Almarai

Argentine venture earns Irish firm $83m
- Irish Times
- 07 January 2012
An Irish-owned agricultural company that owns and operates three farms in Argentina has been sold to Saudi Arabia’s largest food company for $83 million.
Almaraï Company, achète 12.300 hectares en Argentine pour nourrir ses vaches laitières
- Commodesk
- 23 December 2011
Le plus grand laitier du Moyen-Orient, Almaraï Company vient d'acquérir 12.306 hectares de maïs et de soja en Argentine, qui lui serviront à nourrir ses vaches laitières et ses volailles.
Saudi dairy giant spends $83M on Argentina farms
- AP
- 21 December 2011
Saudi Arabia's largest dairy company said Wednesday it is buying Argentine farm operator Fondomonte S.A. for $83 million to secure access to a supply of animal feed.
Almarai aims at half of Egypt dairy market
- Reuters
- 17 November 2009
Saudi-based Almarai Co says it plans to take a 50 percent share of the dairy market in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation, by 2013, a report said.
The new farm owners: Corporate investors lead the rush for control over overseas farmland
- GRAIN
- 20 October 2009
Today's emerging new farm owners are private equity fund managers, specialised farmland fund operators, hedge funds, pension funds, big banks and the like.
Almarai mulls Egyptian acquisitions
- Reuters
- 12 July 2009
Almarai Company, Saudi Arabia's biggest listed dairy firm, is studying more acquisition opportunities in Egypt after spending $115 million last month to buy an Egyptian company and its farmland
Almarai to take over poultry firm Hadco
- Reuters
- 01 July 2009
In addition to being a key player in the Saudi poultry business, Hadco produces olives, wheat, dates and grass fodder. Almarai has its own cattle farms.
Almarai in $115m deal to buy Egyptian firm
- Reuters
- 13 June 2009
Saudi-based Almarai has agreed to buy Egyptian firm Beyti for $115 million, allowing a new joint venture with Pepsico to set foot in the Arab world's most populous nation. The price tag includes a 75-hectare piece of land.
Wikileaks: Food security, agriculture getting spotlight in the Kingdom
- Wikileaks
- 27 May 2009
"Saudi Arabia is increasingly looking for agriculture investment opportunities abroad, mostly in Africa," reports the US mission in Riyadh in May 2009
Saudi consortium eyes $40 farm investments in Africa
- Reuters
- 29 Mar 2009
A consortium of Saudi agricultural companies is looking to invest 150 million riyals ($40 million) into food production in Africa, the Agriculture Ministry said on Sunday.