Ospraie Management, the famous commodities hedge fund, is still long on farmland because it has actual cash flow. Many pension funds are now buying farmlands, reports Bloomberg.
- Bloomberg
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06 December 2012
Adecoagro, the South American farm operator backed by George Soros and Dwight Anderson, said that growth in the value of its huge land portfolio slowed to 5.6%, fuelling concerns over the impact of Argentine curbs on foreign investors.
- Agrimoney
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14 November 2012
Foreign-investor purchases of farmland in poorer nations are displacing local populations and adding little to a country’s wealth, even as agricultural prices increase, according to Oxfam International.
- Bloomberg
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22 September 2011
The traditional asset play on agriculture by Wall Street -- farmland -- has pushed to dizzying heights.
Farmland and forestry will outperform the average of all global assets long-term, according to Jeremy Grantham, chief investment strategist for Boston-based Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co.
Hedge funds and investment banks are swapping their Gucci for gumboots as they bet on rising food prices by buying farms.
- Financial Times
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25 April 2008