Rabobank projects animal protein demand growth will be strongest for beef and says future investments by domestic animal protein firms will concentrate on technology transfer.
In a report first seen by Agri Investor, agri private equity investor AgIS Capital pointed to investment opportunities in the market as farmland and row crop returns drop.
A Bain & Co report attributes a rise in deal multiples to fierce competition and a limited supply of high-quality targets.
While the report takes a wide view of the agricultural economy, regional trends in farmland prices could be more telling in terms of identifying opportunities for private investors.
David Widmar, agricultural economist at Purdue University, told Agri Investor that the difficulties US farmers will face in the upcoming 2017 season are likely setting in.
Setter Capital says timber accounted for the majority of transactions within the $331m in secondary sales of stakes in agriculture and timber funds recorded in 2016.
A total of 145 deals worth a combined $3.8 billion were announced last year. This compares to a total deal value of $2.5 billion in 2015, down from a peak of $8.1 billion in 2014.
A recent CSIS report says that private sector investment in agriculture can help efforts to meet the food security goals set out by the United Nations.
Boragen will initially focus on mitigating fungicide resistance while reducing the overall amount of chemicals applied per acre of land.
Deal and exit value fell last year, while the mountain of undeployed capital – dry powder – hit a record high, according to Bain & Co.