Biggest South American Corporate Farm Groups
With agricultural commodity prices at multi-year highs, buying farmland is seen as a more direct way to cash in on valuable crops and to take advantage of the long-term appreciation of farm property. As a result, investors from around the world are pouring a lot of funds into agriculture this year to boost yields across the top producer nations as record-high food prices jolt markets and send buyers scurrying for supplies. South America is today worldwide considered a top place to buy, lease and manage agricultural…
The rise of Corporate Farming
Land is a misunderstood investment. Whether it’s a pension fund or sovereign wealth fund, a private equity fund or a sugar company, investors struggle to understand the best way to invest in agriculture. Bain & Company analysis has identified four approaches that public companies are taking. As we explain in this report, none of the approaches is perfect—each has its own benefits and challenges. Land is fundamentally different from other real asset classes: It is finite. People have been mining…
