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Who Owns It? Canadian investors own the most reported foreign held agricultural and non-agricultural land, with 28 percent, or 7,250,834 acres. Foreign persons from the Netherlands own 19 percent, Germany owns 7, the United Kingdom owns 6 and Portugal owns 5.
The Irving Family is number 6 on the list, with 1.25 million acres. Led by brothers Arthur (net worth: $5.2 billion) and James ($4.7 billion), the Canadian Irving family owns 1.25 million acres in Maine, which makes them the largest landowner in the state. Though not part of The Land Report list, their Canadian holdings are equally intriguing.