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European agri-businesses step up investment to capitalize on EU-Japan trade deal

Europe Amanda Cheesley - 22 hours ago

AUSTRALIA

Australia

Australian investors make A$2.4bn bid for agribusiness giant GrainCorp

Daniel Kemp - 3 December 2018

DATA SNAPSHOT

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NCREIF: Income drives modest Q3 farmland return

Australia

Capital gains propel Australia’s permanent ag to the top of the...

Australia

Australian winter crop to fall by 12% as drought bites in...

Australia

Soaring demand for Australian land ‘to keep driving prices higher’

trade

Pessimism among farmers and land buyers as trade war rages

farmland

Farmers’ acquisitive mood outweighs macro concerns as US land appreciates

QUOTABLE

“We might see land values hold and more investment if it goes through, but the long-term future would still be uncertain.”

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board senior analyst Luke Crossman says speculation is growing as to how Tuesday’s Brexit vote will impact farmland markets.

IN FOCUS: FUND STRUCTURE

aquaculture

Ralco spin-out shrimp project raises $25m in US Midwest

Chris Janiec - 11 December 2018

Executives from The tru Shrimp Company tell Agri Investor their network of Midwest farmers and former ethanol investors will allow the Minnesota-headquartered business to leverage the region’s grain endowment, investor base and hunger for development.

CalSTRS: ‘Co-investments should be increased’

co-investment 20 November 2018

Agri Investor Forum: Ag funds navigating shifts in LP sentiment

fund managers 16 November 2018

Five takeaways from CalPERS’ investment committee meeting

direct investing 15 November 2018

SFP moves away from fund structure for Iowa farm deal

fund structure 2 November 2018

AFRICA

agribusiness

DOB Equity invests in Ten Senses Africa amid growing demand for...

Amanda Cheesley - 27 November 2018

MARKET VIEWS

farmland investors

Northern California draws in private capital in post-drought recovery

Chris Janiec - 11 October 2018

timberland

Soaring commodity prices and rising land values ‘boosting Australian forestry’

Daniel Kemp - 4 October 2018

EDITORIAL

GrainCorp offer remains shrouded in mystery

Daniel Kemp - 11 December 2018

LP CORNER

ACERA to make ag and timber pledges in effort to boost real assets

institutional investors Chris Janiec - 12 October 2018

FMO backs Paraguay ag bank with $15m loan

DFIs 5 October 2018

Timber investment central to NZ Super Fund’s strong returns

New Zealand 28 September 2018

WSIB ups farmland exposure with $250m commitment

farmland 26 September 2018

Time for timberland managers to log out?

timberland 4 September 2018

FUNDRAISING

TRSL backs Apollo natural resources fund with $75m commitment

private equity Chris Janiec - 2 days ago

FMO launches forestry investment program to fight climate change

emerging markets Amanda Cheesley - 13 December 2018

CPR-AM Invest for Food Generations fund grown to €113 million

featured Amanda Cheesley - 7 December 2018

Equilibrium’s second water fund targets $300m

water Chris Janiec - 29 November 2018

Rabo Equity Advisors to launch $500m third fund in 2019 in Indian agri-food sector

featured Amanda Cheesley - 28 November 2018

PEOPLE NEWS

Blue Sky appoints former Hastings boss as chairman

Australia Daniel Kemp - 19 November 2018

Paine Schwartz adds former Sunrise exec as operating partner

agribusiness Chris Janiec - 9 November 2018

Paine Schwartz hires former Monsanto strategy exec

agribusiness Chris Janiec - 19 September 2018

NSW Deputy Premier: ‘There is always room for foreign investment in Australian ag’

Australia Daniel Kemp - 4 September 2018

Majority of investment industry remains ‘Anglo-Celtic and male dominated’

institutional investors Daniel Kemp - 2 August 2018

BEST OF AGTECH

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Investors back InspiraFarms research to cut harvest losses in developing countries

Amanda Cheesley - 26 November 2018

The firm’s project features the installation of energy-efficient, small-scale refrigerated storage near the point of harvest to cut losses and drive investment across Africa, India and Latin America.

agtech

Australian agtech lagging other countries but outlook is ‘positive’

Daniel Kemp - 29 October 2018

A new report has found Australia invested $0.12 per capita in agtech in 2016, far behind $5.80 in the US and $6.05 in Israel.

agtech

VIDEO: When horticulture meets aquaculture

Daniel Kemp - 25 October 2018

Green Camel, in Sydney’s south-west, is raising A$8.5m as it pioneers organic glasshouse farming collocated with barramundi breeding on a commercial scale. Agri Investor got an exclusive tour of the facilities.