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FSC / Press Release Commodities Versus Stocks  - CRB Total Return Index, S&P 500 Ratio Calgary, Alberta CANADA, February 04, 2010 /FSC/ - Agcapita Farmland Investment Partnership (AFIP - 0), The ratio of the Commodity Research Bureau Total Return Index and the S&P 500 is basically the value of a standardized basket of commodities compared to the value of a basket of stocks - in simple terms how much stock you can buy with a fixed amount of commodities.  It is noteworthy that:    * The 50-year average for this ratio is around 1.1 times * During the commodity bull market in the 1970s, the ratio peaked at over 3 times * The ratio is currently at a 50 year low of around 0.2 times far below the long-term average and just slightly higher than the low reached around 2000. In other words, we are still at a very low relative valuation between "hard assets" vs. "stocks." * Logically, the ratio of hard assets to stocks should move higher before the commodity bull market is over * If this occurs, it will be as a result of either stock value falling and/or commodity prices rising - most likely it will be a combination of both as investors rotate out of stocks into commodities as the bull market unfolds Agcapita is a Calgary based agriculture focused private equity firm which manages RRSP and TFSA eligible farmland investment funds and is part of a family of funds focussing on commodity linked, hard asset investments with over $100 million in assets under management. Agcapita's investment team has over 50 years of investment and finance experience and its field team has over 150 years of direct farming experience. 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Those forward-looking statements herein made by AGCAPITA, if any, reflect AGCAPITA's beliefs and assumptions based on information available at the time the statements were made (including, without limitation, that (i) the demand for agricultural commodities will continue to grow at a pace that is unlikely to be matched by growth in agricultural productivity, and (ii) investment demand for tangible assets such as agricultural commodities and farmland will continue to increase for the foreseeable future).  Actual results or events may differ from those anticipated or predicted in these forward-looking statements, and the differences may be material. Factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things:  risks associated with the ownership and operation of farmland, including fluctuations in interest rates, rental rates and vacancy rates; general economic conditions; local real estate markets; supply and demand for farmland; competition for available farmland; weather; crop diseases; the price of grain and other agricultural commodities; changes in legislation and the regulatory environment; and international trade and global political conditions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking information contained in this news release (if any), which is given as of the date it is expressed herein. AGCAPITA undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 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