiation of existing supply cuts have brought rapid progress to the water-focused investment environment.
Agriculture’s place as a beneficiary and magnet for immigrant labor will face greater scrutiny, regardless of who wins, after another election in which immigration has played a central role.
Head of private equity growth Pedro Faria says the firm is trying to find its feet in a nascent market that could attract as much as $40bn within 15 years.
CIO Craig Tashjian says Brazil has seen a significant uptick in M&A activity in the fertilizers, biostimulants and sugarcane markets.
Farmland Partners chairman Paul Pittman says The Church of Latter-Day Saints affiliate Farmland Reserve was more interested in buying row crop assets than permanent crops.
Ben Vitale says his role will focus in part on commercial agreements to monetize regenerative practices which the firm has had in place since its 2014 founding.
David Chan says changes in the macro environment have created ‘potentially a generational opportunity’ in lending to US growers struggling to find working capital.