The Australian Agricultural Company has snagged at least one credible buyer for its mothballed Darwin beef processing plant near Livingstone.
Sources said representatives from Bindaree Food – a beef processor majority owned by Chinese billionaire Hui Wing Mau’s Shimao Group – were spotted in late February on a site visit to the plant, which has remained idle since 2018 when it was shuttered due to operating losses.
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