Foreign investors now hold an interest in more than 447 million acres of U.S. agricultural land, according to the latest USDA figures. That is up more than two million acres from 2023 and represents 3.6 percent of privately held agricultural land. American Farm Bureau Federation Deputy Chief Economist Faith Parum said Canadian investors account for 16.1 million acres, while European investors hold more than 18 million acres. Chinese interests total approximately 245,000 acres, down 11 percent from the previous year.
