DENVER (AP) _ Farmland Partners Inc. (FPI) on Wednesday reported a loss in funds from operations in its third quarter, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The results missed Wall Street expectations.

The Denver-based real estate investment trust said it had a funds from operations loss of $3.2 million, or 9 cents per share, in the period.

The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a funds from operations loss of 5 cents per share.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.

The company said it had a loss of $5.6 million, or 17 cents per share.

The real estate investment trust specializing in farmland posted revenue of $10.1 million in the period, also missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $10.8 million.

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