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While farmland and timberland have long been institutionalized, America's largest agricultural land segment by acreage—ranchland—has received comparatively little attention.
The data reveals why this is changing:
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Generational Shift: Over 40% of ranch owners are 65 years or older, with an estimated $750 billion in ranchland assets expected to change hands over the next 30 years1
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Industry Consolidation: Four companies now control over 80% of U.S. beef processing, compressing profit margins for family operators2
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Resource Scarcity: The U.S. is losing over 2 million acres of ranchland annually to development and conversion—up from 575,000 acres historically3
These trends represent a fundamental shift in ownership patterns for properties that have typically remained within families for multiple generations.
Our research examines these market dynamics and their implications for this evolving asset class.
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