Source: CAROLINA-VIRGINIA FARMER, 9/23/13
Though investments in U.S. farmland are still competitive with
alternative investments, economists at Rabobank think looming interest
rate increases and falling commodity prices could be foreshadowing an
end to the high land price era.
"We'll likely see lower commodity prices this year, but they aren't
going to be low enough long enough to substantially impact land values
over the coming year or so," Rabobank's Food and Agribusiness Research
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