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Best Farm Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top farm stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best farm stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best farming stocks to buy right now are:

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) is the #1 top farm stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 19 points higher than the farm industry average of 29.

FDP passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fresh Del Monte Produce has seen its stock return 12.44% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 5 percentage points.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) is the #2 top farm stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 8 points higher than the farm industry average of 29.

TSN passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tyson Foods has seen its stock return 22.13% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 15 percentage points.

Tyson Foods has an average 1 year price target of $72.17, an upside of 5.99% from Tyson Foods's current stock price of $68.09.

Tyson Foods stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Tyson Foods, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) is the #3 top farm stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Dole (NYSE:DOLE) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 21 points higher than the farm industry average of 29.

DOLE passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dole has seen its stock return 1.84% over the past year, underperforming other farm stocks by -5 percentage points.

Dole has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 0.6% from Dole's current stock price of $14.91.

Dole stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Dole, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 8 farm stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 farm stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) has an annual dividend yield of 6.32%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the farm industry average of 2.27%. Cal Maine Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Cal Maine Foods's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cal Maine Foods's dividend payout ratio of 54.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.2%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the farm industry average of 2.27%. Fresh Del Monte Produce's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Fresh Del Monte Produce's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fresh Del Monte Produce's dividend payout ratio of 82.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) has an annual dividend yield of 2.97%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the farm industry average of 2.27%. Tyson Foods's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Tyson Foods's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tyson Foods's dividend payout ratio of 153% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Farm stocks were down -1.55% in the last day, and up 0.73% over the last week.

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Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued farm stocks right now are:

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) is the most undervalued farm stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Dole has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the farm industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dole's stock has gained 1.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the farm industry by -5 percentage points.

Adecoagro Sa (NYSE:AGRO) is the second most undervalued farm stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Adecoagro Sa has a valuation score of 14, which is -9 points higher than the farm industry average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AGRO a Valuation Rating of "B".

Adecoagro Sa's stock has gained 59.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the farm industry by 52 percentage points.

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) is the third most undervalued farm stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Fresh Del Monte Produce has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the farm industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fresh Del Monte Produce's stock has gained 12.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the farm industry by 5 percentage points.

37.5% of farm stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect farm stocks to rise by 11.38% over the next year.

0% of farm stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.38% of farm stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.54% are rated C (Hold), 15.38% are rated D (Sell), and 7.69% are rated F (Strong Sell).