Real Assets

Aquila Capital will hold a close on its forestry fund, Aquila Sachwert Basisfonds I, in the middle of the year, and is looking at satellite investments in Latin American countries like Uruguay.

The US packaged foods group expects sales of its natural and organic products to reach $1bn by 2019.

The Tropical Asia Forest Fund and Australia New Zealand Forest Fund II are now half and two-thirds invested respectively.

The cattle station portfolio is now being sold without the contentious Anna Creek property, half of which is on a weapons range.

Completion of the 22,100 acre purchase brings the publicly traded REIT's holdings to 107,888 acres.

As the UK inches closer to a summer referendum on whether to remain a member of the European Union, sister publication PEI is polling the industry to find out where it stands on the prospect of ‘Brexit’.

The group is said to be looking for A$20m to be invested in several tranches, but is not selling its land.

As dairy prices begin the road to recovery after a difficult year, Rabobank dairy analyst Kevin Bellamy asks whether investors should be looking at New Zealand.

Agricultural exports are forecast to reach a record A$45 billion next year in an industry that has increasingly attracted investment from abroad.

Larger dairy operations are likely to survive price downturns and save on operating costs according to a new Rabobank report.