Bregal Partners Backs Blue Harvest Acquisition of Scallop Business
Nova Scotia-based High Liner Foods, one of the largest seafood companies in the world, has agreed to sell its scallop business and processing facility located in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Blue...
View ArticleNew $10M Agtech Accelerator and Fund launched in Australia
Australia’s National Famers’ Federation has partnered with financial advisory firm, Findex, to launch a $10 million agtech fund and accelerator program. The initiative, which will be run by the newly...
View ArticleGladstone Land Acquires Two California Almond Orchards
Gladstone Land has brought its farmland portfolio to 56 farms with the acquisition of two large scale almond orchards in Stanislaus County and Merced County, California. The properties which...
View ArticleBrazil’s BRF Foods Acquires Malaysian Meat Processor
Brazil’s BRF Foods has reached an agreement with Malaysian agricultural and food group, FFM Berhad, to acquire a 70 percent stake in FFM Further Processing (FFP), a subsidiary of FFM Berhad, for $16...
View ArticleBrazil, China Sign $1B Ag Investment Fund Agreement
Brazil and China signed an agreement creating a $1 billion agriculture investment fund to invest in Brazilian farming services and agricultural infrastructure, storage, logistics and ports. The...
View ArticleWheatsheaf Invests in Canadian Livestock Nutrition Startup
UK-based Wheatsheaf Group has made a strategic investment in GrowSafe Systems, a Canadian agtech startup that improves livestock nutrition, health and wellbeing. Founded in 2012, the Wheatsheaf Group...
View ArticleChina’s Fulida Buys Stake in Australian Live Cattle Shipper, WGH Selling...
Chinese textile group, Fulida, has acquired a 16.58 percent stake in Wellard Ltd., Australia’s biggest lives export company, through a deal executed with the company’s founder, Mauro Balzarini....
View ArticleLEAF Raises Series B Led by Unitus Impact
Lawrencedale Agro Processing India Pvt Ltd. (LEAF) has raised an undisclosed Series B round of funding from U.S.-based venture capital fund, Unitus Impact and Denmark-based BESTELLER Foundation. LEAF...
View ArticleAB InBev Expands Craft Brew Business with $225M Bosteels Acquisition
AB InBev continues to expand its craft brewing business with the addition of Belgian craft producer, Bosteels Brewery, through a deal reported to be valued at $225 million. Founded in 1791 by Evarist...
View ArticleIFF Strengthens Flavors Business with David Michael & Co. Acquisition
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF), the third largest flavors company in the world behind Givaudan and Firmenich, has agreed to acquire Philadelphia-based flavors company, David Michael...
View ArticleAngola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Turns to Farm Investments; Targets 8% Returns
Angola’s sovereign wealth fund, known by the acronym, FSDEA, is focusing on allocating capital to investments in state-owned farming operations. The fund has secured seven large-scale farms totaling...
View ArticleNZ Gov’t Approves Chinese Acquisition of 50 Percent Stake in Country’s...
The New Zealand government has given regulatory approval to China’s Shanghai Maling for its acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Silver Fern Farms, the country’s largest meat processor for NZ$261...
View ArticleSustainable Development Technology Canada Invests $6.1M in Farmers Edge
Precision ag and data management solutions company Farmers Edge announced a $6.1 million investment secured from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and an additional $12.2 million...
View ArticleCAVU, 301 Inc. Head Second Round for good culture®
Innovative, organic cottage cheese startup, good culture® has closed on a $3 million round of funding led by existing investors, CAVU Venture Partners and 301 Inc., and including a new investment from...
View ArticleMainePERS Commits $50M to Tillridge Global Agribusiness Fund II
Maine Public Employees’ Retirement Fund (MainePERS) has agreed to invest $50 million in the Tillridge Global Agribusiness Fund II through a motion forwarded at its September 8 board meeting. The...
View ArticleLaguna Bay Acquires First Asset for $280M Laguna Bay Agricultural Fund I
The Laguna Bay Pastoral Company has acquired the first asset for its $280 million Laguna Bay Agricultural Fund I – Banongill Station, a 6,880 hectare cropping and grazing operation in Victoria’s...
View ArticleYissim’s Agtech Fund Invests in Cannabis Startup
Agrinnovation, the agtech investment fund launched by Yissum Research Development Company, the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced it has agreed to invest in...
View ArticleFrance, Nigeria Partner for Largest Potato/Rice Plant in West Africa
Frances’s Vicampro Farm is partnering with the Nigerian state government of Kaduna in a joint venture to construct a $120 million potato and rice processing plant, according to an announcement made by...
View ArticleCatalyst Leads $30.1M Series C for BrightFarms
BrightFarms, a greenhouse farming startup, announced it has closed on a $30.1 million Series C led by Catalyst Investors. The round was also joined by existing investors, Chicago-based WP Global...
View ArticleB&G Foods Expands Portfolio with $365M Acquisition
B&G Foods, whose brands include Green Giant, B&M and Ortega, announced that it is expanding its portfolio into a new category through an agreement to acquire the spice and seasoning business of...
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