Family Builds $900 Million Brazil Farming Empire After 935% Gain

Early bets on Brazil’s agricultural promise have made a third-generation family of German immigrants ultra-wealthy as land values surge and technology drives ever greater gains on crop yields.

The Logemann family, headed by 72-year-old Eduardo Logemann, own 53% of SLC Agricola SA, which counts London hedge fund manager Crispin Odey as its biggest private shareholder.

While the company is little known outside agricultural circles, shares have risen five-fold since its 2007 initial public offering. It oversees the most planted land per year in Brazil — some 670,000 hectares (1.7 million acres) — an area larger than the state of Delaware. ...