Chuck Stanley
The hire, Scott McKinnon, joins other big-ag veterans to spearhead an aggressive growth strategy in the Americas, Australia and Russia.
A USDA report shows gains in Southeast and Pacific cropland were outweighed by declines in the major grain-producing regions of the US.
The raise, joined by DBL Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, brings funding for the data sharing and inputs procurement company to $48m.
Blue Road Capital's John Duryea talks first-time fundraising, and why LPs are turning to agribusinesses for co-investment opportunities.
The agri-focused investment firm has already contracted A$38m in water entitlements for an ASX-listed company.
Bunge has acquired two of Cargill's processing plants in order to build its presence in Europe's protein value chain.
The manager made 3x on its investment in Tyrrells potato and vegetable snacks, which it sold to the owner of SkinnyPop popcorn.
The fund aims to support growth in Nigeria's agriculture sector through quasi-equity deals.
A USDA report finds production costs are falling, but inputs have grown as a percentage of revenues.
Global commodity food prices fell in July, after six months of modest gains, according to the FAO.