Livestock

AAM’s flagship Diversified Agriculture Fund is seeking more capital to deploy into its northern Australia cattle assets and to expand its softwood timber businesses.

AACo is developing a framework to ‘measure and report’ natural capital from its vast landholdings in northern Australia, which it hopes will create new revenue streams beyond beef.

Thor Talseth says he has personal motivation to play a more direct role in the roll-up of Mediterranean seafood providers he helped lead for AMERRA and Mubadala Investment Company.

The firm has returned to market to raise more capital after acquiring its third property, crossing A$100m in assets under management.

Before FAIRR, investors did not realize the relevance of the global protein sector’s impact on climate change.

Foreign farmland ownership in Australia was flat year-on-year, with Chinese entities still topping the list of foreign investors despite a fall in the amount of land they own.

The three assets – Vaucluse, One Tree and Racecourse – are expected to fetch more than A$400m for investors in Proterra’s Black River Agriculture Fund 2.

Non-bank lender Thera Capital Management has secured two-thirds of its commitments from outside Australia, gaining traction among investors thanks to ag’s defensive characteristics and ESG themes.

The investment firm of Andrew and Nicola Forrest paid around A$30m for the property in Western Australia, taking Harvest Road’s portfolio to more than 2 million ha.

Demand will experience a shift to higher value and more sustainable products, as a levelling-off of the population limits overall demand.