• UNDERVALUED: Saskatchewan has some of the most affordable farmland among G8 countries.
• HISTORICAL RETURNS are competitive with the Toronto Stock Exchange
• 9.4% average annual rate of return from 1972 to 2003, with very low volatility.¹

Interprovincial comparison of farmland values (per acre)

• SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER than equally productive land in Alberta, Manitoba or North Dakota.

Regional land value comparison
Average Value of Farmland (All Types) per Acre, December 2009
1 CND$ = 1 US$

• RECENT RELAXING of severely restrictive farmland ownership rules allows all Canadian citizens and residents to own farmland in Saskatchewan – great potential for capital gains.
• 55 MILLION ACRES of opportunity! Saskatchewan is home to 50% of Canada’s farmland.
• HUGE OPPORTUNITIES for growth related to bio-fuel production and livestock production.

1. See Efficient Investment in Saskatchewan Farmland by Marvin J. Painter PhD, Associate Professor, College of Commerce, University of Saskatchewan. A summary is also available.