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Tag Archives: Ohio

As Rain Soaks Corn Belt, Grain Prices Float Higher

Posted on July 16, 2015 by mfritz

Significant rainfall across many key cropping regions is causing crop damage in the Midwest and northern Mid-South. The heavy rains, along with the arrival of the El Niño ocean-atmosphere phenomenon, have helped push up prices of wheat, corn and soybeans … Continue reading →

Posted in Cropland, Farm Economy | Tagged Alabama, Beige Book, California, Chicago, cropland, Dallas, drought, El Nino, Federal Reserve, Florida, Georgia, grain prices, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michael Fritz, Mid-South, Midwest, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Southern Plains, Tennessee | Leave a comment

Institutional Investor Returns in U.S. Cropland Fell Back to Earth in 2014 As Market Adjusts to Lower Grain Prices

Posted on January 23, 2015 by mfritz

With gross per-acre revenues for the 2014 corn and soybean crops down a forecast 19% and 23%, respectively, from the prior year’s crop, the slow inevitable correction in annual row-crop land values is underway. Institutional investment returns in U.S. annual … Continue reading →

Posted in Cropland, Institutional Investment, Land Values | Tagged almond property, California, Corn Belt, cranberries, cropland, cropland values, farmland REIT, Gladstone Land, Halderman Real Asset Management, Hancock Agricultural investment Group, Illinois, Indiana, Michael Fritz, National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, NCREIF, Ohio, Oregon, Permanent crop investments, pistachio property, Prudential Agricultural Investments, TIAA-CREF, UBS AgriVest, Washington, Westchester Group Investment Management, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Illinois Pension Board, an Early Adopter in Farmland Investing, to Exit the Sector. Cites High Fees, Low Returns

Posted on December 19, 2014 by mfritz

The Illinois State Board of Investment has fired its longstanding farmland investment manager and plans to sell its $46-million farmland portfolio, citing high management fees and low returns. Though the holding is relatively small for an institutional investment, the exit … Continue reading →