Farmland investments returned 20.9% in 2013, according to the National Council on Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF). In their quarterly report on Farmland returns, the index was up most significantly in the fourth quarter of 2013 – a gain of 9.26%, opposed to a gain of 2.94% in the third quarter. Fourth quarter investments in farmland are typically highest due to the sales of crops that occurs from production during the year, according to a report in Pensions and Investments. Farmland investments returns significant performance The returns mark the most significant performance of institutional farmland investments since 2006 when the…
Farmland Returns Over 20 Percent In 2013
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.