Tracked deals
11
11 tracked deals across 2026.
Agriculture Acquisitions in 2026
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
7 strategic · 5 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2021
67 tracked deals announced in 2021.
Buyer Snapshot
Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paine Schwartz Partners | 2 | Private equity firm focused on sustainable food chain and... | PE |
| BASF Agricultural Solutions | 1 | BASF’s agricultural solutions unit focused on crop protec... | Strategic |
| Granite Creek Capital Partners, L.L.C. | 1 | Chicago-based private investment firm focused on lower mi... | PE |
| HGS BioScience | 1 | Provider of biological crop solutions and manufacturer of... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Hoffmann Family of Companies | 1 | Multi-vertical, family-owned investment firm / family off... | Family Office |
| Interoceanic Corporation (IOC) | 1 | Diversified family-owned company specializing in producti... | Family Office |
| Orenda Commodity Services Ltd. | 1 | Family-owned, vertically integrated commodity company spe... | Strategic |
| Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI | 1 | Private equity investor focused on sustainable food chain... | PE |
| Seedbox Solution | 1 | Provider of reusable seed packaging, fleet management, an... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Spring Valley USA | 1 | Manufacturer of fertilizer and ice-melt products with pro... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Agriculture in 2026 by Year
Last 9 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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August 1, 2026
- Buyer
- Wild Bioscience
- Target
- F1 Seed
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Wild Bioscience, a University of Oxford spinout, has acquired F1 Seed, an independent wheat breeding business led by Bill Angus. The combination brings together Wild Bio’s evolutionary biology, gene editing, and AI-led trait discovery with F1 Seed’s breeding expertise and germplasm pipeline to create a fully integrated end-to-end UK wheat seed company.
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July 8, 2026
- Buyer
- Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI, Paine Schwartz Partners
- Target
- AMFRESH Group, BLOOM FRESH International
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Spain
- Type
- Growth capital
Paine Schwartz Partners’ Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI completed a structured minority investment in AMFRESH Group and its subsidiary BLOOM FRESH International. BLOOM FRESH is described as a leading multi-fruit breeding and intellectual property licensing platform with an asset-light royalty model.
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- Buyer
- The Arthur Companies
- Target
- Beach Cooperative Grain Company
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- North Dakota, United States
- Type
- Buyout
The Arthur Companies has completed its acquisition of Beach Cooperative Grain Company, expanding its independent grain and agronomy network in western North Dakota. Beach Cooperative will continue operating as a locally led grain and agronomy business with current employees and management remaining in place, while Arthur adds merchandising, agronomic support, and broader platform resources.
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- Buyer
- UFA Co-Operatives Ltd (UFA)
- Target
- AgraCity Crop & Nutrition Limited (AgraCity)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Saskatchewan, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
UFA Co-Operatives Ltd (UFA) completed its $48.2 million acquisition of key assets of AgraCity Crop & Nutrition Limited after receiving final court approval. The deal includes AgraCity’s generic crop protection product registrations, a Saskatoon packaging and labeling facility, and distribution assets, with about $13 million allocated to the Belle Plaine fertilizer distribution/blending centre.
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- Buyer
- BASF Agricultural Solutions
- Target
- AgBiTech
- Seller
- Paine Schwartz Partners
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Australia
- Type
- Buyout
BASF Agricultural Solutions, a division of BASF, acquired AgBiTech, a biological crop protection company, from Paine Schwartz Partners. The deal was signed in January 2026, received regulatory approvals, and closed on March 31, 2026.
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February 3, 2026
- Buyer
- Seedbox Solution, Granite Creek Capital Partners, L.L.C.
- Target
- Trace Engineering LLC
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Type
- Addon
Seedbox Solution, a portfolio company of Granite Creek Capital Partners, has merged with Trace Engineering, a Colorado-based hardware and software engineering firm. The transaction brings Trace’s engineering capabilities in-house to accelerate development of Seedbox’s BOXIQ IoT monitoring platform and expand Seedbox’s technology-driven offerings for the seed industry and adjacent markets.
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January 30, 2026
- Buyer
- Spring Valley USA, Interoceanic Corporation
- Target
- Turf Care Supply (blending and packaging assets)
- Seller
- Turf Care Supply, Platte River Equity
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Spring Valley USA, an affiliate of Interoceanic Corporation (IOC), acquired the blending and packaging assets and business of Turf Care Supply. The combined Spring Valley–Turf Care blending platform will operate eight manufacturing/blending facilities across seven states with roughly 250 employees, while Turf Care will be renamed Allied Nutrients and continue EEF manufacturing at its Martins Ferry, Ohio facility.
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January 30, 2026
- Buyer
- Sustainable Agro Solutions, Stirling Square Capital Partners
- Target
- Ceres Biotics
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Spain
- Type
- Addon
Sustainable Agro Solutions (SAS Group), a portfolio company of Stirling Square Capital Partners, has acquired Spain-based Ceres Biotics to expand its microbial biosolutions product portfolio and R&D capabilities. The deal strengthens SAS Group's presence in Europe and adds more than 550 proprietary microbial strains; financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Hoffmann Family of Companies
- Target
- Smith Gardens, Pacific Plug & Liner
- Seller
- Smith family (Eric and Mark Smith)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Hoffmann Family of Companies (HF Companies), a family-owned investment firm, has acquired a majority interest in Smith Gardens, a fourth-generation greenhouse grower headquartered in Bellingham, Washington. The deal (which includes Smith Gardens' Pacific Plug & Liner propagation division) keeps Eric and Mark Smith in leadership with partial ownership and expands Hoffmann's agricultural vertical into the Pacific Northwest.
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- Buyer
- Orenda Commodity Services Ltd.
- Target
- Scoular's sunflower and wild bird food blending business
- Seller
- Scoular
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
- Type
- Divestiture
Orenda Commodity Services Ltd. purchased Scoular’s sunflower and wild bird food blending business, including the processing facility in Winkler, Manitoba; the sale closed Jan. 19, 2026 and terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Orenda’s processing and packaging capacity for both retail wild bird food and human-consumption sunflower seed markets while Scoular divests the unit to focus on its core grain origination and processing operations.
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January 13, 2026
- Buyer
- HGS BioScience, Paine Schwartz Partners
- Target
- Pharmgrade
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Idaho, United States
- Type
- Addon
Paine Schwartz Partners–backed HGS BioScience has acquired Pharmgrade, an Idaho-based developer of microbial consortium products, to strengthen its microbial capabilities and expand its integrated biologicals platform. The deal enhances HGS's R&D, formulation and manufacturing depth and helps scale Pharmgrade’s microbial technologies to retailers and growers across North America.
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