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November 24, 2014, Access to water is a key consideration when investing in farmland Investors are continuing to purchase farmland, as decided trends emerge and the impact &#111&#110 the developing world doesn’t look so bright. A 2013 study, Global land and water grabbing in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (PNAS) estimated that bet..

Farmland returned 1.45% in the third quarter of 2014, down 28 basis points from the previous quarter and down 149 basis points from the third quarter a year ago. It was the lowest quarterly return since the third quarter of 2010. TIMOTHY POLLARD | OCTOBER 23, 2014 12:10 PM | UPDATED 12:12 PM

and Obscene Payouts to Directors Since the global food crisis of 2008, there has been a massive wave of private sector investment in food production. The World Bank maintains that this money means innovation, jobs and more food for a hungry planet. But examining the investments made by one of the most active private sector players in the global rush to acquire farmla..

2014-06-26 12:30 CJ제일제당이 사료 사업을 새로운 성장동력으로 삼고 500조원이 넘는 것으로 추산되는 글로벌 사료 시장 공략에 적극적으로 나선다. CJ제일제당은 지난 25일 서울 중구 동호로 사옥에서 회사의 사료 사업을 주제로 ‘제2회 CJ제일제당 R&D 세미나’를 열고, 글로벌 사료 ..

Sep. 12th, 2014 Analysts expect U.S. land prices to remain near record high levels based &#111&#110 a growing demand for grain and meat exports. | File photo CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — David Fullington paid what some would call a ridiculous price of $13,600 an acre for a 200 acre farm in Illinois within the last year and says he and his partners would probab..

September 6, 2014 - 09:00am, Bernard Hickey Many dairy farms now dispose of their shed effluent by spraying it &#111&#110to land, reducing the need for fertiliser. By Bernard Hickey* It seemed like a marriage made in heaven that would produce a never-ending boom.  China's fast growing middle classes demanded milk and New Zealand seemed to have inexhaustible..

2014-08-05 16:56:25 Xinhua Weibo Facebook Twitter Reddit Diigo Delicious Digg Linkedin MySpace Sina Weibo Kaixin Renren Q-zone Tencent Weibo Sohu Weibo NetEase Weibo WELLINGTON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The head of New Zealand's main farming organization on Tuesday said it welcomed Chinese investment, but urged prospective buyers of farmland to understand the pressures facing New Ze..

Wednesday Aug 6, 2014 Dairy Industry Economy Fonterra NZ Exports... Rural Business Trade A milk tanker leaves the Te Rapa Fonterra Dairy Factory. Photo / Christine Cornege Fonterra's annual milk payout could be cut back as a result of the latest tumble in global dairy prices, an economist says. Westpac senior economist Anne Boniface said the 8.4 per cent drop in the ..

Aug 27,2014 WELLINGTON, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra on Wednesday announced it will invest 1.17 billion NZ dollars (978.09 million U.S. dollars) in forming a global partnership with Chinese infant food maker Beingmate and building new processing capacity to meet export demand. The farmer-owned cooperative issued a statement saying the partners..

09/08/2014 TOUGH TIMES: International dairy prices have falled 40 per cent since the start of the year. The golden days could be over for New Zealand's dairy industry, which faces flat milk prices and slower production growth over the next 10 years. This will create challenges for Fonterra, dairy farmers and the wider New Zealand economy, coming off a decade when pro..