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Large Australian macadamia orchard offered to institutional investors
A large rain-fed macadamia orchard in northern New South Wales is being offered for sale alongside a major South Australian almond asset. The macadamia property comprises about 460 hectares of planted area and is described as one of only two large-scale orchards in the Northern Rivers region.
The property is still moving through its growth phase, with production expected to increase over the next five years. Its single-variety block design may allow more targeted processing and marketing, while rain-fed production reduces irrigation-related capital and operating costs.
The sale illustrates continued institutional interest in permanent crops, but also places a substantial producing asset into a market where future returns will depend on orchard productivity, cost control and the industry’s ability to absorb growing supply.
Why This Matters
The proposed sale provides a useful signal of how investors are valuing scale, orchard design, operating cost and future production growth in the Australian macadamia sector.
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