With the fluctuations of the world’s economy, investment requirements change. In times of tighter budgets, it’s time for low-entry investment. In times of ever-falling interest rates, it’s time for high yields. In times of uncertainty, it’s time for a worry-free investment. It’s therefore time to add cheap farmland in Ukraine to your investment portfolio.
Obelisk specialises in emerging markets and to date, has offered only property investments. A hallmark of Obelisk-recommended properties is their low-entry price, but the current economic climate has reduced many investors’ budgets leading to the need for even-lower entry prices. And they don’t come much lower than US$2,800.
Farmland in Ukraine is perhaps a surprising addition to Obelisk’s recommendations and is certainly radically different from a beachfront villa in north east Brazil. But variety is a vital statistic of any investment portfolio and just as Laguna Beach adds one of the best investment potentials to a portfolio so does cheap land in Ukraine.
In a world where the population is increasing at the dizzy rate of 150 people every minute and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) calculates that an additional 1 billion tonnes of grain are needed by 2030, farmland is unsurprisingly fast becoming highly sought after.
Last year saw the highest grain prices ever and this year, according to the FT, “agricultural commodity prices have returned to levels last seen at the start of the 2007-2008 food crisis”. With wheat yields expected to fall this year but global grain consumption forecast to increase by 0.75%, grain prices can only go up.
Known as the ‘bread basket of Europe’, home to rich fertile soils and already the world’s 10th largest cereal exporter, Ukraine is an obvious choice for land. Add to this the facts that Ukraine land prices are cheap (a fraction of those in Western Europe) and that current yields in Ukraine are far below its potential, Ukraine farmland makes real investment sense.
Investment in the latest Obelisk recommendation starts at just US$2,800 and offers a dual-moneymaking opportunity. Investors reap 30% of net profits from the annual crops on the land and harvest 415% projected capital appreciation after five years. The land investment is fully-managed and therefore worry-free. And true to the essence of the Obelisk philosophy, investment in Ukraine land comes with total peace of mind – this investment is through a well-established London-based plc whose property management portfolio comes in at over €100 million.
The World Bank sees the current situation as “a major opportunity for Ukraine” and highlights that “Ukraine is in a position to make a significant contribution to the international food crisis, while providing attractive investment”.
With an entry level of just US$2,800, projected returns of 415% over five years and no worries, this is also “a major opportunity”
