Chris Janiec
Moody’s senior credit officer tells Agri Investor that firms looking at packaged food sector buys could face greater competition from big food companies recently focused on strengthening their balance sheets.
Under the agreement, PHI and HMC will grow premium organic turmeric in Vietnam and establish an organic turmeric farming operation on a 408-acre property in Florida.
Sathguru Management Consultants has announced plans to raise a $100 million accelerator fund to support early-stage ventures leveraging technology to address food, nutrition and agricultural issues in India.
The largest timberland owner in the US highlighted its recent merger and signals of improvement in the country's housing markets on its earnings call.
The investment brings Irving, Texas-based Tillridge to more than halfway towards the fund’s $750m target.
Farmer Mac’s quarterly agricultural outlook noted a decline in community banks from 15,000 in the mid-1980s to approximately 5,000 today, attributing it largely to consolidation among community and agricultural banks.
The Colorado-based input sales and distribution company is facing challenges Moody’s described as including the 'vagaries and seasonality of North American agriculture'.
Increasing concerns over food safety and compliance with related legislation has catalyzed recent private equity investment in food safety and traceability.
An impact fund focused on Ugandan agribusiness and supported by the European Union is nearly halfway towards its final target of €25 million.
Agri-Vie Fund II will support mid and low cap companies across the supply chain in Sub Saharan Africa.