Food Processing

The firm is likely to make three investments in 2016 from its $893m fourth fund.

The fund aims to shield Glanbia Co-operative Society dairy suppliers from market volatility.

Australia’s competition watchdog chairman said he is worried agriculture supply chains could be hurt if the Port of Fremantle's future owner is given rights to develop a second port to the south.

The German and Spanish pork industries are primed for expansion, while the Netherlands' competitive edge is being challenged by higher input costs.

US alternative investment firm Bain Capital has exited its majority share investment in Brakes Group, selling it on to US food distributing giant Sysco.

The mid-market private investment firm has bought Fuerst Day Lawson in partnership with the latter's chief executive, Mac Mardi.

A total of $4.6bn was invested over 526 financing rounds last year, with food e-commerce taking top place followed by water and irrigation, according to a new AgFunder report.

Happerley's founder says his new agricultural data, traceability and social networking software provides better traceability than the current Red Tractor.

Label Insight will use the raise to develop new products and improve its platform for managing consumer product information.

The new index tracks water companies including Jain Irrigation Systems, Trimble Navigation and Novozymes.