acreage

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It’s “an old-fashioned land grab,” Bob Fryklund, S&P Global’s chief upstream energy strategist, said of the industry’s rush to acquire new acreage.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Some estimates also place the acreage in the unratified treaties closer to 8.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Higher fertilizer costs do not show up at the grocery store overnight, but they will eventually trickle through planted acreage, yields, and feed costs.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The most productive acreage tends to be drilled first, and as prime locations are depleted, companies face higher costs and lower returns.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

He cleared another field and increased his acreage, because now his machinery allowed him to work more land with the same amount of effort.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell