First State Super follows US and Canadian super funds with major investment in Australian almond plantations.
- Farm Weekly
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21 August 2015
The so-called ‘Blood Sugar crisis’ may be over. But representatives from the Clean Sugar campaign their there is no end in sight for their problems.
- Equal Times
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14 August 2015
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has bought Macquarie Group's owned and operated almond properties in the Sunraysia district of north-west Victoria for more than $115 million.
- Financial Review
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10 August 2015
Chinese company's takeover of Australian farmland and firms draws mixed reaction from Australia ministers.
New Hope Group announced last year it would invest $500m into Australian agribusiness, and its chairman Liu Yonghao revealed majority of the fund would support New Hope Dairy’s projects in Australia.
- The Australian
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04 August 2015
Australia is facing $43 billion foreign farming frenzy by Chinese companies, spurred by mounting food security needs and a push to “go global.”
Les investisseurs chinois s'intéressent surtout aux meilleures terres, notamment au bassin Murray-Darling, qui est la principale surface agricole d'Australie
Dans le domaine des terres agricoles, la présence de la Chine en Australie est comparable à celle des États-Unis, explique Brian Healey à Radio Australia.
- Radio Australia
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29 July 2015
Labor’s trade spokeswoman Senator Penny Wong has slammed the Coalition’s agricultural foreign investment policy at today’s premier grains industry event.
- Weekly Times
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28 July 2015
Australian farms and cattle stations are becoming increasingly attractive to overseas investors - especially Chinese buyers looking for beef sources in other countries.
Xingfa Ma takes on 40,000 head of cattle with the deal, which adds to his other Australian cattle stations and a wine group
The sliding dollar is sweetening Australia's appeal as an agricultural investment destination ripe for overseas companies and fund managers, particularly from North America and Europe.