Dairy

The firm intends to return to market with the second fund in its regenerative agriculture series in 2026.

The firm could invest up to €100m in the platform and intends to plant strategic permanent crops to enhance income streams and ecosystem services.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is taking the lead on a CV to move the ice-cream maker out of an existing CV, sources say.

The European investment firm is after a double scoop on ice cream maker Froneri, having completed a concentrated multi-asset deal on the asset in 2019.

The Canadian firm deployed capital from its 2023-vintage Bonnefield Agribusiness Fund.

Warakirri Asset Management is aiming for risk-adjusted returns of more than 10% for its new fund, which will target dairy assets across Australia and New Zealand.

Pete & Gerry’s chief executive Tom Flocco says avian influenza has caused havoc in conventional egg pricing and helped narrow the gap with higher priced premium eggs.

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.