Returns on US farmland are lowest in four years

Returns from investment in U.S. farmland in the third quarter of this year were the lowest in four years, said the National Council of Real Estate Fiduciaries, a trade group based in Chicago for investors. The council’s Farmland Index showed a return of at 1.45 percent for July through September. “This is the lowest quarterly return since third quarter… » Read More

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