News Release

Stone Agribusiness Fund To Trade On Toronto Stock Exchange

March 17, 2008

Stone Agribusiness Fund – An application has been granted for the original listing in the Industrial category of up to 8,625,000 units (the “Units”) of Stone Agribusiness Fund (the “Fund”), of which up to 7,500,000 Units will be issued and outstanding and up to 1,125,000 Units will be reserved for issuance upon completion of an initial public offering (the “Offering”).

Listing of the Units will become effective at 5:01 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in anticipation of the Offering closing on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. The Units will be posted for trading at the opening on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.

Each Unit consists of one redeemable, transferable trust unit (“Trust Unit”) and one whole Trust Unit purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). The Units will separate into Trust Units and Warrants on the earlier of (a) the 30th day immediately following the closing of the Offering; and (b) the issuance of Units pursuant to the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option. Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Trust Unit at a subscription price of $10.00 only on February 26, 2010 and not before. Until such separation, the Trust Units and Warrants comprising the Units will not be separately transferable.

Upon separation of the Units, the Trust Units and the Warrants will be listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. A further bulletin will be issued confirming the separation date of the Units and the trading information of the Trust Units and Warrants.

Registration of interests in, and transfers of, the Units will be made through the book-based system operated by CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (“CDS”). Units must be purchased, sold and surrendered for retraction through a CDS Participant. Each purchaser of a Unit will receive a customer confirmation of purchase from the registered dealer from or through whom the Units are purchased in accordance with the practices and procedures of such registered dealer.

Additional information on the Units, Trust Units and Warrants may be found in the final prospectus of the fund dated February 28, 2008 (the “Prospectus”), which is available at www.SEDAR.com. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined are as defined in the Prospectus.

Stock Symbol: HAY.A
CUSIP: 861574 20 0
Trading Currency: CDN

Temporary Market Maker: Raymond James Ltd.

Other Markets: None

Head Office Address: 36 Toronto Street
Suite 710
Toronto, ON
M5C 2C5

Head Office Telephone Number: (416) 364-9188

Fax Number: (416) 364-8456

Email Address: richards@stoneco.com or jime@stoneco.com

Website Address: www.stoneco.com

Manager: GaleForce Administration Services Inc.

Investment Advisor: Stone Asset Management Limited

Investor Relations: Holly Bradley
1-877-812-0792

Chief Financial Officer of the Manager and Chief Financial Officer & Secretary of the
Investment Advisor: James A. Elliott

Incorporation: The Fund is an investment trust established under the laws of the Province of Ontario pursuant to a declaration of trust dated as of February 28, 2008, and amended and restated as of March 14, 2008.

Fiscal Year End: December 31

Nature of Business: The Fund has been created to offer investors an opportunity to participate in the growth of the global agriculture sector, as well as sectors indirectly involved in the business of agriculture supply. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide Unitholders with long term capital appreciation through (a) an actively managed, diversified portfolio comprised primarily of publicly-listed securities of issuers that provide exposure to the agriculture sector and agriculture infrastructure; and (b) exposure to those agriculture commodities that comprise the Rogers International Agriculture Commodity Index® (the “RICI®-A”) by investing in limited partnership units of Price Agricultural Fund L.P., a Delaware limited partnership created to make investments that will seek to replicate the performance of the RICI®-A.

Transfer Agent & Registrar: Computershare Investor Services Inc. at its principal offices in Toronto.

Initial Public Offering: Pursuant to the terms of the Prospectus, a maximum of 7,500,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit are being offered to the public by National Bank Financial Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Research Capital Corporation, Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., Canaccord Capital Corporation, Wellington West Capital Inc., Berkshire Securities Inc., Blackmont Capital Inc., HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., Raymond James Ltd., Burgeonvest Securities Limited, IPC Securities Corporation and Richardson Partners Financial Limited, as agents.