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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 21 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 24 points higher than the farm industry average of 29.

FDP passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fresh Del Monte Produce has seen its stock return 35.72% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 32 percentage points.

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) is the #2 top farm stock out of 21 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 Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 7 points higher than the farm industry average of 29.

VFF passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Village Farms International has seen its stock return 419.12% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 416 percentage points.

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) is the #3 top farm stock out of 21 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 39, which is 10 points higher than the farm industry average of 29.

DOLE passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dole has seen its stock return 0.27% over the past year, underperforming other farm stocks by -3 percentage points.

Out of 7 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 9.07%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the farm industry average of 2.91%. 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 36.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) has an annual dividend yield of 3.35%, which is the same as the farm industry average of 2.91%. 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 340.7% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE:ADM) has an annual dividend yield of 2.95%, which is the same as the farm industry average of 2.91%. Archer Daniels Midland Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Archer Daniels Midland Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Archer Daniels Midland Co's dividend payout ratio of 91.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Farm stocks were down -0.51% in the last day, and down -1.04% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why farm stocks are down.

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 71, which is 44 points higher than the farm industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dole's stock has gained 0.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the farm industry by -3 percentage points.

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) is the second 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 71, which is 44 points higher than the farm industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fresh Del Monte Produce's stock has gained 35.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the farm industry by 32 percentage points.

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) 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.

Vital Farms has a valuation score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the farm industry average of 27. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vital Farms's stock has dropped -43.63% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the farm industry by -47 percentage points.

42.86% of farm stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect farm stocks to rise by 8.93% over the next year.

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