Dairy

Incoming NZ Super Fund joint chief investment officer Will Goodwin talks with Agri Investor about the future of New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund, its plans to transform farmland, and the fund’s total portfolio approach.

The amount of agricultural land with some level of foreign ownership fell by just 0.3% in 2023, far less than the 10% fall seen in 2022.

Rural Bank’s latest agricultural outlook report finds that emissions will be a key focus for Australian farmers, while elevated freight costs will have a mixed impact on exports.

Dairy giant Fonterra will listen to offers for its consumer brands as well as its manufacturing facilities in Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

The Compleat Food Group is on a mission to become the UK’s ‘number one chilled prepared food company.’

Climate resilience technologies will play a bigger role in the CEFC-backed venture capital firm’s second fund.

The Hong Kong-based firm has a food and ag portfolio that includes poultry businesses, ready-to-go food providers and a fast food chain.

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Agriculture has added a NSW dairy asset to its portfolio after recent acquisitions from Packhorse Pastoral Company.

The amount of Australian farmland in foreign hands fell by 10% in the year to June 30, 2022, according to the latest set of government figures.

The median price per hectare of Australian farmland has increased for the ninth consecutive year, with CAGR over that period of 11.5%.