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The Australian government has typically been paying premiums of 20-30% above the market value for water entitlements, creating upwards price pressure elsewhere in the market, report authors say.
Looser rules on new genomic techniques give crop science investors a clearer steer, but food security concerns and the push to invest closer to home may shape how far it travels.
The area of land traded in Australia increased significantly in 2025, but the total value slipped, with large parcels sold in cheaper regions.
Late-stage capital is flowing toward scalable farm technology platforms with proven traction, even as wider agrifoodtech fundraising remains well below its 2021 peak.
Specialist food supply chain managers can benefit from diversified, vertically integrated strategies, but also need to build relationships at the ground level, says Solum Partners’ Daniel Sachs and Derek Lister.
In a 'self-fulfilling prophecy,' investors anticipating the government buybacks also contributed to water entitlement price increases.
Australia’s median farmland price extends its run of growth to eleven years, albeit at a more modest pace than earlier in the decade.
Rural Bank’s first-half analysis of Australian farmland shows values continue to rise but at a slower pace than the highs of the last four years.
Despite improved returns on a quarterly basis, annualized returns on Australian farmland are in the negative for the third quarter in a row.
ASIC has expanded its strategic priorities to include ‘consistency and transparency across markets,’ which will include scrutiny of private investments.