Australia

Ontario Teachers’ acquires Australian Avocado Grower Jasper Farms
- OTPP
- 21 December 2017
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announces the acquisition of Jasper Farms, Australia's second-largest avocado producer.
Brownes dairy sold to Chinese firm Shanghai Ground Food Tech
- ABC
- 14 November 2017
One of Western Australia's most recognised household dairy names — the 130-year-old Brownes Dairy — has been sold to a Chinese firm.
Australia: China secures deal for big expansion of Ord crop land
- West Australian
- 10 November 2017
Agreements between the State Government and Chinese-owned Kimberley Agricultural Investment were reached this week, overing 7400ha at Goomig Farmlands, near Kununurra, as part of the Ord Stage 2 project
China to become biggest foreign owner of Australian farmland
- Weekly Times
- 07 November 2017
According to the latest Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land, Chinese ownership of Australian farmland has increased tenfold in the past year, to 14.4 million hectares.
Hewitt Cattle Australia secure stake in Arcadian Organic
- NQR
- 31 October 2017
The deal will also see the company, backed by Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board, acquire two certified organic properties owned by Arcadian covering over 30,000 ha.
NZ Super Fund takes stake in Australian beef stud
- NZ Herald
- 04 October 2017
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has made its first offshore farm investment, taking a stake in Australian beef stud Palgrove for an undisclosed amount.
Chinese investment in farmland soars as politicians urge closer eye on foreign ownership
- ABC
- 04 October 2017
Chinese investment in Australian farmland has risen over the past year from about 1.5 million hectares to almost 14.5 million hectares.
China now owns 10 times the amount of Australian land it did last year
- Brisbane Times
- 30 September 2017
The amount of Australian farm land owned by Chinese interests has surged tenfold in the past year, climbing above 14 million hectares or 2.5 per cent of all agricultural land.
AgCAP sells first tranche of sustainable agriculture fund assets
- GAI
- 25 September 2017
TIAA Global Agriculture Properties has acquired 10 of the 17 properties making up the SAF portfolio totaling 16,000 hectares across New South Wales, and Victoria.
Bindaree’s Chinese investors plan to develop northern WA cattle assets
- Beef Central
- 20 September 2017
Hong Kong based investors who recently took a 51 percent stake in northern NSW export beef processor, Bindaree Beef have plans to further develop their Western Australian grazing property investments, purchased in April last year.
Nuveen reaps rewards of steady agricultural focus
- The Australian
- 06 September 2017
The purchase of more Australian farms, agribusinesses and food processing plants is high on the agenda of one of the world’s biggest investment managers, the Chicago-based Nuveen.
Hui Wing Mau, Archstone Investment buy majority of Australia’s Bindaree Beef
- GAI
- 06 September 2017
Australian beef processor Bindaree Beef announced it has sold a 51 percent controlling stake in the family-owned company to Hong Kong-Australian billionaire, Hui Wing Mau, and Beijing-based equity fund Archstone Investment for approximately $120 million.