Australia

Wilmar move to secure Burdekin land
- The Australian
- 25 January 2013
Wilmar has flagged the purchase of another 778 hectares of land in the Burdekin region south of Townsville, Australia as part of its campaign to lock up as much supply as possible.
China fund vying for stake in Australia dairy
- Wall Street Journal
- 09 January 2013
China's sovereign-wealth fund is one of three large funds vying to take a stake in Australian dairy company Van Diemen's Land Co.
Swedish fund stokes Australia farm-buying spree
- Agrimoney
- 12 December 2012
A Swedish pension fund has become the latest of a series of purchasers of Australian farmland, a buying spree which has fuelled public concerns, and raised discussion over curbs on foreign ownership.
US farm fund buys Elliott's old station
- The Australian
- 10 December 2012
TIAA-CREF's Westchester group buys 17,200 ha Cobran Station, once Australia's largest rice farm, while Sweden's Forsta AP-fonden buys the 16,000 ha Merri Meric farm near Henty.
Australian elite seeks to bridge Middle East investment gulf
- WSJ
- 30 November 2012
“When things are mortgaged up to the hilt and the banks are involved then it’s either bank ownership or foreign ownership,” says South Australian sheep farmer Brian Wilson
Western Autralia Government not privy to Chinese farm deal
- AAP
- 30 November 2012
WA Australian Agriculture Minister Terry Redman can't shed light on reports a Chinese agricultural giant could buy up to $4 billion worth of prime farmland after snapping up some 30,000 hectares in the past month.
Move to block foreign land sales
- Herald Sun
- 28 November 2012
A campaign to block foreign ownership of Australian farmland until a national interest test has been conducted has received the backing of the Australian Greens and some Independents.
Blackstone, China firm shortlisted for $1.5 billion Ingham Chicken deal: sources
- Reuters
- 23 November 2012
Blackstone Group LP and China agribusiness company New Hope Group are through to the final round of bidding for Australia's largest poultry producer Inghams Enterprises, a deal that could be worth as much as A$1.4 billion
Sucre : L’Australie loue ses terres
- Commodesk
- 20 November 2012
Les autorités d’Australie de l’Ouest vont signer le 20 novembre un bail de 50 ans avec une société immobilière de Shanghai, chargée de développer 15.200 hectares de terres agricoles.
Analysis: Foreign investors in Australian farms; rash or prescient?
- Reuters
- 19 November 2012
For all the willing buyers seeking tracts of Australian farm land, local investors are not among them. They wonder what all the fuss is about.
Une entreprise chinoise va exploiter des terres agricoles dans l'ouest de l'Australie
- Xinhua
- 14 November 2012
Shanghai Zhongfu s'est vue attribuer un contrat qui va lui permettre, dans le cadre d'un bail de 50 ans, d'exploiter 15 200 hectares de riches terres agricoles, irriguées par la rivière Ord.
Chinese secure northern foodbowl as row over Ord River lease continues
- The Australian
- 14 November 2012
Chinese property development conglomerate Shanghai Zhongfu has won the sole right to develop 15,200ha of high-value irrigated agricultural land in northern Australia..