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Livestock & Dairy Investment Opportunities Global AgInvesting Conference London 2 nd – 3 rd December 2014 David Sackett Managing Director, Growth Farms
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Meat and dairy offer the biggest opportunities……. Source: ABARES
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Key players in global red meat exports Source: USDA 2013Source: FAOSTAT, 2011
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Lamb has seen a large price increase
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What sort of returns? (Australia) Operating yield (before capital appreciation of 6-8%) Beef2-4% Lamb4-6% Dairy5-8% (sharemilk - operate)
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Opportunities Countries with competitive advantages Beef in Sth America, Australia Sheep in Aust, NZ Dairy in NZ, Aust. Low – moderate correlation with grains Sheep & dairy offer some great advantages Aggregation of subscale farms Buy and manage well
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Introduction to Growth Farms Australia Specialist Managers in Australian Agriculture Sep 2014
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Established in 1999 with an appropriate blend of farm management, commercial, legal and accounting experience Has over $380m under management, over $200m since 2008 Specialises in portfolio strategy, acquisition and management of Australian broad-acre agricultural investments Works with a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporate and institutional investors from Australia, Asia and Europe Has recently had first close of a Fund with a UK insurance company as the seed investor Has a proven track record of value acquisitions and top quartile operating returns Employs highly qualified operational management who are all experienced agricultural specialists covering a wide range of sectors Growth Farms is an established agricultural asset management company:
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Assets under management are substantial and across diverse agricultural sectors: $380m and a total area of 105,000 hectares - 150,000 sheep - 14,000 cattle - 21,000 ha winter crop -cereal, oilseed, other - 4,000 ha summer crop -cotton, sugar, other
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Thirty farms under management, most in the higher rainfall areas of eastern Australia: Climate Zones Source: Growth Farms Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology - http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/climate_averages/climate-classifications/index.jsp?maptype=kpngrp
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Growth Farms operating yield track record (EBITDA as % asset value)
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For further information: David Sackett Managing Director +61 (0) 419 164 273 dsackett@growthfarms.com.au www.growthfarms.com.au
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