World population increase by 20591
Decline in the amount of arable land since 1950
Size of US farmland investible universe – equal to country roughly size of India2
Dollars of annual funding dedicated to conservation3
Forestry property values are enhanced by biological growth of trees, real increases in timber prices, and land appreciation.
Historically, forestry strategies have shown low correlation to equities and fixed income, as well as a positive correlation to inflation.
Forestry investing offers potential tax benefits through depletion and capital gains treatments.
Forestry benefits from historic land appreciation of 4.65% per year.3