After a shaky across-the-board start to the year, REITs rebounded sharply in March, with 18 of 19 property types yielding positive returns that outperformed broader markets.

The top-performing REITs in March may surprise you: they don't have many buildings on them, other than silos.

Turbocharged by skyrocketing food prices, two REITs that specialize in farmland—Gladstone Land and Farmland Partners—notched returns of 22% and 18.3%, respectively, in March, according to data from S&P.

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