Why foreign buyers like North Australian ag's track record

Andrew Marshall
July 19 2019 - 6:45am
Consolidated Pastoral Company's Troy Setter says northern Australian pastoral land generates better long-term returns than the ASX 200 and represents an undeveloped bargain at about $US77 a hectare.
Consolidated Pastoral Company's Troy Setter says northern Australian pastoral land generates better long-term returns than the ASX 200 and represents an undeveloped bargain at about $US77 a hectare.

Despite the criticism and fears about foreign investment in farmland, overseas buyers in our farm sector represent a tiny proportion of what international investors buy in Australia.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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