Australia

UAE's Al Dahra buys stake in Australian animal feed processor
- Arabian Business
- 10 December 2016
Al Dahra Agriculture says deal will give it access to a strategic growers and suppliers base, in addition to farming land in Western Australia
Super funds start to consider agriculture investments
- The Australian
- 21 November 2016
The notorious reluctance of Australian superannuation funds to invest in agriculture because of perceptions it is too risky, volatile and low-return may be slowly changing, according to key farm and food industry players.
Chinese ownership of agricultural land soars above 3 million hectares
- SMH
- 07 November 2016
The amount of agricultural land owned by Chinese interests has soared above 3 million hectares, more than double the 1.46 million declared by the Australian Taxation Office last month, according to a Fairfax Media analysis of reported land sales.
Australian Agricultural Company, the other landholder taken by foreign investors
- AFR
- 30 October 2016
Joe Lewis, the owner of football team Tottenham Hotspur, is the ultimate owner of the AA Trust, which has just converted 59 of 160 Convertible Notes into fully paid ordinary shares in AACo.
Un consortium australien mis sur pied contre un investissement chinois
- RFI
- 24 October 2016
Quatre familles parmi les plus riches d’Australie s'associent pour s'interposer entre un investisseur chinois et son objectif, le groupe Kidman qui détient 2,5% des terres agricoles d’Australie et 185 000 têtes de bétail.
Empire Kidman : des éleveurs australiens défient Gina Rinehart
- Radio Australia
- 20 October 2016
Un groupe d'éleveurs australiens contre la femme la plus riche du pays, alliée à un groupe chinois : c'est l'affiche d'un duel qui s'annonce passionnant, avec en ligne de mire, les terres agricoles de la famille Kidman.
Chinese to buy the Earl of Stradbroke's Australian farmland
- AFR
- 10 October 2016
Chinese-backed company Harmony Beef and Cattle is buying the Earl of Stradbroke's grand rural property Mt Fyans in the Western District of Victoria for about $34 million.
Billionaire Rinehart strikes deal to buy iconic Aussie Ranch
- Bloomberg
- 10 October 2016
Billionaire Gina Rinehart and a minority Chinese partner agreed to buy Australia’s most iconic cattle company in a deal valued at about A$365 million ($277 million).
Australie : un groupe chinois s'allie à la milliardaire Gina Rinehart pour racheter l'empire Kidman
- Radio Australie
- 10 October 2016
Pour la troisième fois, un groupe chinois tente de se porter acquéreur des stations d'élevage de la famille Kidman.
Les Chinois tentent à nouveau d'acheter des terres en Australie
- RFI
- 10 October 2016
Le groupe chinois Shanghai Cred s'associe au puissant groupe minier australien Hancock pour parvenir à ses fins : acheter le premier propriétaire foncier d'Australie, Kidman and Co.
Foreign land register: Do the figures stand up to scrutiny?
- Beef Central
- 28 September 2016
Since the day it was released, the accuracy of the Australian government’s Foreign Owned Agricultural Land Register has come into question, with rural industry stakeholders disputing the amount of land actually held by Chinese interests
China’s Rifa pays $55m to beef up its NSW estate
- Farm Weekly
- 21 September 2016
In its second swoop on prime northern NSW cattle country this year, Chinese-owned pastoral business, Rifa Salutary, has snapped up another two aggregations for an estimated $55 million.