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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:

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) is the #1 top farm stock out of 20 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 Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the farm industry average of 32.

VFF passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Village Farms International has seen its stock return 317.87% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 326 percentage points.

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) 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 Dole (NYSE:DOLE) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -5 points lower than the farm industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates DOLE as a "B".

DOLE passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dole has seen its stock return 11.51% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 19 percentage points.

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) 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 Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 18 points higher than the farm industry average of 32.

FDP passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fresh Del Monte Produce has seen its stock return 11.74% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 20 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 9.23%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the farm industry average of 3.18%. 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 3.58%, which is the same as the farm industry average of 3.18%. 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 146% 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 3.49%, which is the same as the farm industry average of 3.18%. 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 82.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Farm stocks were down -1.24% in the last day, and down -0.95% over the last week. Cal Maine Foods was the among the top losers in the farm products industry, dropping -1.61% yesterday.

Cal-Maine Foods shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q2 financial results.

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:

Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) 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.

Cal Maine Foods has a valuation score of 57, which is 28 points higher than the farm industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cal Maine Foods's stock has dropped -24.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the farm industry by -17 percentage points.

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) 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.

Dole has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the farm industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dole's stock has gained 11.51% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the farm industry by 19 percentage points.

Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE:ADM) 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.

Archer Daniels Midland Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the farm industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Archer Daniels Midland Co's stock has gained 18.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the farm industry by 26 percentage points.

28.57% of farm stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect farm stocks to rise by 20.76% 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), 53.85% are rated C (Hold), 23.08% are rated D (Sell), and 7.69% are rated F (Strong Sell).