FARMS – AUSTRALIA

Bush is back: rural land sales hit $13.7b

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Original article by Matthew Cranston
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 36 : 16-Mar-15

Data from CoreLogic shows that some $A13.72bn worth of rural land across Australia changed hands in the year to November 2014. This includes some $A6.27bn worth of farmland in New South Wales, $A3.02bn in Victoria and $A1.3bn in Queensland. Simon McIntyre of Landmark Harcourts notes that there has been an upturn in the rural property market in the last 18 months

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CORELOGIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, LANDMARK HARCOURTS PTY LTD, BENGERANG LIMITED, TA FIELD ESTATES, DARLING FARMS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY CHOICE PTY LTD

Chinese undeterred by new investment rules

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Original article by Tim Binsted
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 4-Mar-15

Geoff Raby & Associates founder Geoff Raby says his firm has received an increase in enquiries from prospective Chinese investors in Australia’s agricultural sector. This includes sectors such as dairy, meat and wheat, and includes both farmland and processing facilities. The Australian Government has proposed new regulations for foreign investors in assets such as farms and housing, including application fees that start from $A5,000

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GEOFF RABY AND ASSOCIATES, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND SCIENCES, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, CBH LIMITED, CO-OPERATIVE BULK HANDLING LIMITED