Salient to Investors: Terry Kastens at Kansas State University said: Farmland values are about to stop rising rapidly, flatten out or even fall 10 percent or so, but will not crash. Rising global crop output and stable renewable-fuel standards are leading to a flattening in commodity prices. Rents in some
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jeremy Grantham said: The biggest issue we face is deterioration of the environment, particularly climate damage. In the US, the biggest problem is coal and tar sands. If we burn half or more of the coal and tar sands in two areas in North America, there is
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Knight Frank said English rural land produced some of the best investment returns in Europe since 2007, appreciating by 51 percent versus a 19 percent rise got millionaires’ mansions in London and a loss for rest of the U.K. housing market. Tim Atkinson at J.H. Walter is not expecting an alteration in the
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: US farmers are having their most-profitable year ever because of record-high prices and insurance claims and despite the worst drought in a half century. The government predicts food inflation will accelerate next year, led by meat, dairy and baked goods. The UN said says the global cost of food imports
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