• Strong long-term returns

• Moderate levels of risk

• Low/negative correlations with financial assets

• U.S. dollar and inflation hedge

• Higher demand for U.S. crop production

• Declining supply of farmland, U.S. and World-wide

• Diversified fund investing in different property types and locations
• Income generation through crop leases and other sources
• Offers a simple and cost effective access to investors previously limited to those involved in agriculture
• Strong and experienced management team

"If you are bullish on population growth, you have to be bullish on agriculture." —Will Shropshire, J.P. Morgan  Financial Times 12/09

"Grain inventories are low worldwide, while demand continues to rise as developing countries get wealthier." —Joe Milano, T. Rowe Price         Barrons 12/09

Link to: The Agricultural Newsletter                        from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago