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AeroFarms has pulled the plug on its plans to go public. But you can buy stock in other sustainable farming companies.

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AeroFarms has cancelled its IPO. Even though you won’t be able to buy stock in AeroFarms directly, you can invest in other sustainable farming companies.

What we know about the AeroFarms SPAC deal and IPO

On October 14, 2021, AeroFarms and Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. announced that the merger that would have brought AeroFarms to the stock market was no longer taking place.

Spring Valley Acquisitions, a special purpose acquisitions company (SPAC), trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “SV.” AeroFarms had originally planned to merge with Spring Valley and begin selling stock on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “ARFM.” The deal would have raised $357 million and valued AeroFarms at around $1.2 billion.

No specific reason was given for the cancellation, but there is some speculation that investor confidence in the deal had waned. This is backed by the fact that Spring Valley’s stock price jumped 10% the day the termination was announced.

No alternative IPO plan has been announced as of yet. We’ll update this page as more information becomes available.

Buy stocks in other sustainable farming companies

Although you can’t buy AeroFarms stock, you can still invest in similar publicly-traded companies.

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AppHarvest, Inc.Nasdaq Global Select Market: APPH
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CubicFarm Systems Corp.TSX: CUB
Agrify CorporationNasdaq Capital Market: AGFY
Kalera ASOTC Markets: KSLLF
Village Farms International, Inc.Nasdaq Capital Market: VFF
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