US Archive

• Reuters24 Aug 10

  ANALYSIS-Brazil ups stakes for foreign investors in farmland

  Brazil's essential role as a provider of food for the world's expanding population is at risk if the government makes good on threats to curtail foreign investment in farmland.
• Al Dahra16 Aug 10

  Emirates seek overseas feed supply

  Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra Agricultural Company is halfway through a plan involving more than 60,700 hectares of farmland in Europe, the US, south Asia and north Africa to boost the UAE’s food security.
• USSF29 Jun 10

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  We call on others in the US to demand an end to the global land grab and commit to participating in a global campaign against land grabs
• Bloomberg29 Jun 10

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  TIAA-CREF owns agricultural land in the US, Australia, Brazil and central and Eastern Europe, most of which is leased out.
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• Reuters17 Jun 10

  US bean farmers seek Brazil farmland deals

  In a small-town spin on a global agricultural investment trend, a group of US Midwest soybean farmers has issued a private placement this month to raise capital for farmland acquisitions in Brazil.
• Bloomberg03 Jun 10

  Russia fights for world dominance—in wheat

  By 2008 global grain prices were reaching record levels, and Swedish, British, Chinese, and Korean investors were piling into Russian farmland.
• US, Japan, AU19 May 10

  Co-chair’s summary of the Roundtable on Responsible Agricultural Investment

  Participants agreed on the importance of an open and inclusive dialogue to continue encouraging responsible agricultural investment by various parties.
• Reuters10 May 10

  Cargill’s Black River eyes food, land deals

  Cargill's private equity firm says it will set up farms in Asia where "there is a huge lack of competency in farm management practices."
• DTN07 May 10

  Wall Street eyes farmland

  Wall Street financiers now interested in channeling billions of new dollars into cropland include heavy hitters like UBS, Morgan Stanley and Rabobank.
• Reuters04 May 10

  Pinstripes, pitchforks and profits

  "In the age of derivatives and evaporating valuations, farmland is gold with a cash flow."
• Zacks03 May 10

  Bunge to acquire land in Brazil

  Bunge Limited, a premier global agribusiness and food company in the US, has recently announced plans to acquire 25,000 acres in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from the local firm Acucar Guarani to grow cane for its sugar and ethanol mills.
• GRAIN30 Apr 10

  Turning African farmland over to big business: The US’s Millennium Challenge Corporation

  MCC is playing a key role in commodifying Africa’s farmlands
• GRAIN30 Apr 10

  Le Millennium Challenge Corporation américain : l’Afrique livrée au big business

  Le MCC joue un role clé dans la marchandisation des terres rurales africaines
• CityWire30 Apr 10

  Corn and meat offer ‘perfect’ investment opportunity, says agri specialist

  ‘In order to feed a growing population with an increasing standard of living, the price of water and food must continue to rise."
• Reuters30 Apr 10

  Saudia Arabia eyes US for ag investing, contracts

  Saudi Arabian investors are looking to expand their agricultural investments in the United States to secure long-term food supply because of water shortages in the desert kingdom, Saudi officials said on Thursday.
• Council on Foreign Relations27 Apr 10

  Saudi Arabia’s quest for “food security”

  Saudi Arabia is attempting to strengthen its position in what seems certain to be a growing competition for food among the nations of the Middle East.
• US State Dept25 Apr 10

  US remarks: Roundtable on Responsible Agricultural Investment

  We need to hear the results of research and case studies done by FAO, UNCTAD, IFAD and the World Bank, so we can respond as governments and organizations based on solid information and not hearsay.
• HighQuest Partners21 Apr 10

  Top experts in agricultural investment to address global AgInvesting 2010 conference

  Conference developed to respond to the growing interest in farmland asset management.
• Financial Times14 Apr 10

  Brazilian farms sow seeds of openness

  “It’s not common in Brazil to find farmers presenting accounts to international investors. What you can see here is the new model for agribusiness in Brazil,” says André Pessôa, co-ordinator of the Rally da Safra.