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Foreign ownership register: 400-plus farms with foreign interests

Our register of foreign farmland ownership is now searchable by locality, property name and owner. Find out who from where owns what.

Brunette Downs Station, from the air in 2016, is located is Queensland, 350km northeast of Tennant Creek, and is owned by AACo. Picture: Supplied
Brunette Downs Station, from the air in 2016, is located is Queensland, 350km northeast of Tennant Creek, and is owned by AACo. Picture: Supplied

Canada, the US, the Netherlands and the Bahamas are turning up the heat on Australian rural property prices as part of a multi-billion-dollar buying blitz of our farms.

A NewsCorp investigation has found the five biggest investors in Australian agriculture – with combined land and water assets valued at almost $12 billion – are all backed directly or indirectly by foreign capital.

Leading the buying charge is PSP Investments – the pension fund for the famed Royal Canadian Mounted Police – which has spent a whopping $4.5 billion on Australian agriculture assets in recent years, including more than $500 million on one of the nation’s biggest cotton growing and production businesses, the NSW-based Auscott Limited, last month.

Other major investors include Macquarie Group’s three agriculture-specific funds – whose backers include Dutch pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP – which own more than $3 billion of land and water assets, US teacher superannuation fund TIAA-CREF ($1.8 billion-plus in investments), the ASX-listed Rural Funds Group ($1.1 billion) and US-based Hancock Agricultural Investment Group ($1 billion-plus).

According to latest Federal Government data, about 53 million hectares of farmland was owned or partly owned by foreigners in 2019-20 – an increase of 900,000 hectares on the previous year – accounting for 13.8 per cent of Australia’s farming area.

Canada-based PSP agriculture boss Mark Drouin said Australia was considered attractive to offshore buyers due to its prevailing rule of law, open approach to foreign investment and offering of scale for a wide range of agriculture pursuits – adding that strong demand was unlikely to wane anytime soon.

“Australia has been pretty pivotal (for us) since the beginning,” Mr Drouin said. “We are very much long-term investors. In the next 10 years or so … we’ve got to double again our deployment. If you think of the past two or three years we’ve invested somewhere between C$2 billion and C$3 billion on average a year – a large part of that has been in Australia – and I don’t see that slowing down anytime soon.”

CBRE Agribusiness managing director David Goodfellow said another reason foreigners were attracted to Australia was its relatively affordable farmland compared to most of the rest of the world.

A recent Rural Bank report found the average price of Australian farmland last year was $5907 a hectare. This compares to A$10,125 a hectare in the US, $38,825 a hectare in Wales and $48,880 a hectare in southwest England.

According to the Federal Government data, China the biggest offshore holder of Australian farmland in 2019-20 with 9.2 million hectares – 8.4 million hectares of which was leased – followed by the UK (7.3 million hectares), the Netherlands (2.8 million hectares), the US (2.75 million hectares), Canada (2.61 million hectares) and the Bahamas (2.2 million hectares).

But Mr Goodfellow said after a wave of investment that started in about 2013, thanks to grants and subsidised loans from its government, China was now reducing its investments in Australia as it turned its attention to farmland in Brazil and Argentina.

Chinese-owned Van Dairy Group this week sold 11 of its dairy farms in northwest Tasmania for $62.5 million and billionaire Gina Rinehart is also understood to be selling several cattle stations in northern Australia to raise capital to buy out her Chinese partner in the famed S Kidman and Co pastoral business, which they bought in 2016.

“Investment goes in waves – there’s been countless examples of this over the years,” he said.

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said the Government welcomed foreign investment as log as it was in the “national interest” and offshore companies paid “their fair share of tax”. “We (need to) understand who is coming in, what the concentration limits are, particularly with industries and geographical areas,” Mr Littleproud said.

In 2015, the Government famously knocked back a $350 million Chinese-only bid for S Kidman and Co on national interest grounds. Since that time, the likes of PSP have spent billions on farmland and water assets. Despite this, Mr Littleproud said the Government was consistent on who it let buy Australian farmland, adding that issues such national security and food security needed to be taken into consideration.

“You’ve only got to look when COVID started, people were fighting over the last morsel of meat or the last toilet roll in Woollies,” he said. “The insanity of that goes to show that, as human beings, food security is at the fore of our thinking.”

GLOBAL ROAMING

Some of Australia’s biggest farms owned or partly owned by foreign interests

NEW SOUTH WALES

ADELONG

- Deltroit Station - 2573 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

ARMIDALE

- Warrane – 7690 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

BALRANALD

- Balranald Vineyard – 463 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

BARRABA

- Burindi Station - 11,000 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

BELLATA

- 15,550 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

BEN LOMOND

- Mountview - 2225 hectares. Palgrove Holdings Pty Ltd (New Zealand)

BLACKVILLE

- 720 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

BOGGABILLA

- 1142 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 4636 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

BOGGABRI

- Sylvania - 2550 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

- 780 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

BOOROWA

- Springfield - 4917 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

BOURKE

- Darling Farms. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Ho Myoung Farm. Young An Group (South Korea)

BREEZA

- 780 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

BROKEN HILL

- Packsaddle Station. 40,878 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Netley. 74,000 hectares. Swiss Australian Farm Holding Pty Ltd (Switzerland)

BUKKULLA

- Macintyre Station. Palgrove Holdings Pty Ltd (New Zealand)

BURREN JUNCTION

- 8,549 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

CANOWINDRA

- Gindurra – 4400 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Canomodine – 3651 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

CAPTAINS FLAT

- Clear Hills - 1100 hectares. Australia Aulong Auniu Wang Group (China)

CARRATHOOL

- Gundaline Station - 15,000 hectares. Optifarm Pty Ltd (Netherlands)

- Bringagee and Benerembah - 40,000 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

COBAR

- Australian Green Properties Pty Ltd (Philippines)

COLEAMBALLY

- Cooinbil Station - 89,040 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- 2033 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

COLLIE

- 3110 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

CONARGO

- Steam Plains Station - 46,395 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

CONDOBOLIN

- Borambil Station - 14,442 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- 1413 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

COONAMBLE

- Netherway. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

- Wingadee. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

- Pier Pier - 31,603 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Urawilkie - 25,944 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

COOTAMUNDRA

- Brawlin Springs. Romani Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

- Gilgal - 3618 hectares. Palgrove Holdings Pty Ltd (New Zealand)

DARLINGTON POINT

- Huddersfield – 870 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- Kerarbury and Kamelda – 7756 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Kooba Station. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Tubbo Station - 14,876 hectares. Pritchard-Gordon family (United Kingdom)

- Uri Park - 4000 hectares. Optifarm Pty Ltd (Netherlands)

DENILIQUIN

- Barratta Station. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

- Boonoke Station. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

- Peppinella Station. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

- Wanganella Station. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

- Warriston Station. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

- Zara Station. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

FORBES

- Jemalong and Jemalong Citrus - 13,387 hectares. Optifarm Pty Ltd (Netherlands)

- Uah - 10,524 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

GALONG

- Bobbara Station - 4500 hectares. Union Agriculture (China)

GALORE

- 3,713 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

GARAH

- Bengerang – 9593 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

GOOLOOGONG

- Moxey Farms – 2700 hectares. Australian Fresh Milk Holdings (China)

GOULBURN

- Merrilla - 388 hectares. Coolong Pastoral Australia (United Kingdom)

GRAMAN

- Burmah Station - 4187 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

GRIFFITH

- Prime City feedlot and farm – 4021 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Griffith/Hillston orchards - 671 hectares. Select Harvests (ASX-listed)

GRONG GRONG

- 1979 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

GUNNEDAH

- 841 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- Glenrowan aggregation. 11,500 hectares. Union Agriculture (China)

- Leandah/Wyangan aggregation. Union Agriculture (China)

HANWOOD

- Hanwood Vineyard – 394 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

HARDEN

- Garangula. Romani Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

HAY

- Burrabogie Station. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

- Cobran Station - 8245 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- Kolora Station. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

- Mulberrygong. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

- Mungadal Station – 116,994 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Natue Station - 16,200 hectares. Coolong Pastoral Australia (United Kingdom)

- North Cobran. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

- Pevensey, Glenmea and South Farm. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Toronga Station – 34,000 hectares. Coolong Pastoral Australia (United Kingdom)

- Wahwoon. Australian Food and Agriculture (United States)

HILLSTON

- Cowl Cowl and Wyadra – 19,877 hectares. Hancock Agricultural Investment Group (United States)

- Moora – 524 hectares. Harvard University Endowment Fund (United States)

- Mooral Station – 3841 hectares. Hancock Agricultural Investment Group (United States)

- Merrowie Station – 32,730 hectares. MRA Merrowie Pty Ltd (United States)

- Tocabil – 6900 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Yilgah – 6400 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

HUNTER VALLEY

- Glenrock Station – 2002 hectares. Australia Aulong Auniu Wang Group (China)

- Wootton/Kuro Kin – 3439 hectares. Australia Aulong Auniu Wang Group (China)

INVERELL

- Newstead Station - 4964 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Paradise Station - 6434 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

JERILDERIE

- Pooginook Station - 19,656 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

JUGIONG

- Bundarbo Station - 2400 hectares. Bridgelane Pastoral Argentina

JUNEE

- Englefield Plains – 7500 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

KOORAWATHA

- Meadowbank - 1282 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

LEETON

- Euroley - 2419 hectares. Harvard University Endowment Fund (United States)

MENINDEE

- Tandou Station - 127,337 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

MERRIWA

- Brindley Park - 2002 hectares. Australia Aulong Auniu Wang Group (China)

MOREE

- Kealandi - 9390 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Oodnadatta Farms – 15,200 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Midkin aggregation – 17,300 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

- 1477 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 1946 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 3137 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 3339 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 3550 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 3795 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 4755 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 8867 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

MUDGEE

- Glencore Coal aggregation – 32,000 hectares. Glencore (Switzerland)

- Warragundi - 5,800 hectares. Hanwha Corporation (South Korea)

MULLALEY

- 3,525 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

MUNGINDI

- Mungindi feedlot and farm – 409 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

NARRANDERA

- The Bulls Run - 6880 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Warilba – 1696 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

NEW ENGLAND

- Dyamberin – 1728 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Woodburn - 1062 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

NORTH STAR

- Calrossie, Kirewa and Marlow. Proterra Investment Partners (United States)

- 7198 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

NULLAMANNA

- Nullamanna Station – 2207 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

OAKLANDS

- Grassmere – 9914 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

PALLAMALLAWA

- Loch Lomond pecan orchard. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Long Creek pecan orchard. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Oongarah pecan orchard. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Trawalla pecan orchard 700. PSP Investments (Canada)

PREMER

- Mandeville. Romani Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

QUIRINDI

- Caroona feedlot and farm – 1387 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Windy Station – 13,700 hectares. Romani Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

RAND

- Borambil – 8255 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

TABBITA

- Riverina walnut orchard. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Sandy Creek almond orchard. PSP Investments (Canada)

TAMWORTH

- Kyabra Station – 5260 hectares. Union Agriculture (China)

TEMORA

- BFB aggregation - 44,167 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Caringbah Farms - 11,600 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

THARBOGANG

- White Road Vineyards and Orchard. 490 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

TRANGIE

- Old Bundemar – 22,370 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

TUMBARUMBA

- Rippling Water – 2142 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

WALCHA

- Aberbaldie – 3894 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

WALGETT

- Marshmead - 12,548 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

- Mourabie – 8130 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

WARREN

- Auscott Limited - 22,000 hectares. JG Boswell and Company (United States)

- Buttabone Station - 28,783 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Merrimba Station - 19,097 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Oxley Station - 35,249 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- 3261 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 3966 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

WEE WAA

- Gunedra – 3940 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

- 4945 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 2884 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

WEETHALLE

- Orana Farms - 11,900 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

WHITTON

- Whitton Vineyard – 97 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

- Wilga Rd Vineyard – 490 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

YANCO

- Riverina Beef feedlot and farm – 1830 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

YARRA

- Watson Park – 4788 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

YARROWITCH

- Enfield North – 1550 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

YENDA

- Stephendale Vineyard – 629 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

YOUNG

- Burrangong - 3568 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

NORTHERN TERRITORY

ALICE SPRINGS

- Ambalindum – 331,800 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Numery – 202,200 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

BARKLY TABLELANDS

- Murray Downs – 265,000 hectares. Australian Green Properties Pty Ltd (Philippines)

BATCHELOR

- La Belle Station – 61,000 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

DALY WATERS

- Kalala Station – 376,000 hectares. Langenhoven family (South Africa)

- Forrest Hill Station – 54,000 hectares. Langenhoven family (South Africa)

- Tanumbirini Station – 500,000 hectares. Langenhoven family (South Africa)

DARWIN

- Pell and Tortilla – 5473 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

ELLIOT

- Amungee Amungee – 316,900 hectares. Brett Blundy Retail Capital (Bahamas)

- Betaloo Station – 707,800 hectares. Brett Blundy Retail Capital (Bahamas)

- Mungabroom Station – 346,900 hectares. Brett Blundy Retail Capital (Bahamas)

- Vermelha Station – 200,000 hectares. An Vien Pastoral Holdings and Agriculture (Vietnam)

KATHERINE

- Auvergne Station – 414,200 hectares. Clean Agriculture and International Tourism (Vietnam)

- Dungowan Station – 445,500 hectares. Consolidated Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

- Larrizona Station – 70,200 hectares. Langenhoven family (South Africa)

- Manbulloo Station – 379,130 hectares. Consolidated Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

NEWCASTLE WATERS

- Newcastle Waters Station – 1,033,101 hectares. Consolidated Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

POINT STUART

- Carmour Plains – 41,500 hectares. Sarawalk Economic Development Corporation (Malaysia)

ROPER VALLEY

- Big River Station – 70,800 hectares. Langenhoven family (South Africa)

- Mt McMinn Station – 81,000 hectares. Langenhoven family (South Africa)

TENNANT CREEK

- Anthony Lagoon – 934,900 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

- Brunchilly Station – 457,200 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

- Brunette Downs – 1,221,200 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

- Helen Springs Station – 570,000 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

- Walhallow Station – 999,700 hectares. Brett Blundy Retail Capital (Bahamas)

VICTORIA RIVER

- Bunda Station – 178,800 hectares. Consolidated Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

- Camfield Station – 279,000 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

- Delamere Station – 300,300 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

- Kirkimbie Station – 230,400 hectares. Consolidated Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

- Montejinni Station – 485,623 Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

- Newry Station – 246,700 hectares. Clean Agriculture and International Tourism (Vietnam)

QUEENSLAND

ALPHA

- Alpha Station – 21,300 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

AUGATHELLA

- Oakwood – 28,300 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

AYR

- Delta – 457 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

BILOELA

- Allawah – 3069 hectares. Consolidated Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

BIRDSVILLE

- Durrie Station – 660,000 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

- Glengyle Station – 550,000 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

BLACKALL

- Malvern Hills Station – 50,070 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

BUNDABERG

- Bonmac – 27 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Bundaberg Sugar – 9000 hectares. Finasucre (Belgium)

- Elliott River macadamia orchard. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Macadamia development – 500 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Macadamia farms – 1018 hectares. Finasucre (Belgium)

- Swan Ridge and Moore Park – 234 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Welcome Creek macadamia orchard. PSP Investments (Canada)

BURKETOWN

- Armraynald Station – 214,090 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

CAIRNS

- Wrotham Park Station – 596,800 hectares. Consolidated Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

CAMOOWEAL

- Avon and Austral Downs – 863,100 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

- Rocklands – 677,964 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

CARPENTARIA

- Mutton Hole – 140,300 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

CECIL PLAINS

- 3967 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

CHARLEVILLE

- Oak Park – 78,000 hectares. Australia Aulong Auniu Wang Group (China)

CHARTERS TOWERS

- Kangerong – 22,400 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Mount Cooper – 87,000 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Natal Downs, Longston and Narellan – 390,600 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

CHILDERS

- Avocado orchards – 840 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

CLONCURRY

- Canobie Station – 492,100 hectares. Australia Aulong Auniu Wang Group (China)

- Clonagh Station – 214,270 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

CONDAMINE

- Moira Runda – 12,510 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- 2761 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

CROYDON

- Oakland Park – 85,500 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

DALBY

- 785 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 3797 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

DALVEEN

- Strathgarve and Palgrove – 4050 hectares. Palgrove Holdings Pty Ltd (New Zealand)

DARLING DOWNS

- 702 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

DIRRANBANDI

- Cubbie Station – 93,000 hectares. Shandong Ruyi (China)-Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Kia Ora and Clyde – 36,422 hectares. Fiera Comox (Canada)

DRILLHAM

- Killaloo – 2025 hectares. Palgrove Holdings Pty Ltd (New Zealand)

EMERALD

- Codenwarra West – 3443 hectares. Olam International (Singapore)

- Fork Lagoon and Jaydena – 21,000 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Goonoo Farm. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

- Nogoa River aggregation – 5000 hectares. Cowal Agriculture (United States)

- Rhodesia – 2025 hectares. Palgrove Holdings Pty Ltd (New Zealand)

ERROMANGA

- Durham Downs Station – 891,000 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

- Woomanooka Outstation. Outback Beef (China)

GIRU

- Haughton – 772 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

GLENROY

- Comanche – 7600 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

GOONDIWINDI

- Undabri – 11,935 hectares. Orient Agriculture (China)

- 6315 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

GORDONVALE

- MSF Far North aggregation – 8000 hectares. Mitr Phol Group (Thailand)

ISISFORD

- Isis Downs Station – 246,057 hectares. Consolidated Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

JANDOWAE

- Encliffe and Glendaloch – 1250 hectares. Proterra Investment Partners (United States)

JONDARYAN

- 4034 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

JULIA CREEK

- Carrum Station – 50,613 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

- Coolreagh – 25,000 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Dalgonny Station – 128,000 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

- Yorkshire – 25,000 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

MACKAY

- Hylton Park – 3244 hectares. Proterra Investment Partners (United States)

- Marwood Farm. Proterra Investment Partners (United States)

MACLISTER

- Calmyle – 996 hectares. Proterra Investment Partners (United States)

MARYBOROUGH

- Maryborough aggregation – 4140 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- MSF Maryborough aggregation – 5500 hectares. Mitr Phol Group (Thailand)

- MSF Mary Harbour aggregation - 174 hectares. Mitr Phol Group (Thailand)

- Oakleigh – 19,200 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

MAYNELAND

- Mayneland – 2942 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

MOURA

- Harcourt – 1587 hectares. BC Water Pty Ltd Hong Kong

- Pegunny Aggregation – 26,100 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

MT ISA

- Gregory Downs Station – 266,425 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Headingly Station – 1,003,200 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

MUNGINDI

- 3053 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

NORMANTON

- Neumayer Valley Station – 143,000 hectares. Swiss Australian Farm Holding Pty Ltd (Switzerland)

- Wondoola Station – 252,500 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

ROCKHAMPTON

- Cerebus – 8280 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Wattlebank, Homehill and Yarra – 7,419 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

ROLLESTON

- Lynora Downs – 4880 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Rewan Station – 17,500 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

ROMA

- Pony Hills Aggregation – 58,700 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Rockybank Station – 14,600 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

- Woodlands – 31,000 hectares. Fucheng Group (China)

SPRINGSURE

- Glentana Station – Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

- 4080 hectares. (United States)

ST GEORGE

- Hollymount Station and Mt Driven – 50,000 hectares. Hailiang Group (China)

SURAT

- Wylarah Station – 40,468 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

TALWOOD

- Boolarwell – 7706 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

VIA TIBOOBURRA NSW

- Naryilco Station – 751,000 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

TOOBEAH

- Norman Farming aggregation – 18,000 hectares. Hancock Agricultural Investment Group (United States)

TOOWOOMBA

- Beef City feedlot – 760 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

WANDOAN

- Glencore Coal aggregation – 315,000 hectares. Glencore (Switzerland)

WINDORAH

- Morney Plains Station – 623,000 hectares. Outback Beef (China)South Galway Station 487,600 hectares. Australian Agricultural Company (ASX-listed)

- Tanbar Station – 1,021,904 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

WINTON

- Davenport Downs – 1,510,000 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ADELAIDE HILLS

- Mundy vineyard – 26 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

Murphy vineyard – 30 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

BAROSSA VALLEY

- Geier vineyard – 243 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Hahn vineyard – 49 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Kleinig vineyard – 206 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

COONAWARRA

- Dohnt vineyard – 30 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

- Katnook Vineyard – 165 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

- Station and Kirkgate Vineyards – 256 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

CUMMINS

- Wiltoo – 4400 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

LEIGH CREEK

- Innamincka Station – 1,355,000 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

LOBETHAL

- Schuberts Vineyard – 73 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

LOXTON

- Loxton/Paringa orchards – 637 hectares. Select Harvests (ASX-listed)

LYNDOCH

- Miamba Vineyard – 131 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

MT GAMBIER

- Aurora Dairies aggregation – 3350 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

OLARY

- Kalabity Station – 115,700 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

OODNADATTA

- Macumba Station – 1,100,000 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

PADTHAWAY

- Bussorah Vineyard – 165 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

- Dalmeny Vineyard – 213 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

- Naweena – 7500 hectares. Swiss Australian Farm Holding Pty Ltd (Switzerland)

RIVERLAND

- Jubilee Vineyard – 216 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

- Qualco East Vineyard – 171 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

- Qualco West Vineyard – 415 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

SEDAN

- Tungali Feedlot – 1700 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

WILLALOOKA

- Glenstrae – 7000 hectares. Swiss Australian Farm Holding Pty Ltd (Switzerland)

TASMANIA

CAPE GRIM

- VDL Farms – 17,800 hectares. Moonlake Investments (China)

CAPE PORTLAND

- Rushy Lagoon, Red Hills and East Wyambie – 22,000 hectares. Alan Pye (New Zealand)

CONARA

- Vaucluse – 2,654 hectares. Proterra Investment Partners (United States)

HILLWOOD

- Millers Orchard – 30 hectares. Australia Aulong Auniu Wang Group (China)

SIDMOUTH

- Calthorpe Orchard – 94 hectares. Australia Aulong Auniu Wang Group (China)

SMITHTON

- Dairy aggregation. Laguna Bay Pastoral Company (United States)

SWANSEA

- Swansea walnut orchard. PSP Investments (Canada)

TASMANIA

- Tasmania aggregation – 9013 hectares. Ingleby Farms (Sweden)

VICTORIA

ARDMONA

Pomona Valley – 500 hectares. Auston Corporation (Canada)

BALLAN

Yaloak Estate – 5071 hectares. Guangxi Investment Company (China)

BALLARAT

Larundel Estate – 1012 hectares. Shandong Ruyi (China)

BOORT

Boort Estate - 2550 hectares. Boundary Bend Limited (ASX-listed)

Catumnal Farms – 7300 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

BOUNDARY BEND

Boundary Bend Estate – 3500 hectares. Boundary Bend Limited (ASX-listed)

CLUNES

Beckworth Court - 3024 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

CRESSY

- 1509 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

CULLULLERAINE

- Lake Cullulleraine orchard. Select Harvests (ASX-listed)

- Millewa vineyard – 519 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

DARLINGTON

- 1350 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

DERRINALLUM

- Mt Elephant Station - 4770 hectares. Ingleby Farms Sweden

- 688 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

ECHUCA

- Aurora Dairies aggregation – 1010 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

MAFFRA

- Aurora Dairies aggregation – 3900 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

SHEPPARTON

- Coomboona Farms. Australian Fresh Milk Holdings (China)

MOYSTON

- Rosebank vineyard – 82 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

HAWKESDALE

- Minjah – 2846 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

HEYWOOD

- Aurora Dairies aggregation – 1060 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Melro - 476 hectares. Compass Agribusiness – manager (United States)

LISMORE

- 2781 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

MAFFRA

- ACE Dairy Holdings - 2040 hectares. Deutsche Bank/Stichting Pensioenfon ABP/Duxton Asset (Germany/Netherlands)

MELTON

- Nerowie Farm - 1100 hectares. Fucheng Group (China)

- Woodhouse Station – 5000 hectares. Fucheng Group (China)

MILDURA

- Nangiloc Colignan Farms – 700 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

MORNINGTON PENINSULA

- Lamattina Farm - 385 hectares. Primewest (ASX-listed)

MOYSTON

- Barton Station – 8244 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

NHILL

- Western Victoria portfolio – 7690 hectares. Fiera Comox (Canada)

OMEO

- Cobungra Station - 6488 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

PENSHURST

- Cheviot Hills – 2791 hectares. MH Premium Farms (United Kingdom)

PIANGIL

- Piangil almond orchard – 1566 hectares. Select Harvests (ASX-listed)

PORT FAIRY

- Aurora Dairies aggregation – 2600 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

ROBINVALE

- Almond orchards - 12,000 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

- Margooya and Canarvon – 2878 hectares. Auston Corporation (Canada)

- Robinvale/Euston orchards – 1688 hectares. Select Harvests (ASX-listed)

STOCKYARD HILL

- Mawallok Estate – 2349 hectares. Tianyu Wool (China)

SUTTON GRANGE

- Eilan Donan and Breadalbane – 2177 hectares. Fucheng Group (China)

TORRUMBARRY

- Torrumbarry Estate – 3500 hectares. Australian Fresh Milk Holdings (China)

WARRNAMBOOL

- Tara – 713 hectares. Compass Agribusiness – manager (United States)

YARRAM

- Tarraville – 863 hectares. Compass Agribusiness – manager (United States)

YENDON

Lal Lal Estate – 2025 hectares. Tianyu Wool (China)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

BEAUMONT

- Yupiri – 8300 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

BINDI BINDI

- Bindana Downs – 9100 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

BODALLIN

- Bodallin Farms – 12,570 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

BULLSBROOK

- Boden’s Westerly Ranch – 173 hectares. Pardoo Beef Corporation Singapore

BUSSELTON

- Jasper Farms – 360 hectares. Auston Corporation (Canada)

CERVANTES

- Emu Downs Station – 8000 hectares. TBG Agri Holdings (China)

CONDINGUP

- 7625 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

CORRIGAN

- 6184 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

DONGARA

- The Grange – 16,700 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

DOWERIN

- 3208 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

ENEABBA

- Arawa – 17,400 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

ESPERANCE

- Hakea – 12,734 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

FITZROY CROSSING

- Beefwood Park Station – 206,000 hectares. Consolidated Australian Pastoral Holdings (China)

- Mt Amhurst Station – 260,000 hectares. Consolidated Australian Pastoral Holdings (China)

- Shamrock Station – 178,000 hectares. Consolidated Australian Pastoral Holdings (China)

GNOWANGERUP

- 8869 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 3641 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

GRASS PATCH

- 6276 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

GREAT SOUTHERN

- Ferngrove Wine Group. TBG Agri Holdings (China)

HALLS CREEK

- Ruby Plains Station – 480,000 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

- Sturt Creek Outstation – 3150 hectares. Outback Beef (China)

JERRAMUNGUP

- Amarinya – 11,500 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Gunnadoo – 12,527 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Jerry South – 6061 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Tantanoola – 8000 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

KIMBERLEY

- Bulka – 273,163 hectares. Hui Wing Mau (China)

- Jeedamya, Melita and Kookynie. Shanghai Zenith (China)

- Margaret River – 214,483 hectares. Hui Wing Mau (China)

- Moola Boola Station – 395,000 hectares. Consolidated Australian Pastoral Holdings (China)

- Yougawalla – 843,800 hectares. Hui Wing Mau (China)

KUNUNURRA

- Argyle Downs – 72,000 hectares. Clean Agriculture and International Tourism Vietnam

- Carlton Hill and Ivanhoe Stations – 475,709 hectares. Owner: Shanghai Zhongfu (China). Leased by: Consolidated Pastoral Company (United Kingdom)

LAKE KING

- 8388 hectares – TIAA-CREF (United States)

LEONORA

- Mertondale Station. Shanghai Zenith (China)

MARGARET RIVER

- Lionels Vineyard – 42 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

- Old Land Vineyard – 24 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

- Sirens Vineyard – 44 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

MARVEL LOCH

- 14,000 hectares. Shanghai Zenith (China)

MENZIES

- Perrinvale Station. Shanghai Zenith (China)

- Riverina Station. Shanghai Zenith (China)

MERREDIN

- Nicoletti Farms – 210,000 hectares of owned and leased land. Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company. 88,000 hectares. CK Life Sciences (China)

MINGENEW

- Erregulla Plains – 18,000 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

MT MADDEN

- 1603 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

MUNGLINUP

- 14,391 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

NABAWA

- 4518 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 2942 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

NORTHAMPTON

- 6006 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

ONGERUP

- 5502 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

ORD RIVER

- Ord Stage 2 Project – 15,200 hectares. Shanghai Zhongfu (China)

PERTH HILLS

- Lake Glesna – 500 hectares. Pardoo Beef Corporation (Singapore)

PORT HEDLAND

- Pardoo Station – 200,000 hectares. Pardoo Beef Corporation (Singapore)

QUAIRADING

- 1683 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 4485 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

RAVENSTHORPE

- Waddikee Farms – 6500 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

ROY HILL

- Balfour Downs – 639,500 hectares. TBG Agri Holdings (China)

- Wananya Station. TBG Agri Holdings (China)

THREE SPRINGS

- Ruo Emoh – 9700 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- 3378 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 3040 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

TOOBEAH

- Kinbeachie Farms – 7350 hectares. PSP Investments (Canada)

VARLEY

- 9612 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

WAGIN

- 4909 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

WATHEROO

- 3642 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

- 13,710 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

WEST COOROW

- 5528 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

WEST KIMBERLEY

- Yakka Munga – 189,000 hectares. Shanghai Zenith (China)

WONGAN HILLS

- St Leonards – 5796 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- Wongan – 10,817 hectares. Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

- 2748 hectares. TIAA-CREF (United States)

WUNDOWIE

- Chedaring Farm – 430 hectares. Pardoo Beef Corporation (Singapore)

YATHROO

- Walyoo – 5574 Macquarie Agriculture (Various)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

- Western Australia aggregation – 7561 hectares. Ingleby Farms (Sweden)

- Petro, High Hill and Willara – 6195 hectares. Rural Funds Group (ASX-listed)

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