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Tag Archives: TIAA-CREF

Washington State Investment Board to Weigh $300 Million Outlay to Teays River Investments

Posted on April 9, 2015 by mfritz

The Washington State Investment Board is expected to boost its agriculture oriented investments when it meets April 16th to consider a $300 million commitment to Teays River Investments LLC, a U.S. farmland and agribusiness investment company. The board’s Private Markets … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Investment, Cropland, Institutional Investment | Tagged ACM Permanent Crops, AP2, Aurora Dairy Group, Bunge North America, Cascade Midstream Partners, farmland investment, Hartley Dairy Company, International Farming Corporation, Michael Fritz, Remington Hybrid Seed, Richard Halderman, Second Swedish National Pension Fund, Steelhead Midstream, Steveco, tangible asset investment program, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Teays River Investments, TIAA-CREF, U.S. Farming Realty Trust III, UBS AgriVest, Washington State Investment Board, Wood Creek Capital Management | 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 →