Crops

Former MetLife director of research Hugues Rinfret lays out the case for a protein-food centered investment strategy.

The agricultural lender said that a certification supporting a price premium for produce from farms transitioning to organic production could help ease growing supply challenges.

In its quarterly agricultural outlook, Farmer Mac sounded a note of optimism on farmers’ net income and detailed recent conditions throughout in the US agricultural economy.

Aberdeen Asset Management head of real assets Jim Gasperoni highlighted permanent crops as an example of a real asset investment well-suited to current market conditions.

The proposed budget would eliminate a $234.5m ag exports-oriented program and speciality crop grants.

Despite having widely supported leaving the EU, British farmers are showing a loss of confidence in the sector’s future post-Brexit, an NFU survey finds.

Freight Farms converts shipping containers into internet-connected growing spaces to produce green leafy vegetables hydroponically.

The farmland REIT invested nearly $30m in six farms across North Carolina and southwestern Arizona.

Mitsui & Co has acquired Top Seeds 2010, making it the third agri/food-related deal the Japanese trading house has announced since the beginning of the year.

With support from the IFC, Rabobank and other lenders, the Argentine soy exporter will be able to boost crushing capacity and build a new grain port at its Timbues plant.