Investor Presentaiton
Farmland Basics
FARMLAND
PARTNERS
Near-Zero Vacancy
"Land has near-zero vacancy rates, owners collect the lease
payments upfront, and there is no maintenance or capital
expenditures because farmers who lease the land handle these
costs..."
Steady Increase in Yields (bushels/acre)(13)
190
Corn
CAGR from
1990: 1.2%
Soybeans
55
180
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2016
170
160
"...consistent cash returns, zero vacancy rates and low volatility
make farmland a long-term asset worthy of consideration."
150
-Agri Investor, 2016
140
46
CAGR from
43
1990: 1.2%
40
130
"With historically near-zero vacancy rates for farmland and
continued demand for agricultural products driven by
population growth, it is becoming less likely that farm
properties will sit idle without a tenant."
120
110
31
100
-Forbes, 2020
524 25 2
49
37
34
28
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Time Horizon Differences
Focus
Commodity
Prices
Time Horizon
Growing season
Factors
Supply and demand imbalances
Global weather patterns
Agriculture productivity
Revenue per acre (prices x yield)
Farmer profitability
Economic cycles
Long-term farmer profitability
Land appreciation
Farmland
Rents
Approximately
three years
Trade policy
Farmland
Values
Decades
Higher and better use options
Farmland should be assessed over a long-term horizon,
mitigating short-term commodity price volatility
Farmland Ownership (14)
Annual Gross Number of
Farm Cash
Farm Category
Small Family
Farms
Income
Farms
(000s)
Percent of
Farms
Percent of
Land Area
Value of
Production
x < $350k
1,785
89.1 %
45.2 %
17.8%
Midsize Family
Farms
x<$m
113
5.6%
17.8%
18.4%
Large-Scale
Family Farms
x > $m
63
3.2%
26.9%
46.5%
Nonfamily
43
2.1 %
10.1 %
17.3%
Farms
Total
2,004
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
FPI
19
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NYSE
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