Clare Pennington
New Hope Group, which could invest A$1bn in Australian agribusiness over the next three years, is opening the first Sino-Australian free trade zone near Shanghai.
Australian farmland prices will continue to grow at a slower pace, while recent rain in parts of the country could affect water title values.
Farmland investment firm Homestead Capital fell $52m short of its target for its first fund last year, but has already surpassed its initial $350m target for Fund II.
Gina Rinehart's company Hancock would own 67% of Kidman in the deal, with Chinese real estate company Shanghai CRED taking 33%.
Following a N$300m commitment from the Government Institutions Pensions Fund Namibia, the fund expects to raise a further N$150m from local pension funds.
Grey Mountain has bought Kronos from fellow US-firm Prospect Partners.
UK property agency Strutt & Parker says that overall, prices are continuing the slow decline that began last year, but investor interest should bolster values from 2018.
The IFC thinks its investment in a project increase Yangxiang's herd size and capacity will help the company improve food safety standards.
Four months on from the Brexit vote, the Conservative party conference provides some clues for what will happen next.
The facility will be built in Canada, the second-largest salmon exporter to the US, and cost around $200m.