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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: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 23 points higher than the farm industry average of 30.

FDP passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fresh Del Monte Produce has seen its stock return 33.83% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 26 percentage points.

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) is the #2 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: C.

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 19 points higher than the farm industry average of 30.

DOLE passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dole has seen its stock lose -0.42% over the past year, underperforming other farm stocks by -8 percentage points.

Dole has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 4.24% from Dole's current stock price of $14.39.

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.

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) 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 Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the farm industry average of 30.

VFF passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Village Farms International has seen its stock return 338.02% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 331 percentage points.

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 10.04%, which is 7 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 3.17%, 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.

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) has an annual dividend yield of 2.91%, which is the same as the farm industry average of 2.91%. 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 63.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Farm stocks were down -0.25% in the last day, and up 3.3% 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 dropped -0.42% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the farm industry by -8 percentage points.

Adecoagro Sa (NYSE:AGRO) 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.

Adecoagro Sa has a valuation score of 14, which is -13 points higher than the farm industry average of 27. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adecoagro Sa's stock has gained 36.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the farm industry by 29 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 43, which is 16 points higher than the farm industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vital Farms's stock has dropped -56.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the farm industry by -64 percentage points.

37.5% of farm stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect farm stocks to rise by 10.05% over the next year.

0% of farm stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.69% of farm stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.23% are rated C (Hold), 15.38% are rated D (Sell), and 7.69% are rated F (Strong Sell).