By Q1 Publishing|Jun 12, 2009|Author's Website  

According to the Economist, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and China have been "quietly" buying up more than $20 billion of this asset.
It's not oil or natural gas assets though. And it's not the molybdenum they need to build thousands of miles of new pipelines. They're buying up one of my favorite long-term investments, farmland.
The way things are shaping up, investors who follow their lead now will do exceptionally well in the short-term and long-term. Let me explain.
Another Case of Great Expecations
It's no secret we're facing a big opportunity in agriculture. It's something we've delved into quite a bit over the past few years.
Still though, there are a lot of people who haven't "bought in" to the opportunity here. The thing most investors still fail to understand about agriculture is last year's credit crunch is a good thing. I expect it to go a long way to making a great opportunity even better.
Right now, official estimates for this year's crop are far too optimistic. Currently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects world grain production to rise 4.9% this year. And they're expecting an increase of 3.1% in 2010.
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