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When some of the richest people on the planet start accumulating the same tangible asset, it's worth asking what they see in it.
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg built their fortunes through technology, but each now controls vast stretches of something far more old-fashioned: land, including farms, ranches and other agricultural property.
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His holdings include 250,000 acres of highly productive farmland.
The Amazon founder may be reaching for the stars through his rocket company Blue Origin, but he hasn't lost sight of the ground beneath his feet: he owns 462,000 acres (2) of land across America.
Meanwhile, Meta CEO Zuckerberg's $300 million Ko'olau Ranch on the Hawaiian island of Kauai now spans roughly 4,000 acres (3).
And those holdings look modest beside the empire of billionaire Stan Kroenke, owner of the Los Angeles Rams and husband of Walmart heiress Ann Walton Kroenke.
He owns an estimated 2.7 million acres (4).
Farmland has grown into a $4.3 trillion asset class, according to Steve Bruere, president of agricultural real estate firm Peoples Company.
farmland reached roughly $4,350 per acre (5) last year, up 4.3% from a year earlier.
For wealthy investors, farmland offers a rare combination of qualities.
| Product | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Crude | $102.14/bbl | +0.34% |
| WTI Crude | $96.90/bbl | +0.21% |
| EN590 Diesel | $846/MT | +0.18% |
| Jet Fuel A-1 | $1090/MT | +0.55% |
| Mazut M100 | $450/MT | -0.15% |
| Bitumen 60/70 | $470/MT | +0.08% |
| Sulphur Gran 99.5% | $470/MT | -0.44% |
| Urea 46% Gran | $650/MT | +1.12% |
| NPK 16-16-16 | $460/MT | -0.28% |
| Nat Gas TTF | $15.42/MMBtu | +0.92% |
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